Exam Details

Subject Public Library System and Services
Paper
Exam / Course Master of Library and Information Science
Department School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1 Discuss the growth of public libraries in post independent India.

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1.2 Describe the role of central government in promoting public libraries in India.

2.1 Discuss the different requirements for public library financing. Describe the sources of public library finance.

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2.2 Discuss how based on the nature of work, different sections of a public library are organised.

3.1 Describe the governance pattern of a national library and a state central library.

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3.2 Highlight the importance of evaluating the performance of a public library. Explain the factors that affect the effectiveness of a public library.

4.1 What is meant by extension services? Explain how these services can be offered by a pubic library.

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4.2 Discuss the need for and objectives of public library networking in India. Discuss any three important library networks in India.

5. Write short notes on any three of the following (in about 300 words each)

Public library and society

Ranganathan's contribution to the development of public libraries in India

HRM

International public library standards

Public libraries in the UK


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
  • School of Journalism and New Media Studies (SOJNMS)
  • School of Law (SOL)
  • School of Management Studies (SOMS)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Fundamentals of Information Communication Technologies
  • Information Communication Technologies : Applications
  • Information Processing and Retrieval
  • Information Sources, Systems and Programmes
  • Informetrics and Scientometrics
  • Management of Library and Information Centres
  • Preservation and Conservation of Library Materials
  • Public Library System and Services
  • Research Methodology
  • Technical Writing
  • university Library System