M.Lib.I.Sc at TISS Mumbai Offline Course

Master of Library and Information Science ( M.Lib.I.Sc ) is a full-time two-year postgraduate course offered by the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) programme aims to create trained human resources to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. This programme’s main objective is to enhance knowledge and skills relevant to strengthening the country’s libraries, archives, documentation and information centres. The MLIS programme comprises 15 disciplinary core courses, 1 elective foundation, 1 open elective, 1 disciplinary elective, 1 internship programme, and a dissertation - totalling 66 credits spread over four semesters. The programme incorporates theories and practicals that include concepts from foundations to new and emerging library trends. This programme is designed for graduates, practitioners and professionals to train and strengthen their skills in documentation and preservation of print and electronic resources and digital information services. The programme provides highly personalised rigorous training on various areas like developing a digital library, electronic resource management, research data management, archive and preservation, content management, classification and ontology, cataloguing and metadata, scholarly communication, research tools, managing libraries using advanced technologies and many others.