Unit 1: Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom.

Information Life Cycle - Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational and Technological Development. 

Information Science - Relationship with other subjects, Information Society and Knowledge Society.

Communication – Concept, Types, Theories, Models, Channels and Barriers; Trends in Scholarly Communication.

Information Industry - Generators, Providers and Intermediaries. 

IPR and Legal Issues - Categories, Conventions, Treaties, Laws. 

Plagiarism: Concept and Types. 

Right to Information Act (RTI); Information Technology Act.

National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries.