Post Graduate Diploma in Library Automation & Networking Admission 2026-27

A Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation & Networking (PGDLAN) is a specialized one-year program that equips Library and Information Science Professionals with advanced skills to work in computerized and networked library environments.

The program developed competencies in library automation tools, such as Integrated Library Management Systems (ILMS), which help in designing OPACs, managing e-journals, handling digital resource management, and operating networked information centres.

The PGDLAN course at Mangalayatan University, Aligarh, is a P.G. Diploma course that can be pursued to enhance skills in Library and Information Science with an advanced and automated work environment for seamless Library operation.

The Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking help learners to attain advanced knowledge of library automation or archive handling. This course is substantiated by theoretical and practical training. The one-year course is divided in two semesters for better technical knowledge and concept implementation.

Students can gain knowledge in

Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS)
Database Repositories
E-Resource Management
Digital Library Systems

Some of the new technologies introduced in PGDLAN include internet tools and their usage, network services, data retrieval options, and reducing data redundancy.

The PGDLAN course can help learners to independently plan, develop and manage libraries and archives, documentation centres. It opens up career roles in public institutions, academic organizations, and knowledge management sectors.