LIS205: Internet and Information Searching 1

Module 1: Internet Searches: Definition and Description of Concepts

• Unit 1: Introduction to Internet and Domain Name
• Unit 2: Search Engines
• Unit 3: Internet Search Strategies
• Unit 4: Prerequisites for Internet Access in Libraries

Module 2: Data Communication Standard in the Internet

• Unit 1: Understanding HTML, XML, HTPP, URL
• Unit 2: Distributed Application Using Web Services RMI, RSS
• Unit 3: Types of Web Services

Module 3: Library Websites for Library and Information Centres

• Unit 1: Static and Dynamic Website
• Unit 2: Subject Gateways and Subject Directories
• Unit 3: Web Directories and Library Portals

Module 4: Social Media Networks 1

• Unit 1: Evolution of Social Media
• Unit 2: Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter
• Unit 3: Blogs, Bookmarking, Wikis

Modules 5: Social Media Network II

• Unit 1: Other emerging Library 2.0 tools
• Unit 2: Library 2.0 Tools and Technologies for the Transformation of Information Service Delivery
• Unit 3: Challenges of Information Search in a network Environments
• Unit 4: Emerging Issues for Library and Information Professionals
• Unit 5: Emerging Management Imperatives for Information Professionals