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EC2H EC3H EC23

Subject Units Term,

FIours a week Term.

Ifours

a week Term.

IIours

a week Group

III

Examples of relevant ^-iegree subjects which ma! be available to students with ^{the pre-} requisite subjects:

Computing

IH

Computing Science

IIIL

Statistics

IH

^{. .}

Introduction

to

Operations ^Research

IIIH

Information ^Systems and Data Processing

J J 3

t+

t,

3 3

J 3

t+

rå

J

3 3 3

l+

l,

J

875

FACULTY OF ARTS DIP,LIB.ST,_SYLLABUSES

OF

THE

DIPLOMA IN ^LIBRARY STUDIES

SYLLABUSES

Students are eq)ected to proc,ure the latest editíon

of all

text-books prescribed.

Erømínationsz

For

each subject students may obtain

from

the deparhnent concemed details

of the

examination

ín tlrat

subject including

the

relative

weighs

^given

to

the components (e.g. such

of the

followíng as

are

relevant: assessments,

term

or mid-year tests, essays or other written or þractical work, ffnal written examÍnations, oitsa ooce examinations),

Sgllnbus nu¡nbersz

For

a

brief

explanation

of

the signiffcance

of

the syllabus numbers see Table of Syllabus Numbers at the end of the volume.

DIPLOMA IN ^LIBRARY STUDIES.

COMPULSORY SUBJECT UNITS.

AB05

fntroduction

to Library

Studies.

(First

term-two

hours a week.)

Topics

includ in

society, including

the

ifuormation

^{rks and} -iirformatioñ

systems;

the p types of

^libraries;

professional con

Recommended

for

reading:

Shafier,

D,8,,

The maturàtA

of

kbrarianshùp as

a

profession (Scarecrow Press ).

Telecom 2000 (Aust, Telecommunications Commission).

DIP.LIB.ST, _SYLLABUSEI¡ F'ACULTY OF ARTS

Ä81õ

Bibliographical Organisation' (First and second terms-three hours a week')

An

i

technical sewices, including the theo¡Y and. practice

fit,r"# "lîäT;?r:"åå'"'fîîl'li¿ ltÊ"äifr"tr"tu"iffi f1å"'::

American

Library

Association, Anglo-Amerícan cøtaloguíng nr.les, North American Text.

Austin'D'.PRE1IS'amønualofconceptanalgsisandrubiectindexing

(Council

of

the BNB).

A.merican

Library

Àssociation, Anglo-American cataloguing

tules,

North American úer¿s, Chapter

6

⁽ revisíon ) ^.

Davinson,

D.,

Bibliogtøphic conttol ⁽ Binglev).

Dewey,

M.,

Decimal classification (Forest Press)' Sears,

M.,

Líst of subiect head'ings (Wilson)' U.S,A. Library

of

Congress, List of zubiect headings' U,S.A, Library

of

Congress, Classification'

Àmerican Library Association, Filing rules'

Cutter-Sanborn three-figure author table, Swanson-Swift revision (Huntting).

Recommended

for

reading:

ngå:hå*.i. E. L' (etl.),

Read'er

in

technical sensíces

(NCR

Microcard Bakewell,

K.

G.

8., A

manual

of

catalnguing practice (Pergamon)' Bover.

C, I,, and Eaton, N. L',

^{Book selectíon policies}

in

^American

iíbíar¡es (Armadillo Press ).

Broadus, R.

N.,

^{Seløcúing mnterials}

fot

libtoties (Wilson)'

Carter,

M. D.,

and Bonk,

W, !''

^Buildíne

^libratg

coll'ectioru,

3rd

edition (Scarecrow Press),

Dunkin,

P, 5,,

Cataloging U.S'A. (Ämerican

Library

Association)' Escree! P, K,, lntroiluction to the Anglo-Americøn

des

^{(Andre Deutsch).}

Ford,

s,,

Acquhition

of

^librørg materiøls (American

Library

Association).

Foskett, A. C., The subiect approach to informntion, 2nd edition (Bingley)'

Frv

(Georse) and Associates,

Inc.,

StudA

of ciratlntion

conttol sgstems

i

Aàrericãn'

Library

Association

)'

Haines,

H. 8., Lioing u:ith

bookst the

art ol

book selectåon, 2nd eclition (Columbia U.P.).

Kujoth,

!.

^5., Libraries, readers and book selection (Scarecrow Press)' Kumar, G., Theorl¡

of

cataloguíng (Vikas)'

Melcher,

D.,

Melcher on acquisition (American Library Association)'

Norris, D., Hßtorg of

catuloguing

and

cataloguing methoils (Grafton,

Gale).

Olding, R.

K.,

Readings

in

librarg cataloguing (Cheshire).

Osbom,

A, D,

Serial publicatiorx,2ncl

edition

^(American

Library

^Asso- ciation ).

Painter.

A. F, ^(ed.),

Reader

ín

cløssíficatíon

anil

descráptioe cataloguing

(NCR

Microcard Editions).

Tauber,

M, F.,

and Associates, TecL:nical ^seroíces

i¡

^{líbrøties (Columbia}

u.P.).

Wynar,

B. 5.,

Introductàon

to

catøloguing

and

classífication (Libraries Ûnliinite¿l).-

677

FACULTY O¡'ANTS DIP,LIB.ST.

-SYLLAXIUSES

AB25

Reference Service and Resou¡ces.

(First tenn-two

hours a week.)

concerned

with the

objectives

of

^reference and infor- , the sources of information, and the methods of meeting Recommended

fo,

.auding and refe¡ence:

Barton,

M. N., and Bell. M. V..

^Reference

edition (Enoch Pratt

Fiee Libráry),' a brlef euide,

^7th

Â-B35 Academic and Research

Library

Management.

( First and second terms-two hours

a

week. ₎

-

organisation and management methods

with

particular _reference

to a

librarv

in an

academic

or -

development

of fo.-,

^-ã'f

in an

academíc

or

development

of forms

of

library organi_sation;

and-

óra¿ä",-ìaìå,

f"._

mulâtion;

evaluative

ent:

bidset olaìninø

anrl

mulâtiol; evaluative _

^ent;

^bidget

^{planning and}

tinancial

management; _, personnel

.þolicies and

-managemeni (crassiffótion, recruibnent,_trainíng and evaluation); communication methods: suòervision and interpersonal relationships;and evaluation)l communication meÏhods: suòervisi

shios: industrial relations:

_ial orsanisínø

r..l ^",1-t' . relatiols;

organising and ìdministeringnd library functions (acquisitiôn, cataloguing,

i"ã¿ãi r"iü""r, ;-t..i.-- ---*

Recommended

for

reading:

Re¿nolds,

M. M. ^(ed.),

Reader

in

th¿ academìc

librug ^(NCR

Microcard Editions).

Rog_".t-q,

R, D., and Weber, D. C,,

Unìoersítg

lìbrarg

admínistrøtion (Wilson).

AB45 Library

.{,pplications

of

Computing

L (First term-two

hours

a

week.)

History and dev,elopment

of

the use

of

electronic data processing

in

libraries;

overview

of

applications

to

acquisition, circulation, cataioguing, "SOf.

St"¿e"i compgter use

of KWIC

and Sort/Merge packages, BASIC lãneuãþe, and MARC records.

Tools:

Contro_l Data Corporation, BASIC language reference manual.

Australia. National Library, Austt&lian

MÁRi

specifitation.

U.!.A,,,

Ljþ5aV.of

Cortgres-s,- Information Systems Offi,ce, M A RC manuals, 2nd edition (American Library Association).

DIP,LIB,ST. _SYLLÁ,BUSES F'ÀCULTY OF .ARTS

Recommended

for

reading:

Artandi, 5., An

introduction

to

computets

in

information science, 2nð'

edition

(Scarecrow Press).

Barker, P. J., and Beveridge,

W''1.,

Basic computet súudiøs

(Oliver

and Bovd).

Davis, G.

8.,

lntroduction to electronic cofiL'puters,2nd edition (McGrarv- Haves. R.

M..

and Becker, 1., Handbook

of

data Ttrocessing

for

^libraries,

dnd'edition (Becker and Hayes).

Heiliger,

E. M., and

Henderson,

P. 8., Librørg

automation

Hill),

Kaplan,

L. ^(ed.),

^Readet

in ^librarg

^sen)ices

^{and the}

computer (NCR [4icrôcard Editions ).

Kimber, R.

T.,

Automation

in

libtariøs (Pergamon).

Kochen,

M.,

The grotDth

of

knouledge

(Wilev)'

Lancaster,

F,

W., and Fayer,

E.

G., lnformation retrieaal on-line (Wi\ey- Becker-Hayes ).

Licklider,

I.

^{C. R., Libraries}

^of

^the

^{futute (MIT}

^Press).

Swihart, S.

J., ^and

Hefley, B.

-F.,

Comp'llt-er s.gstems

in

the handbook

for

managers and designers (Wiley).

AB55

Research Methods.

(Third

term-three hours a week.)

The

principles and scientiffc procedures

for planning'

^q

atrà rãpã¡tind research. Their relâtionship

to

the

student's

^d

t. hi.-l"t"t-role ^as a librarian

assisting research

work

^a

librarian engaged

in

research proiects.

Recommended

for

reading:

American Library Association,

Librarg

statistics:

a

h.ondbook

oÍ

^concepts,

defrnitions

anil

terminolo ^gg.

Bundv.

M. L..

and Wassernran,

P'

^{(eds.), Reader}

ⁱⁿ

research nethods for I¡bíártanshi'b

(NCR

Microcard Editions).

conference

on Library

Surveys,

columbia university,

^{1985, Librarg}

sun)eus (Columbia U.P.).

Goldhor, H,, An

introd,uction

to

scientific_ _.research

.i.n

libtarianship

(Uniíersity of

Illinois, Graduate School

of Library

Science)'

Hoadlev.

I. 8.,

and

clark. A. s. (ed.),

Quanlitatioe methods

in

librarian-

- -

-lhø,"

tto"dãrds, res earch, manàgemén¡ ^{( Greenwood}

)'

Simpson,

I. ^s

^(BingleY)'

Stevens,

R. in

li,braûanshiy:; historic-al and --

U¡øüòeiop ^seatch

⁽

Universitv of

lìlinois'

Graduate

AB65

Special Assignment.

(Third

term

or

summer vacation')

679

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