| Programme Type | DEGREE |
| Mode | Open Distance Learning |
| School | School of Social Sciences |
| Duration | 1 Year |
| Medium | ENGLISH |
| Specialization | Library and Information Science |
| Description |
The programme comprises of 9 courses of which five courses (BLI 224, BLIE225, BLIE 227, BLIE 228 and BLIE 229) are having practical component and four courses (BLI 221, BLI 222, BLI 223 and BLI 226) are theory-based courses. The programme is currently being offered in English medium only. However, the students can write their assignments and term-end examination in Hindi medium also. |
| Eligibility |
i) Bachelor’s Degree with 50% marks and 45% for General and for the SC/ST/OBC/PH category respectively. OR ii) Bachelor’s Degree with Diploma (one year) in Library Science OR iii) Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of working experience in Library and Information Centre |
| Fee Structure |
Rs 8500/- per year. Registration Fee & Development Fee as applicable |
| Programme Coordinator | Prof. Jaideep Sharma, jaideep@ignou.ac.in Ph. 011-29572740 |
|
Course Code |
Title of the Course |
Credits |
|
BLI 221 |
Library, Information and Society |
4 |
|
BLI 222 |
Information Sources and Services |
4 |
|
BLI 223 |
Organising and Managing Information |
4 |
|
BLI 224 |
ICT Fundamentals |
4 |
|
BLI 225 |
Communication Skills |
4 |
|
BLIE 226 |
Management of Library and Information Centre |
4 |
|
BLIE 227 |
Document Processing Practice |
4 |
|
BLIE 228 |
Information Products and Services |
4 |
|
BLIE 229 |
ICT in Libraries |
4 |
|
Total Credits |
36 |
|
| Regional Centre | Study Centre |
|---|---|
| HYDERABAD | 01131: Aurora's Business School (01131) |
| KARNAL | 1005: CHOTU RAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (1005) |
| KARNAL | 1014: GOVT. P.G. NATIONAL COLLEGE (1014) |
| SHIMLA | 1101: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1101) |
| SHIMLA | 1105: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE (1105) |
| SHIMLA | 1107: GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE, GDC. Kullu (1107) |
| SHIMLA | 1103: Govt. Degree College, (1103) |
| JAMMU | 1212P: DEPARTMENT OF LIB. SCIENCE (1212) |
| BANGALORE | 1320: Nrupathunga University BANGALORE 1320 |
| COCHIN | 1406: CMS COLLEGE (1406) |
| COCHIN | 14166D: THE COCHIN COLLEGE (14166D) |
| BHOPAL | 1500: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE BHOPAL LSC Code 1500 |
| BHOPAL | 1504: JIWAJI UNIVERSITY GWALIOR |
| BHOPAL | 1501: MOTILAL VIGYAN MAHAVIDYALAYA (1501) |
| PUNE | 16144: ABEDA INAMDAR SENIOR COLLEGE OF ARTS SCIENCE AND COMMERCE PUNE 16144 |
| IMPHAL | 1701: MANIPUR UNIVERSITY (1701) |
| SHILLONG | 1801: NORTH EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY (1801) |
| AIZWAL | 1901: GOVERNMENT AIZAWL COLLEGE (1901) |
| AIZWAL | 1927: GOVT J BUANA COLLEGE (1927) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0201: JNR MAHAVIDYALALA (201) |
| PORT BLAIR | 0208: M G GOVT COLLEGE (208) |
| KOHIMA | 2000: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE KOHIMA LSC Code 2000 |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 21185: J.K.B.K. COLLEGE, CUTTACK (21185) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2104: KHALIKOTE COLLEGE (2104) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 2101: KIIT, PATIA (2101) |
| BHUBANESHWAR | 21MS1: NSTI BHUBANESWAR |
| KHANNA | 2299: NIRMAN CAMPUS OF EDUCATION RESEARCH and TRAINING LSC 2299 |
| JAIPUR | 23135: GOVT. ARTS PG COLLEGE, KOTA (23135) |
| JAIPUR | 23153: INT. SCHOOL OF INFORMATICS & MGT (ISIM), JAIPUR (23153) |
| JAIPUR | 23192: Seth Gyaniram Bansidhar Podar College Nawalgarh |
| JAIPUR | 23140: SH. BHAWANI NIKETAN PG BOYS COLLEGE, JAIPUR (23140) |
| JAIPUR | 23194: Sophia Girls College Ajmer 23194 |
| GANGTOK | 2401: SIKKIM GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2401) |
| CHENNAI | 2501: DDGD VAISHNAVA COLLEGE (2501) |
| CHENNAI | 2534: ER. PERUMAL MANIMEKALAI P'NIC (2534) |
| CHENNAI | 2578: GURU NANAK COLLEGE (2578) |
| CHENNAI | 2532: JAYA COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE (2532) |
| CHENNAI | 25230: Vivekanandha College of Arts and Sciences for Women LSC Code 25230 |
| AGARTALA | 2601: TRIPURA UNIVERSITY (2601) |
| LUCKNOW | 27197: BRAHMANAND COLLEGE KANPUR (27197) |
| LUCKNOW | 2701: JAI NARAIN DEGREE COLLEGE LUCKNOW (2701) |
| LUCKNOW | 2767: PT. JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU (PG) COLLEGE BANDA (2767) |
| KOLKATA | 2809: BANWARILAL BHALOTIA COLLEGE (2809) |
| KOLKATA | 2842: BHAIRAB GANGULY COLLEGE (2842) |
| KOLKATA | 2848: DURGAPUR WOMEN'S COLLEGE (2848) |
| KOLKATA | 2807: JAGANNATH KISHORE COLLEGE (2807) |
| KOLKATA | 2813: MIDNAPUR COLLEGE (2813) |
| KOLKATA | 28162: Vidyasagar College for Women IGNOU LSC 28162 |
| DELHI 2 | 2900: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI2 LSC CODE 2900 |
| DELHI 2 | 29057: SATYAWATI COLLEGE (MORNING) (29057) |
| ITANAGAR | 0301: D.N.GOVERNMENT COLLEG ITANAGAR (301) |
| ITANAGAR | 0305: INDIRA GANDHI GOVT. COLLEGE (305) |
| SRINAGAR | 1231: DEPTT. OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE (1231P) |
| DEHRADUN | 2705: D.A.V. PG COLLEGE DEHRADUN (2705) |
| DEHRADUN | 2762: D.S.B CAMPUS KUMAON UNIV., NAINITAL (2762) |
| DEHRADUN | 2752: HNB GARHWAL UNIVERSITY, SRINAGAR (2752) |
| RANCHI | 0502: JAMSHEDPUR COOPERATIVE COLLEGE (502) |
| RANCHI | 3635: MARWARI COLLEGE, RANCHI (3635) |
| RAIPUR | 1510: PT. RAVI SHANKAR SHUKLA UNIV. (1510) |
| NAGPUR | 36029: DR PANJABRAO DESHMUKH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH PDIMTR NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| NAGPUR | 1607: GURU NANAK BHAWAN NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA |
| JORHAT | 0410: C.K.B. COMMERCE COLLEGE (410) |
| JORHAT | 0402: D.K.D. COLLEGE (402) |
| JORHAT | 0407: DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY (407) |
| JORHAT | 0413: LAKHIMPUR COMMERCE COLLEGE (413) |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 0709: ARYA BHATT COLLEGE (709) |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 0775: DELHI LIBRARY ASSOCIATION (0775P) |
| DELHI 3 Naraina | 38039: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DELHI3 LSC Code 38039 |
| NOIDA | 2714: HINDU COLLEGE (2714) |
| NOIDA | 2738: I.P. (PG)COLLEGE BULANDSHAHR (2738) |
| NOIDA | 2743: LAJPAT RAI (P.G.) COLLEGE SAHIBABAD (2743) |
| NOIDA | 2728: MEERUT COLLEGE MEERUT (2728) |
| NOIDA | 27140: R.B.D. COLLEGE BIJNORE (27140) |
| NOIDA | 2749: S.D. COLLEGE, MUZAFFARNAGAR (2749) |
| NOIDA | 0771: SHAHEED RAJ GURU COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCES FOR W (0771P) |
| GUWAHATI | 0469: GUWAHATI UNIVERSITY (469) |
| GUWAHATI | 0401: Guwahati University Guwahati 0401 |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1441: MAR IVANIOS INSTITUTE OF ADVANCE STUDIES (1441) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 2511: S.T. HINDU COLLEGE (2511) |
| TRIVANDRUM | 1413: SREE NARAYANA COLLEGE (1413) |
| JABALPUR | 1566D: GOVT. C.V. COLLEGE, DINDORI (1566D) |
| JABALPUR | 1566: GOVT. C.V. COLLEGE, DINDORI (1566D) |
| JABALPUR | 1567: GOVT. J.S.T. PG COLLEGE, BALAGHAT (1567D) |
| JABALPUR | 1502: RDVV UNIVERSITY JABALPUR (1502) |
| MADURAI | 43087: Central University of Tamil Nadu |
| SILIGURI | 2812: A.B.N. SEAL GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (2812) |
| DARBHANGA | 0504: BRA BIHAR UNIVERSITY (504) |
| DARBHANGA | 0522: C.M. COLLEGE (522) |
| DARBHANGA | 0551: SAMASTIPUR COLLEGE (551) |
| ALIGARH | 2713: ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY, ALIGARH (2713) |
| ALIGARH | 47015: SHRI VARSHNEY PG COLLEGE, ALIGARH (47015) |
| VARANASI | 2703: ALLAHABAD DEGREE COLLEGE, ALLAHABAD (2703) |
| VARANASI | 2710: KNIPSS SULTANPUR (2710) |
| VARANASI | 2708: UDAI PRATAP AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE, VARANASI (2708) |
| MUMBAI | 49050: SEVA SADAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (49050) |
| PATNA | 0529: ANUGRAH NARAYAN COLLEGE (529) |
| RAGHUNATHGANJ | 2820: RDK COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (2820D) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5103: 5103 |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5104: 5104 |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5114: HQ 111 SUB AREA (5114) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5108: HQ 17 MTN DIV (5108) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5110: HQ 27 MTN DIV (5110) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5102: HQ 3 CORPS (5102) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5112: HQ 57 MTN DIVISION (5112) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5101: IAEP HQ 101 AREA (5101) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5106: IAEP HQ 17 CORPS (5106) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5111: IAEP STUDY CENTRE (5111) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5105: IAEP STUDY CENTRE HQ BENGAL AREA (SC-5105) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5107: IAEP STUDY CENTRE-5107 (5107) |
| ARMY-KOLKATA | 5109: IAEP, HQ 20 MTN DIVISION (5109) |
| ARMY-CHANDIMANDIR | 5201: WESTERN COMMAND HRDC (5201) |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5301: 5301 |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5302: 5302 |
| ARMY-LUCKNOW | 5305: 5305 |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5402: HQ 12 CORPS HRDC |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5403: HQ 21 CORPS HRDC |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5405: IAEP ARMY STUDY CENTRE 5405 (5405) |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5404: SC HRDC IC/O BEG & CENTRE,PUNE |
| ARMY-PUNE | 5401: SC HRDC II,C/O MEG & CENTRE,BANGALORE |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5505: HQ 14 CORPS (HRDC) (5505) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5503: HQ 15 CORPS HRDC (5503) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5504: HQ 16 CORPS HRDC (5504) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5510: HQ 19 INF DIV (5510) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5506: HQ 25 INF DIV (5506) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5511: HQ 39 MTN DIV (5511) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5507: HRDC 3 INFANTRY DIV (5507) |
| ARMY-UDHAMPUR | 5501: HRDC HQ NORTHERN COMMAND (5501) |
| ARMY-JAIPUR | 5203: 5203 |
| ARMY-JAIPUR | 5601: 5601 |
| ARMY-JAIPUR | 5303: IGNOU ARMY RECOG. STUDY CENTER (5303) |
| CHANDIGARH | 0601: USOL, PU, CHD (601) |
| DELHI 1 (MOHAN ESTATE (SOUTH DELHI)) | 0707: JAMIA MILLIA ISLAMIA UNIVERSITY (707) |
| NAVY-NEW DELHI | 7101: IGNOU-NAVY RECOG. STUDY CENTRE (7101) |
| NAVY-MUMBAI | 7201: 7201 |
| NAVY-VISAKHAPATNAM | 7301: IGNOU NAVY VIZAG (7301) |
| PANAJI | 0801: SH. DAMODAR COLL. OF COM & ECO. (MARGAO GOA) (801) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8102: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8102) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8109: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8109) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8113: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8113) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8116: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8116) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8119: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8119) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8122: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8122) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8125: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8125) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8127: IAR SPL. STUDY CENTRE (8127) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8101: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8101) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8103: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8103) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8104: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8104) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8105: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8105) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8106: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8106) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8107: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8107) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8108: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8108) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8110: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8110) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8111: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8111) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8112: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8112) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8114: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8114) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8115: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8115) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8117: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8117) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8118: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8118) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8120: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8120) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8121: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8121) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8123: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8123) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8124: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8124) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8126: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8126) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8128: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8128) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8129: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8129) |
| IGNOU ASSAM RIFLES | 8130: IAR STUDY CENTRE (8130) |
| VATAKARA | 1403: JDT ISLAM (1403) |
| VATAKARA | 1485: NIRMALAGIRI COLLEGE KOOTHUPARAMBA (IRISH) (1485) |
| VATAKARA | 1409: PSMO COLLEGE (1409) |
| VATAKARA | 1430: ST. MARRY'S COLLEGE (1430) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 84002: GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS) (84002) |
| VISHAKHAPATNAM | 0110: IDEAL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE (0110) |
| BIJAPUR | 1304: GULBARGA UNIVERSITY CAMPUS GULBARGA (1304) |
| BIJAPUR | 1303: J.S.S. COLLEGE VIDYAGIRI DHARWAD (1303) |
| DEOGHAR | 8700: IGNOU REGIONAL CENTRE DEOGHAR LSC Code 8700 |
| JODHPUR | 88012: ARAVALI MAHAVIDHYALAY (88012) |
| JODHPUR | 2305: BJS RAMPURIA JAIN COLLEGE (2305) |
| JODHPUR | 88053: G D Memorial College |
| JODHPUR | 88008: MAHILA P.G. MAHAVIDYALAYA (88008) |
| JODHPUR | 2302: VIDYA BHAWAN RURAL INSTITUTE (2302) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0901: L.D. ARTS COLLEGE (901) |
| AHMEDABAD | 0902: M.S. UNIVERSITY (902) |
| ANGUL | 2108: G M UNIVERSITY SAMBALPUR |
| ANGUL | 2103: GOVT COLLEGE ROURKELA |
| ANGUL | 8900: IGNOU Regional Centre Angul |