Unit – i 

1. Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. 

2. Information Life Cycle - Generation, Collection, Storage and Dissemination. 

3. Role of Information in Planning, Management, Socio-economic, Cultural, Educational and Technological Development.

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

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

6. Information Industry - Generators, Providers and Intermediaries. 

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

8. Plagiarism: Concept and Types. 

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

10. National Knowledge Commission; National Mission on Libraries.