LISC421 Management of Libraries and Information Centres

FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

Unit 1: Introduction to Management: Concept, definition and scope, management styles and
approaches, principles and functions of management, principles of scientific management.
Unit 2: Collection Development and Management: Types of documents and selection and
acquisition: tools, procedures and policies, problems and evaluation of collection development.
Library operations - acquisition, serial control, technical processing, circulation & reference.
Conservation & preservation, shelving, stock verification, binding and weeding out.
Unit 3: Human Resource Management: Objectives and functions – selection, recruitment,
interviewing the candidates, training & staff development, performance appraisal, discipline and
grievances. Manpower Planning – job description, job analysis, job evaluation. Motivation,
leadership and ethics.
Unit 4: Financial Quality and Management: Financial responsibility and control, Budget
planning and evaluation tools. Budgeting techniques – cost benefit, cost effective analysis and
accounting. Accountability and reporting. Planning strategies: concept – definition – need and
steps – MBO – planning techniques – decision making. Operations planning – Gantt Charts,
PERT/CPM, TQM. Strategic planning process – SWOT analysis.
Unit 5: Management of LIC: Principles of organizational structure, organizational structure of
Library and Information Centres. Library Authorities, library statistics, Library rules and
regulations. Managing in the 21st century – today’s organizations, skill required for new
managers.