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SYLLABUS
Library Administration and Management

Objectives: To make the students understand the below mentioned concepts such as:

Planning the acquisition of materials
Negotiating borrowing materials from other libraries
Selection of library materials
Stacks maintenance
Fee collection

Membership management
Budget management

Sr. No. Description

1. Library Administration: Function and principles, Library Authority and Library
committee.

2. Personal Administration in Libraries: Definition, Aims, importance, Functions,
Job analysis, Job Evaluation.

3. Library Staffing: Importance, Nature and function of staffing, Staff management,
recruitment.

4. Library Finance: Principles, Financial Resources, Methods.

5. Budget: Introduction, Budgetary Classification, Practical Procedure, Budget
allocation.

6. Accounting: Factors and Purpose.

7. Acquisition Section: Book Selection, Book ordering, Accessioning and processing.

8. Circulation Section: Charging & Discharging system, Library rules, Maintenance

work.

9. Periodical Section: Types of Periodicals, Selection Tools, Ordering Procedure,

Record System. Display of Periodicals.

10. Record and Reports: Library record, annual records, Library Statistics