Syllabus
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Course Code: BLIS-108 Course Name: Users and Information Services (Theory and Practice) |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Information Users and their Information Needs - Conceptual Definitions of Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. - Information: Types and Characteristics. - Categories of Information Users and their Characteristics. - Information Need and Seeking Behavior: Concept and Models. - User Studies: Need, Objectives, Plan and Methods. - User Education: Concept, Need and Methods. |
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| 2 | Information Services-I - Information Services: An overview. - Reference Service: Definition, Need, Types and Functions. - Reference Process: Reference Question; Reference Interview. - Referral Service - Document Delivery Service - Translation Services. |
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| 3 | Information Services-II - Current Awareness type of Service (CAS). - Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI). - Press Clipping Service. - Indexing & Abstracting Service, - Web-based or Internet-based Service. |
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