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General Financial Rules 2017 Related to Libraries General Financial Rules (GFRs) are a set of Government of India rules and instructions to be followed by all when dealing with matters concerning public finances. These rules and regulations are regarded as executive directives to be followed by all Departments and Organisations under the Government and designated […]

WHAT IS JOB ANALYSIS? Definition & Meaning| MCQ Job analysis is the process of collecting job-related information – duties, responsibilities, skills, and knowledge associated with a particular job. In job analysis, information about a job is collected and not about the incumbent. Such information helps in the preparation of job descriptions and job specifications. In

Methods and Techniques of Library Budget Proven 7 Budgeting: Budget is defined as “an estimated often itemized or expected income and expense or operating results for a given period in the future”. Thus, a library budget is an estimate of the expected income and expenditure of the library for the coming year. As a budget

SCONUL Seven Pillar Model and Information Literacy 1. What is Information Literacy? Information Literacy is an umbrella term that encompasses concepts such as digital literacy, visual literacy and media literacy, academic literacy, information handling, information skills, data curation and data management. It is introduced by zurkowski in 1974. Information literacy is the ability to recognize

National Information systems and Networks in India NISCAIR (National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources) : NISCAIR came into existence on October 1, 2002, following the merger of two CSIR institutions viz. Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) and National Institute of Science Communication (NISCOM). In 2021, the institute was merged with the National

International Information systems and Networks INIS (International Nuclear Information System) INIS sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna started functioning in 1970. It is a cooperative, decentralized computerized abstracting and indexing system providing worldwide coverage of the literature on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The salient features of INIS are international IR

Library Cataloguing: Recent Trends       Cataloguing is the core of every library, a basic tool of retrieval in any document collection. The word‘ Catalogue’ has been derived from the Greek expression ‘Kata-Logos’. It means a list, register or complete enumeration of something. The list can be books, maps or other items arranged in a

Librarianship is a Profession or Not?: A Comparison Librarianship is a distinct and distinguished profession in modern society. It is engaged in public service and plays an important role in national development. Librarianship today is termed as “Library and Information Profession” since the concept of librarianship has changed in view of the changing information needs of