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INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY (IMT), ENUGU

PROGRAMME: NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

COURSE TITLE: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET AND VIRTUAL LIBRARY

COURSE CODE: LIS 225

GOAL: This course is designed to enable students of librarianship to appreciate the basic
characteristics and relevance of Information and Communication Technologies in a library with
particular reference to Internet and Virtual Library.

GENERAL OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this course, the students should:

1.0 Understand the origin and scope of internet and virtual library
2.0 Understand basic requirement for Internet connectivity and Virtual Library
3.0 Understand the procedures for accessing the Internet and Virtual Library
4.0 Know the services offered on the Internet and Virtual Library
5.0 Know the problems of electronic resources services

ND Curriculum and Module Specifications in Library and Information Science (ND 11)

Course Specification: Theoretical and Practical

WEEK General Objective 1.0: Understand the origin and scope of the Internet and
Virtual Library
Specific Learning Outcome Teacher Activities Resources
1-3 1.1 Define the concept “Information Conduct practical Internet connectivity
and Communication sessions to explain
Technology” (ICT these concepts
1.2 Trace the development of ICTs
in libraries and information
centres
1.3 Identify the available ICTs in
Nigerian libraries
1.4 Distinguish between Internet
and Intranet
1.5 Describe internet fundamental
concepts e.g., search engines,
domains, domain name,
Uniform Resource Locator
(URL), Web, Website, world
Wide Web (WWW), Internet
browser, home page, etc
1.6 Define Virtual Library
1.7 Differentiate between Internet
and Virtual Library
General Objectives 2.0: Understand basic requirements for Internet Connectivity
and Virtual Library
4-6 2.1 Identify basic requirements for Explain the working Internet connectivity
Internet connectivity and Virtual of each basic
Library , e.g., personal requirement in 2.1
computer,
modem, dedicated telephone
line,
Internet Service Provider (ISP),
Internet communication
software, etc.
2.2 Describe the procedure for
registration of domain name,
website design and hosting of a
website

General Objective 3.0: Understand the procedure for accessing the Internet and
Virtual Library
7-9 3.1 Identify access points to the Internet Connectivity
Internet and Virtual Library, e.g.,
dial-up, wireless, VSAT (Very
Small Aperture Terminal)
3.2 State the merits and demerits of
the access points in 3.1 above
General Objective: 4.0: Know the services offered on the Internet and Virtual
Library
10-13 4.1 Identify major services offered Explain how each Internet connectivity
by the Internet and Virtual Library, services in 4.1 is used
e.g., E-mail, World Wide Web
(WWW), remote log in, file transfer,
newsgroups/USENET, Internet
conferencing, internet fax, Internet
telephony, downloading, Gateway-
Z39.5, electronic archive, etc
4.2 Describe the impact of Internet
and Virtual Library on:
a. Education
b. Research
c. Libraries
General Objective 5.0: Know the problems of electronic resources services
14-15 5.1 Identify the problems of Quiz: students should
electronic resources e.g., write quiz on possible
power supply, poor solutions
telecommunications, lack
of maintenance, lack of
technical-know-how,
poor funding, virus
attack, etc.
5.2 State possible solutions
to the problems in 5.1
above

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