Library and Information Science

Library and Information Science

The Library and Information Science programme is designed to lead to the award of the BLIS(Ed). The programme is expected to cover a period of 3-4 sessions i.e six to eight semesters. The programme address contemporary Library and information Science, Management and Service issues with particular reference to Nigeria and recognizing the benchmarks for library and information service provision globally.

PHYLOSOPHY AND OBJECTIVES

The programme is intended to provide students with intellectual and professional skills which will enable them carry out library and information functions confidently and effectively, making the students adaptable to changing academic and professional situation in Nigeria and beyond. Specifically the programme will provide.

  1. Personnel for professional work in various types of Libraries with some skill in instructing readers in the use of the library;
  2. Personnel grounded in the modern techniques of Libraries, Information Science and Media Technology;
  3. Librarians who can administer School Libraries/Resources Centres and teach Library use and information literacy skills to teachers and students and;
  4. Requisite skills in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) operations for automated Libraries and Information Centres.
S/NCourse CodeCourse Title
1LIS 111Foundation of Library and Information Science
2LIS 112Information Users
3LIS 113Introduction to library and Information Profession
4LIS 114Information and Community Development
5LIS 115Introduction to Library and Information Resources
6LIS 116Library visit
7LIS 121Reference and information sources and services
8LIS 122Introduction to Information Technologies
9LIS 123Introduction to Bibliography
10LIS 124History of Libraries and Information Centres
11LIS 125Computer systems and Data processing
12LIS 211Introduction to Organisation of Knowledge
13LIS 212Introduction to Knowledge Management
14LIS 213Database Management
15LIS 214Oral Information and Indigenous Knowledge
16LIS 215Digital Libraries and preservation
17LIS 216Information storage and retrieval systems
18LIS 222Introduction to Information Science
19LIS 223School Library Media Resource Centre
20LIS 224Preservation and conservation of Information Resources 
21LIS 225Web Publishing
22LIS 226Collection Management
23LIS 311Organisation of Knowledge
24LIS 312Audio-Visuals and Multi-Media Resources Management
25LIS 313Research Methods in Library and Information Science
26LIS 314Publishing, Book Trade and Sales
27LIS 315Library Services to Handicapped and Disadvantaged Persons.
28LIS 316Principles of Archives and Records Management
29LIS 317Book Editing and Indexing
30LIS 318Management Theories and Application to Libraries and Information Centres.
31LIS 319Information Technologies ll
32LIS 321Marketing of Information Products and Services
33LIS 322Indexing, Abstracting and Meta data
34LIS 323Information Literacy 
35LIS 324IT applications to Library and Information Centres
36LIS 325African Bibliography
37LIS 326Information Sources and Services in Humanities
38LIS 327Information Sources and Services in Social and  Management Sciences
39LIS 328Information sources and services in Science and Technology
40LIS 329Industrial Practice/SIWES
41LIS 421Internet Information Resources
42LIS 422Library Administration
43LIS 423Academic, Research and Special Libraries
44LIS 424National, State and Public Libraries
45LIS 425Entrepreneurship in Information Services
46LIS 426Introduction to information Ethics
47LIS 427Information and Gender Studies
48LIS 429Project 

.UTME: Five SSCE credit passes in English Language, Mathematics and three other relevant Arts/Science/Social Science subjects

UTME Subjects:  Any three subjects.

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