Government Polytechnic College Jalandhar (Boys and Girls)

Library & Information Science

Introduction: Library science is the field of study that teaches how to manage books and other informationparticularly through collecting, preserving andorganizing books & other materials in libraries.Job involves wide range of reading and processingof the information content through cataloguing,Classification, Storing Documents and retrievingthe required information and so on.

Library and information science (LIS) is a universal academic, intellectual and industrial field with a large international approach. As per human perspective, LIS includes library and information professionals, the information industry people, students, academics and researchers. The field has a strong background of teaching, education and research development, standards, networks and distribution throughout the globe. Library and Information Science is a profession that is full of people passionate about making a optimistic change in the society. DLIS impart elementary knowledge, understand about different aspects of Library Science, concept of library and librarianship and understand the basic principles and laws of library science.

About Department: Department of Library and Information Science was established in Year 1970. It’s been more than 51 Yearsthis department is participating in the growth of Library and Information Science.Department has highly qualified staff and good quality computer labs and workshops

"Only Govt Polytechnic College in Punjab offering Diploma in Library and Information Science".

Objectives:

• The students will be prepared to take up the challenges of the information society in future.
• To impart elementary knowledge to students about different aspects of Library Science, thus preparing them for jobs of Semi- professional nature in all types of libraries.
• To impart quality education in Library and informationscience to rural and economically weaker students.
• To make the students good professional and job oriented.
• To raise the standard of our students to global levels andmake them employable.
• To provide a platform to the students to exhibit their talents& creativity.

After Diploma Career in Library Science: There is a lot of scope for a career in library science and the person in this field can find employment opportunities in the following areas.

1. Public/Government libraries
2. Universities/collages/schools and other academic institution
3. News agencies and organisations
4. Private organisations and special libraries
5. Foreign embassies
6. Photo/film/radio/television libraries
7. Information centres/documentation centers
8. Companies and organisations with large information handling requirements
9. Museums and galleries, which have reading rooms and research facilities
10. Law (Court) library/Special library.
11. Hospital Libraries