UGC NET is a national-level exam conducted by NTA to certify the eligibility of candidates for the post of
�Assistant Professor� or �Junior Research Fellowship�.� The aspirants must check the exam pattern and
latest syllabus to reserve their seats for the aforementioned post.
To make yourself exam ready, take hold on the updated and revised edition of �NTA UGC PAPER-2
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE�, which has been designed as a complete package for the
aspiring candidates of UGC NET in Library and Information Science. This book provides exhaustive, crisp
text resources and an enormous question bank with answers to help aspirants for passing the exam on
the first attempt. Prepared as per the latest syllabus applicable from June 2019, the main chapter
contents are highlighted to quickly brush up on the chapter before the exam. This book caters to all
aspirants' requirements and makes them do well in the NTA UGC exam.
1. A complete package for NTA UGC PAPER-2 LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
2. Coverage of the entire syllabus in 10 units
3. Inclusion of Previous Years� Questions and 3 Model Papers
4. Main contents of the chapter are highlighted
5. Approx. 3500+ MCQs are provided to deeply understand topics
TABLE OF CONTENT:
Solved Papers (2022-2018), Unit 1 Data Information Knowledge and Wisdom, Information Science and
Industry, Communication, IPR, Legal Issues and Plagiarism, Right to Infromation Act and National
Knowledge Commission, Unit 2 Development of Libraries and Library Acts, Library and Information
Science, Professional and Associations, Library Education in India and Information Literacy, Library Public
Relation and Type of Users, Unit 3 Information Sources and Its Types, Electronic Information Resources
and Database, Unit 4 Community Information Services, The Web and Collaborative Services, National
Information Systems and Networks, Unit 5 Universe of Knowledge Organisation and Classification,
Library Cataloguing and Metadata Standards, Bibliographic Record Formats and Description, Indexing,
Abstracting and Information Retrieval Systems, Unit 6 Management of library and Information Centres,
Management Information System and Knowledge Management, Human Resource Management and
Library Infrastructure, Financial Management and Marketing of Library Products and Services, Project
Management and Total Quality Management, Unit 7 Computer Technology, Software and Programming
Languages, Telecommunication, Wireless Communication and Computer Network, Internet and Data
Security, Unit 8 Library Automation and Barcode, Digitisation and Digital Library, Digital Preservation and
Initiatives, Institutional Repositories and Content Management System, Application of Artificial
intelligence and Ontology, Unit 9 Research Methods and Design, Data Collection, Data Analysis and
Research Writing, Statistical Package and Metric Studies, Unit 10 Types of Libraries and Information
System, Special Libraries and Information System, Archive, Museums and Oriental Libraries, Community
Information System and Information Services, Model Papers (1-3)