IGNOU Courses: Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

The general objective of this programme is to contribute to building of professional human resources to meet the varied demands for information handling in libraries and information centres in the country. The programme comprises Core Courses and Elective Courses. The medium of instruction for MLIS programme for the time being is English. The Programme is also being offered online.

There will be 7 Courses (6 Core Courses + 1 Project) for this programme which are compulsory. The areas covered in the core courses are: Information, Communication and Society, Information Sources,
Systems and Services, Information Processing and Retrieval, Management of Library and Information
Centres, and Information Technology. Each core courses is of 4 credits.

The detail of courses are as follows:
MLI-101 Information, Communication and Society (4 Credit)
MLII-101 Information Sources, Systems and Services (4 Credit)
MLI-102 Management of Library and Information Centres (4 Credit)
MLII-102 Information Processing and Retrieval. (4 Credit)
MLII-103 Fundamentals of Information Communication Technologies (4 Credit)
MLII-104 Information Communication Technologies: Applications(4 Credit)
MLIP-002 Project(4 Credit)

Electives: (Out of the following six electives, a learner has to opt for any two)
MLIE-101 Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials (4 Credit)
MLIE-102 Research Methodology (4 Credit)
MLIE-103 Academic Library System (4 Credit)
MLIE-104 Technical Writing (4 Credit)
MLIE-105 Informetrics and Scientometrics (4 Credit)
MLIE-106 Public Library System and Services (4 Credit)

Name of the Programme:
Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

Eligibility:
BLIS Degree from any recognized university or its equivalent.

Min. age Duration:
No Bar

Programme Fee:
Rs.8000/-

Year Min. Max.
1 years 4 years

Medium:
English.

For more IGNOU MLIS Admission Detail Contact Prof. Uma Kanjilal . E.mail id: ukanjilal@ignou.ac.in. Phone 011-29532565, 011-29572714