Master of Library and Information Science

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This Website will provide information related to library and information science, this very informative site for library students and library professional, this webpage created by the MLISc student for MLISc 2010-11 batch from Dr.BRAOU, Library science videos, photos, websites, catalog-websites, library education details and special reference to BRAOU Students - old question papers and other information.         

Our University  Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU), formerly known as Andhra Pradesh Open University, is located in the city of Hyderabad. With a wide network of 206 study centers spread throughout the state of Andhra Pradesh, the University has for its motto "Education at Your Doorstep". The University, the first of its kind in the Country was brought into being through an act of Andhra Pradesh State Legislature in August,1982.     

About the Department of Library and Information Science: 

The Department is also offering PhD & MPhil Programmes. The faculty members are continuously working on updating the curriculum of the programs to meet the latest technologies and the rapid changing developments in the field of Library science. 

At present two Assistant Professors (Contractual Basis) are working 

1. K. Kiran Kumar, Assistant Professor (C), Qualification is MLISc. AP SET& UGC – NET. 

2. Raja Goud B, Assistant Professor (C), MLISc. B.Ed., PGDDIM, SET& UGC – NET.   

Profile of the department: Academicians Associated with the Department: Several eminent academicians and librarians of the conventional universities are associated with this department in the processes of curriculum development, course content development and evaluation. The faculty working in the respective colleges where study centres are located are serving as Counsellors to conduct the face to face interactive sessions.   

Number of Courses. 

BLISc. programme has 2 Semesters in 13courses in 2 Discipline specific Elective, 2 skill enhancement courses, 6 Discipline specific courses, 1 Generic Elective, 1Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course and 1 Library visit Report (project). 

MLISc programme has 1 year in 11 courses: 6 Theory papers, 1Application of Information Technology (Theory), 1 is Information Technology (practical), 4 electives i.e. 

7 (A) Academic Libraries 

7 (B) Special Libraries 

7 (C).Public Libraries 

7 (D) Digital Libraries

The Father of Library Science 

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan  Listen (help·info) (Kannada: ಎಸ್. ಆರ್. ರಂಗನಾಥನ್, ಶಿಯಾಳಿ ರಾಮಾಮೃತ ರಂಗನಾಥನ್, Shiyali rāmāmruta raṅganāthaṉ ^?) (Tamil: சீகாழி/சீர்காழி ராமாமிருத ரங்கநாதன், ciyali rāmāmiruta raṅkanātaṉ ^?) (9 August 1892 – 27 September 1972) was amathematician and librarian from India.^[1] His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major analytico-synthetic classification system, the colon classification.^{[citation needed]} He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India^[who?] and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field.^[who?] His birthday is being observed every year as the National Library Day in India.