Information, Communication & Society

Information, Communication & Society

1 Data, Information and Knowledge – Intellectual Assets

  1. Value and Importance of Information
  2. Data, Information and Knowledge
  3. Libraries and Data, Information, and Knowledge
  4. Comparative Study of Data, Information, and Knowledge

2 Data – Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope

  1. Meaning of Data
  2. Types of Data
  3. Nature and Properties of Data
  4. Scope of Data

3 Information, Definion, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope

  1. Information: Nature
  2. Information: Definitions and Concepts
  3. Information: Types
  4. Information: Properties
  5. Information Studies: Scope

4 Knowledge- Definition, Types, Nature, Properties and Scope

  1. Knowledge: Definition
  2. Knowledge: Nature, Characteristics/Properties
  3. Knowledge: Types and Scope
  4. Formation of Knowledge
  5. Origin and Growth Pattern of Disciplines
  6. Mapping of the Structure of Subjects
  7. Sociology of Knowledge
  8. Knowledge Utilisation

5 Information, Communication Process, Media and Diffusion

  1. Information
  2. Communication: Concept and Genesis
  3. Types of Communication
  4. Communication Process
  5. Information Diffusion
  6. Models of Information Diffusion Process
  7. Information System for Diffusion
  8. Gatekeeping of Technical Information

6 Generation of Information Modes and Forms

  1. Information
  2. Generation of Information
  3. Modes of Information Generation
  4. Forms of Information
  5. Impact of Information Technology on Information Generation

7 Information Theory- Measure and Contents Evaluation

  1. Approaches to Information Theory
  2. Information Basics
  3. Information Measure
  4. Information Entropy
  5. Information Communication
  6. Semantic Information Theory

8 Digital Information

  1. Nature of Digital Information
  2. Digital Fundamentals
  3. Digital Text
  4. Digitising Documents
  5. Analog to Digital Conversion
  6. Digital Audio
  7. Digital Video
  8. Digital Formats
  9. Legality of Digital Documents

9 Social Implications of Information

  1. Information /Knowledge as Social Wealth
  2. Dynamics of Change in Societies
  3. Impact of Information/Knowledge on Different Sectors
  4. Impact of IT on Libraries, Information Systems and Services and their Societal Implications
  5. Indian Society

10 Information as an Economic Resource

  1. Substance of Economics
  2. Information Economics
  3. Micro-Economics of Information
  4. Information Economy
  5. Knowledge Economy
  6. Indian Economy
  7. Economics of Information Systems and Services
  8. Relevance of Information and Knowledge Economics to Library and Information Studies

11 Information Policies- National and International

  1. Information Policy
  2. Restricted Meaning of Information
  3. Wider Meaning of Information
  4. Meaning of Policy
  5. National Information Policy: Aspects and Issues
  6. National Information Policy: India
  7. Information Policy: Efforts at International Level

12 Information Infrastructure- National and Global

  1. Information Society
  2. NEIS Goals
  3. Societal Impact
  4. Information Management Functions
  5. Infrastructure Overview: GII and NII
  6. Key Issues in GII
  7. Management of GII
  8. Network Access
  9. Home Networks
  10. Office Networks
  11. Corporate Networks
  12. GII Applications
  13. Security Issues

13 Information Society

  1. Information Society Concept: Evolution
  2. Economic Structure and Information Society
  3. Impact of Information Society on Information Profession
  4. Information Society: Developing Countries
  5. Information Society and Public Policy

14 Knowledge Society

  1. Social Transformation
  2. Features of a Knowledge Society
  3. Knowledge Economy
  4. Impact on a Few Sectors
  5. Digital Divide

15 Knowledge Management- Concepts and Tools

  1. Data, Information and Knowledge
  2. Knowledge Management (KM)
  3. Knowledge Management Systems
  4. Knowledge Products
  5. Data Mining and Text Mining

16 Knowledge Profession

  1. Knowledge Profession
  2. Normative Principles of Knowledge Resources Management and Services
  3. Emerging Knowledge-Based Environment
  4. ICTs Application Areas
  5. Knowledge Professional and Knowledge Management
  6. Knowledge Products
  7. Library and Information Science Professional as Knowledge Professional
  8. Preparing Knowledge Workers of the New Millennium