Graduate Program

Course Credit: 4

1. Overviews of digital libraries (DL): Concepts of digital library (DL); Evolution and historical growth of DL; categories, features, perspectives, advantages and disadvantages of DL; DL vs traditional libraries; DL and its relation to automated, electronic and virtual libraries. 2. Digital objects and content creation: Digital objects and DOI; Content creation - electronic documents, files and file formats; Study of different file formats- JPEG, MPEG, GIF, TIFF and PDF; Born digital and legacy documents; Creating web content; Digitization- scanning, OCR. 3. DL design, framework & architecture: Elements of DL, DL frameworks and models; DL design issues and principles; Repository architecture; Standards, protocols, interoperability and security of DL. 4. Content organizations in the digital space: KOS, ontology and topic maps, Information architecture (e.g., hypertext, hypermedia), metadata, classification, categorization, subject description, vocabulary control, thesauri, terminologies, etc. 5. DL software: Open source software (OSS), proprietary software, free software and public domain software (PDS); Various software for digitization, repository building and content management. 6. Access and utilization of digital libraries: Resource discovery and searching, interface design, search and access interfaces, information visualization; Access management to in‐house and networked resources; Reference work in digital environment; DL services; DL users, usability and use studies. 7. Management and evaluation: Management of DLs; Project management, research projects in DLs; E-resources management; Access control and DRM, security and preservation issueslegal, ethical, economic, social and human factors; Managing emerging trends in DL: new skills and competencies for digital librarians; DL evaluation. 8. DL applications (practical: Making E‐books, e‐dissertations, e‐prints, e‐journals and other digital documents; E-publishing; Hands-on practice in building and managing repository/DL using freely available DL software e.g. Dspace, Greenstone, Fedora, etc.

Course Credit: 4

1. Concept and background: Introduction to information retrieval; Components of IR systems; Information search process; Types of searches 2. Inverted index: Term vocabulary and posting lists; Tokenization; dropping common words; Stemming and lemmatization 3. Boolean retrieval: Term frequency and weights; Vector space model; Probabilistic retrieval; relevance feedback 4. Online searching: Choosing sources; Planning and performing the search; Modifying the search; Selecting results; Developing search scenarios; Demonstration and hands‐on practice 5. Language and information retrieval: Controlled vocabularies; Controlled vocabulary in retrieval; Problems with controlled vocabulary; Natural language alternatives; Expert systems 6. Browsing and searching: Browsing versus searching; Browsing strategies; Types of browsing; Browsing tools; Advantages of browsing; Browsing limitations. 7. Search evaluation: Recall and precision measures; Criticisms of recall and precision measures; accuracy and F-measures; User interfaces and user‐centred design and evaluation 8. Web retrieval: Crawling the web, link analysis, importance of ranking, PageRank computation

Course Credit: 4

1. Introduction to information literacy (IL) IL: Definition, necessity, objectives and scope; Implications for libraries and librarians, workplace, society and culture. 2. Learning theories and their implications for IL: IL and learning theories; Information literacy and lifelong learning; IL and pedagogy; IL and multiliteracies; IL and livelihood skills; IL assessment. 3. Models of IL: Seven faces of information literacy; Seven pillars/standards of information literacy; Big6; PLUS, etc. 4. IL education and guidelines: IL education in Bangladesh and in other countries; IL training and human resource development (HRD); IFLA guidelines; ALA IL competency standards for higher education. 5. Information literacy in the digital age: IL tools; Search strategies; Impact of IL in bridging the digital divide; Digital literacy; Web 2.0 and IL. 6. Media and information literacy (MIL): Definition, nature; scope and dimensions; Representation in media and information; GAPMIL; Traditional and emerging media; Assessing MIL. 7. Ethics in IL: Information ethics in the context of IL; Academic integrity and IL; Plagiarism and the role of IL practitioners; Challenges of maintaining ethics in IL. 8. Practical works in IL: Practical works on measuring IL competency; Tutorial; Project assignment, etc.

Course Credit: 4

1. Introduction to WWW and Internet technologies: Basic concepts, evolution, technologies and infrastructure of World Wide Web and Internet; TCP/IP and other internet protocols; Internet Service Provider (ISP), connectivity and bandwidth; switching techniques, Major tools and services. 2. Internet application in Library and information activities: Application of Internet tools and services in library and information centers; orientation with different types of web information sources and their use; Search engines and navigation techniques for searching and retrieval of information on the web; Introduction webbased library system/virtual library systems. 3. Creating website: Elements of static and dynamic web site; principles, art and planning of web site, content structuring and technologies; developing database driven web site for libraries and information centers; Addressing and publishing web products and sites; advertising and promotion of web product, assessment and evaluation techniques of web products and sites. 4. Practical Laboratory works: Browser basics: main elements, distinct environments, downloading and exploring feature of different browsers e.g. Firefox, Opera, IE etc.; E‐mail Basics; creating static and dynamic web products and sites using mark up language e.g. HTML/XHTML, xml, Cascade Style Sheet (CSS), scripting with PHP/ Java Script/ VB script, data driven web applications etc. 5. E-learning using the web: Concepts of elearning, e-learning in LIS education, Web 2.0 and library 2.0, Electronic content management/ Web content management, cloud computing and information modeling in the internet, information architecture in the web 6. Web directory and Search engine: Conceptual issues of web directory, features of web directory, Search Engine: how they work, functions, features, difference between web directory and search engine, anatomy of Google, Google earth. 7. Internet tools and techniques and Cyber crimes: Email, News/Usenet, Telnet, FTP, WWW, Gopher, Archie, IRC, Instant messaging, Wiki, Blog, YouTube, Groups, mailing list, Talk facilities, Internet phone, Video conferencing, Junk mail, online frauds, identity theft, password cracking, hacking, Malware etc. 8. Practical project using HTML, XML and CSS

Course Credit: 2

Course Credit: 2

1. Introduction to library classification schemes: Introduction to the major schemes of library classification: their origin and development, organization, theoretical basis and principles 2. Number building: UDC Construction of classification numbers with different Auxiliaries of Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) Part 1: Auxiliary Tables Section I: Common Auxiliary signs and subdivisions 1a Coordination and Extension 1b Relation. Sub grouping. Order fixing 1c Common auxiliaries of language 1d Common auxiliaries of form 1e Common auxiliaries of place 1f Common auxiliaries of race, ethnic grouping, and nationality 1g Common auxiliaries of time 1h Subject specification by notation from non-UDC sources 1k Common auxiliaries of General characteristics Section II: Special Auxiliary subdivisions 3. Construction of subject heading: Analysis of the titles of documents to form subject heading and assigning representative notation using UDC scheme 4. Number building: DDC Construction of classification numbers with different Auxiliaries of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)

Course Credit: 4

1. Fundamentals of knowledge management (KM): DIKW continuum; basics of information and knowledge management; History and evaluation of KM; Generations and Principles of KM; Intellectual capital. 2. KM Frameworks and Models: Understanding KM frameworks; Major theoretical models of KM; KM spectrum and its implications. 3. Core activities of KM: Knowledge capture and codification; Knowledge sharing and application; Strategic and practical implications of knowledge application; Communities of Practice (CoP). 4. KM Tools and Technologies: Tools for creating, sharing and applying knowledge; Role of technology in Knowledge Management; KM infrastructure. 5. Organizational Culture and Organizational Learning: Organizational Culture and its implications for KM; Organizational Maturity Models; Organizational learning and KM. 6. KM Implementation and Measurement: Approaches to implementing knowledge management; Critical success factors; KM performance measurement and evaluation. 7. Libraries and KM: Libraries and information centers as KM hubs; Roles and responsibilities of LIS professionals in KM; Interrelationships between libraries and various institutions regarding KM. 8. Current Trends and Future Challenges of KM: National and global trends in KM education, research and professional practices; Emerging trends in KM; Future challenges for KM.

Course Credit: 4

1. Introduction to software and software engineering: Introduction to Software, software characteristics, categories and applications; Software engineering: process, methods and tools, the tasks of software development 2. Software process models: Software development life cycle (SDLC) models and processes: the waterfall model, the spiral model, prototyping, RAD, incremental development, V shaped, the unified process etc.; Open source software development; architecture of library management software. 3. Structured analysis and design: Introduction to structured analysis and design, tools and process 4. Object oriented analysis and design (OOAD): Introduction to OOAD, tools and process; requirement analysis, Software Requirement Specification (SRS) using UML (Unified Modeling Language), Use cases 5. Computer programming: Programming tools and techniques; Algorithm, pseudo code, control structure etc. 6. Software testing, quality assurance and maintenance: Software testing levels, tools and process; standard, evaluation and selection of open source and commercial software for library applications, software maintenance. 7. Software project management: Project management concept, process, knowledge areas and tools; library software project management. 8. Laboratory works: Programming with C, C++, Python or the like; Installation and customization of library management software.

Course Credit: 4

1. The public library system and service: Origin, development, movement, mission and vision of the public library, IFLA/UNESCO public library manifesto, IFLA Public Library Service Guidelines, public libraries abroad e.g., USA, Canada, Australia, Public library services e.g., social media-based services, community Partnerships/Outreach services and mobile library, public libraries in Bangladesh, Designing innovative services for public libraries in Bangladesh. 2. Academic library system and service : History, development, objectives and functions of academic libraries; management principles and practices employed in academic libraries, current trends of academic library services, effectiveness of academic library programs, the academic library as an educational system, library consortium. 3. School library system and service: History, origin, purpose of school library, designing school library services e.g., book lending, kindles, collection, services, space allocation and others, learning commons, School library standards for learners, school libraries in reading and learning habits, early literacy and school library, school libraries in developed world, school library associations, school libraries in Bangladesh. 4. Special library system and service: Pattern of special libraries e.g., corporate, law, technical, research, medical and others, objectives and functions of the special library; ICT in special libraries, growth and development of special libraries in Bangladesh; role of special libraries in research, special library associations. 5. National library system and service: Definition, purpose, scope, objectives and functions of national library; national libraries in the developed and developing countries; national library co‐operation; legal deposit; national library services Bibliographic services and control; extension services; public relations and publicity. 6. Library operations and management : Acquisition policy of different libraries, Patron driven acquisition, selection and acquisition of reading materials e.g., books and periodicals, ordering, collection management, processing of library resources, circulation of library materials, design and development of a particular module of a specific library, design an operation manual on borrowing, interlibrary loan, distance learners and so on 7. Library System and Services (Asia, USA, Europe and Scandinavian countries): Understanding the library system and service pattern; How is technology improving library services and patron experience and Digital scholarship in developing countries. 8. Service innovation in libraries: Service innovation in libraries; Tools for service innovation; Service innovation model; Types of innovation; Barriers; Factors and actors.