Online Certificate Course in School Librarianship

Dear 
Professional Friends, 

Greetings 
from RIE Mysuru! 

We are happy to inform about the launch 
of Six months Online Certificate Course in School Librarianship (CCSL) at 
Regional Institute of Education (RIE), NCERT, Mysore. The course was formally 
inaugurated by Prof. D.G. Rao, Principal of the Institute. 

To 
brief about Certificate Course in School Librarianship (CCSL), it is designed for 
the Teacher librarians, In-charge Librarians, Librarians and Administrative staff of Elementary, 
Secondary and Senior Secondary Schools managing the School Library. The 15 
participants who were deputed by Sate Government agency from Southern States 
constituted the First Batch of CCSL. It is proposed to open the course to Graduates 
who wish to select School Librarianship as a profession from the next academic year. 

CCSL is designed with the objective to 
develop essential professional skills and competencies among the participant for 
effective management of school library. 

The 6 credit course is spread across six 
months duration and will be delivered in two modules with 
9 units in each of the module deals with collection development for school 
library, library management, library services, conducting reading promotion 
activities, collaborative learning, information literacy, technological 
adoption for library automation, digital library for school, and use of web 
resources. The 
programme is designed on e-Learning environment using MOODLE. There will be two 
face to face contact programmes of 10 days each, with a time gap for 
undertaking assigned activities. 

We 
request your suggestions to make this program to reach the unreached. 

With 
regards, 

S. 
Nagaraja Librarian and Course Coordinator 
Regional 
Institute of Education, 
NCERT, 
Manasgangothri, 
Mysuru- 
570006 

Ph.No.0821-2413670 
Mob. No.9901733236