Libraries facilitate the flow of information and thus hold the power of knowledge. Hence libraries increase capabilities for innovative development, for creativity, and for making optimum use of information resources. So an efficient library and information system is of prime importance for any institution desire to achieve and maintain a real exuberance. Such a system which is an institute's capacity to manage, analyze and use its information places it in a position where, it can identify alternative courses of action and work out solutions for its problems.
Library and information services have become essential infrastructural facilities for supporting any discipline of knowledge that involves teaching, research, and development activities and the practical application of the acquired knowledge. Research generates new information; teaching, either formal or informal, disseminates already generated information in the classrooms; development inputs knowledge to create information for further development and practice applies the acquired new information and knowledge for the welfare of the people in the society. Library is a social institutions and its development in all wings of social life resulted in the creating knowledge based society.
Read MoreThe objectives of Master of Science in Library Management and Information Science (MSLMIS) of Royal University of Dhaka are to:
To help the student achieve these objectives, the university relies on faculty members who are dedicated to teaching. The faulty combine broad professional and technological experience and academic training, which help to make the learning experience at Royal University of Dhaka unique.
Master of Science in Library Management and Information Science (MSLMIS) is a 56 credits, 20-months (5-semesters) program. These credits include 8 Prerequisite Courses (23 credits), 6 required Courses (18 credits), and a Thesis/Research Report (9 credits) under faculty supervision and Internship (6 credits) in any reputed organization.
The breadth of faculty evident from the many courses offered on varied topics: Information Resources Development, Cataloguing, Classification, Documentation and Information Retrieval, International and Comparative Librarianship, Indexing and Abstracting, Information Networking, and Resource Sharing, Hardware Maintenance and Troubleshooting, Information and Communication Technology, Automation of Information Institutions, and Research Methodology.
M.Sc in Library Management and Information Science (MSLM1S) program consists of minimum 56 Credit Hours as per the following Course Structure:
The admission requirement for the Master of Science in Library Management and Information Science (MSLMIS) program is a Bachelor's degree or a Bachelor's degree with honors in any subject or a Post-graduate Diploma in Library and Information Science or Information Science and Library Management from any recognized institute or university. The applicant's undergraduate grade point average (GPA) score and work experience will be considered in the admission process. A personal interview will be encouraged and may be required.
Upon acceptance for admission, students will receive a copy of their planned academic program. Students are encouraged to meet periodically with the head of program to discuss academic progress, career placement and special needs.
A total of 56-credit hours of graduate course work are required for the MSLMIS degree with a minimum CGPA of 2.00 out of 4 points scale.
Numerical Grade | Letter Grade | Grade Point |
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80% and above | A+ | 4.00 |
75% to less than 80% | A | 3.75 |
70% to less than 75% | A- | 3.50 |
65% to less than 70% | B+ | 3.25 |
60% to less than 65% | B | 3.00 |
55% to less than 60% | B- | 2.75 |
50% to less than 55% | C+ | 2.50 |
45% to less than 50% | C | 2.25 |
40% to less than 45% | D | 2.00 |
Less than 40% | F | 0.00 |
Particulars | Numbers |
---|---|
Class Attendance | 10 |
Assignment/Term Paper | 10 |
Class Test/Presentation/Viva Voce | 10 |
Midterm Examination: 50 (Converted to | 30 |
Final Examination: 50 (Converted to) | 40 |
Total: | 100 |
Serial no. | Group | Theory | Practical | Total |
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1 | Prerequisite Courses | 19 | 4 | 23 |
2 | Required Courses | 18 | 18 | |
3 | Internship | - | - | 6 |
4 | Thesis/Research Report | - | - | 9 |
Total | 56 |