UNIT - VI (LIS)

• 1. Management - Principles, Functions and Schools of thought.  
• 2. Library and Information Centers Management - Book Selection Tools and Principles; Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Maintenance and Stock Verification; Preservation and Conservation; Hazards and Control Measures of Library Materials. 
• 3. Human Resource Management – Planning, Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Motivation, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal; Staff Manual.  
• 4. Financial Management in Libraries - Sources of Finance, Resource Mobilisation, Budgeting Methods; Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis, Annual Reports & Statistics; Library Authority and Committee.  
• 5. Project Management - SWOT, PEST, PERT / CPM.  
• 6. Total Quality Management (TQM) - Concepts, Principles and Techniques, Six Sigma; Evaluation of Services of Libraries and Information Centers. 
• 7. Library Building, Furniture and Equipment; Green Library Building; Information Commons; Makers Space; Security and Safety.  
• 8. Management Information System (MIS), MBO, Change Management, Disaster Management, Crisis Management.  
• 9. Knowledge Management – Principles, Tools, Components and Architecture.  
• 10. Marketing of Library Products and Services – Plan, Research, Strategies, Mix, Segmentation, Pricing and Advertising; Management Consultancy.