Syllabus
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Course Code: MLIS-113 Course Name: Elective Course - i) Social Science Information System |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Structure and Development of Social Sciences - Growth and Development of Social Sciences. - Definition, Scope, Landmarks and Research Trends in the disciplines of: - Political Science - Economics - History - Sociology - Study of the contributions of significant social scientists. |
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| 2 | Documentary Sources - Social Science Information System: Components. - Information Behavior of Social Scientists: General Trends - Web based Information Sources: E-journals, Databases- Bibliographic and Full-text Subject Gateways, Institutional Repositories, Digital Libraries. - International Encyclopaedia of Social and Behavioural Sciences, International Bibliography of the Social Sciences, PsycINFO, Indian Citation Index, ProQuest, Web of Science, Scopus |
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| 3 | Institutional Sources - Study of the activities of: ICSSR, ICWA, National Council for Applied Economic Research, TISS, ICHR, United Nations- ECOSOC, UNESCO. - Planning of Social Science Research Libraries. |
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| 4 | Information Systems and Networks - Study of existing Information Systems and Networks in Social Sciences at National and International level: DEVSIS, NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC, DEVINSA, APINESS. |
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