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TSPSC College Librarians recruitment Syllabus, Exam pattern(Scheme of exam Scheme and Syllabus for the post of College Librarians in Residential Educational Institution Societies
Preliminary (Screening Test) Scheme of Examination
| Written Examination (Objective Type) | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Marks |
Syllabus
Paper: General Studies, General Abilities and Basic Proficiency in English
Section-I: General Studies
1.Current Affairs – Regional, National & International.
2.Indian Constitution; Indian Political System; Governance and Public Policy.
3.Social Exclusion; Rights issues such as Gender, Caste, Tribe, Disability etc. and inclusive policies.
4.Society Culture, Civilization Heritage, Arts and Literature of India and Telangana
5.General Science; India’s Achievements in Science and Technology
6.Environmental Issues; Disaster Management- Prevention and Mitigation Strategies and Sustainable Development.
7.Economic and Social Development of India and Telangana.
8.Socio-economic, Political and Cultural History of Telangana with special emphasis on Telangana Statehood Movement and formation of Telangana state.
Section-II: General Abilities
1.Analytical Abilities: Logical Reasoning and Data Interpretation.
2.Moral Values and Professional Ethics in Education.
3.Teaching Aptitude
Section – III: Basic Proficiency in English.
i) School Level English Grammar: Articles; Tense; Noun & Pronouns; Adjectives; Adverbs; Verbs; Modals; Subject-Verb Agreement; Non-Finites; Reported Speech; Degrees of Comparison; Active and Passive Voice; Prepositions; Conjunctions; Conditionals.
ii) Vocabulary: Synonyms and Antonyms; Phrasal Verbs; Related Pair of Words; Idioms and Phrases; Proverbs.
iii) Words and Sentences: Use of Words; Choosing Appropriate words and Words often Confused; Sentence Arrangement, Completion, Fillers and Improvement; Transformation of Sentences; Comprehension; Punctuation; Spelling Test; Spotting of Errors.
Main Examination Scheme and Syllabus for the post of College
Librarians in Residential Educational Institution Societies
Scheme of Examination
| Written Examination (Objective Type) | No. of Questions | Duration (Minutes) | Marks |
| Paper: Library & Information Science | 150 | 150 | 300 |
| Interview/ Demonstration /viva-voce | 30 | ||
| Total | 330 |
Syllabus Paper: Library & Information Science
Unit-1: Foundations of Library and Information Science
Five Laws of Library Science; Types of Libraries and their functions; Library Movement in Telangana, Important libraries in Telangana; Library legislation in India; Library Extension Services; Library Association in India, UK and USA – ILA, IASLIC, SIS, LA and ALA; National & International organizations promoting Library Development-RRRLF, NASSDOC, NISCAIR, DESIDOC, IFLA and UNESCO
Unit-2: Information, Communication and Society
Data, Information and Knowledge; Information as a Resource / Commodity; Role of Information in Socio-Economic Development; Information Society, Knowledge Society; Knowledge Management; Information Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination; Communication -Channels, Barriers; National Knowledge Commission; Intellectual Property Rights; Copyright; Right to Information Act
Unit-3: Information Sources
Source of information-Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non- documentary; Reference Sources- Dictionaries; Encyclopaedias; Geographical Sources; Biographical Sources; Year Books / Almanacs, Directories and Handbooks; Statistical sources; Bibliographies, Union Catalogues, Indexing and Abstracting Periodicals; Serial Publications; E-Documents – e-Books; E-Journals; Databases- Bibliographic; Numeric; and Full text
Unit-4: Information Services
Information services- Bibliographic services, Indexing and Abstracting services, CAS, SDI, Document Delivery Services, Referral services; Online Services; User Education and User Studies; Information. Seeking Behaviour and Information Needs; Information Literacy.
Unit-5: Information Processing (Classification and Cataloguing)
Organization of knowledge/information; Modes of formation of subjects; Library classification-Canons, Laws and Principles; Notation & Mnemonics; Fundamental categories; Call Number; Common isolates; Library classification Schemes-DDC, UDC, and CC; Library Cataloguing-Canons,
Laws and Principles; Library cataloguing codes-CCC and AACR-II; Bibliographic standards: ISBD, MARC and CCF; Indexing- Pre-Coordinate, Post-Coordinate; Vocabulary control – Thesaurus, Lists of Subjects Headings; Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR): Search Strategies; Boolean Operators; Evaluation of ISAR
Unit-6: Library Management
Management-Principles, Functions, Schools of Thought; Organizational Structure; Planning; Decision making; System study-Analysis, evaluation and design; Collection Development (Books Serials, nonbook, Material)- Principles of book selection; acquisition procedures; ISBN, ISSN;
Maintenance; Preservation & Conservation; Human Resources Management; Financial Management-Resources generation, Budgeting, Cost and Cost-Benefit analysis; PERT, CPM; Library Buildings, equipment & furniture; Marketing information products and services; Total Quality Management (TQM)
Unit-7: Fundamentals of Information Technology
Information Technology –Software and Hardware; storage devices; Software – Operating Systems; Application Software; Client-Server Technology; Different types of Servers.; Communication Technology – Telecommunications; Modem; Router; Wi-Fi; Transmission Media; Networking Concepts – Topologies- LAN, MAN, WAN;
Communication Tools and Techniques – Fax, E-mail, Tele Conferencing, Video Conferencing, Voice Mail. HyperText and HyperMedia. List Serve / Electronic groups.; Standards; Protocols and Formats; Interoperability. ; Internet Basics – WWW; Web Browsers; Search Engines; Internet Connectivity; Data Security- Computer Viruses.
Unit-8: Library Automation And Networks
Library Automation -Areas of Automation; Hardware and Software selection; OPAC; Resource Sharing and Library Networks-ERNET, NICNET, DELNET, INFLIBNET; OCLC; Library Consortia; Information systems- INIS, AGRIS, PUBMED, INSPEC; Software for Library Automation
Unit-9: Digital Libraries
Digital Library Initiatives; Digitization – Software & hardware; Standards; File formats; Metadata; Digital Collection Management – e-books; e-journals; Databases; Electronic Thesis & Dissertations; Resource Discovery – Search engines; search tools & techniques; Digital Rights Management, copyright & plagiarism
Unit-10: Research Methodology
Types of Research; Scientific Method; Hypothesis , Data Collection; Sampling techniques; Methods of Research-Historical , Case Study, Survey, experimental method etc.; Data Analysis & Interpretation; Report Writing; Bibliometrics, Scientometrics and Webometrics.
Scheme of Exam and Syllabus for Residential Educational Institution Societies: