Welcome
to the 'Essential Skills in Information
and Library Work'
Unit
1: The
Information Centre/Special Library
This unit provides an introduction to working
in an information centre or special library.
The programme is suitable for information
or library assistants who are starting out
in their careers, and for those outside
the information management profession who
need a structured approach to working in
or running special information services.
On completing
the unit, students will be able to:
-
identify
the major sectors within which information
centres/special libraries operate
-
explain
the functions and purposes of information
centres/special libraries
- describe the relationship
of information centres/special libraries
to their parent organisation
- describe management
and organisational considerations relevant
to information centres/special libraries
- identify users
of information centres/special libraries
and their information needs
- explain the basic
principles of information technology
-
apply
different methods of promoting information
centres/special libraries
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1 Introduction
1.1 Objectives
of unit
1.2 Distance learning
1.3 Organisation
1.4 Assessment procedures
2 Special
libraries
2.1 Definitions
2.2 History of special libraries
2.3 Functions and purposes
3 Serving
the organisation
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Government and civil service libraries
3.3 Industrial and business libraries
3.4 Research association libraries
3.5 Professional and learned association
libraries
3.6 Hospital libraries
3.7 Mass media libraries
3.8 Your organisation
4 Analysing
users needs
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Identifying user groups
4.3 Using questionnaires
4.4 Information needs
5 Management
issues
5.1 Government
and control of special libraries
5.2 Staffing of special libraries
5.3 Sources of finance
5.4 Aims and purposes
5.5 Evaluating the service
6 Computer
systems
6.1 Introduction
6.2 What computers do
6.3 Components of a computer system
6.4 Types of computer
6.5 Software
6.6 Modes of computer processing
6.7 Computer systems
6.8 Local area networks (LANs)
6.9 Telecommunications
7 Promoting
the library
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Public relations
7.3 Library guides
7.4 Advertising
7.5 Extension activities
8 Conclusion
8.1 Summary
of unit
8.2 Moving forward
Assignments
