Exam Details

Subject Production and Emerging Technologies
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Book Publishing
Department School of Humanities (SOH)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date June, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMBP-OOSI
POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN
BOOK PUBLISIDNG
Term-End Examination

June, 2016
MBP-003 PRODUCTION AND EMERGING
TECHNOLOGIES

Time: 3 hours Maximum Marks: 100
Note: This question paper has five compulsory questions. All questions carry equal marks. Answer each question in 300 -350 words, unless otherwise instructed.

1. Discuss the factors that are key to successful book designing. 20

OR

What are the areas that require special mention in designing the text

2. Briefly discuss any four printing processes. 20

OR

Differentiate between hot composing and cold composing and briefly discuss each type.

3. Briefly describe the history of book binding with suitable examples. 20

OR

Distinguish between perfect binding and loose-leaf binding giving reasons for the choice of one over the other.

4. List some common word processing programs and discuss the advantages of using such programs to prepare a manuscript for the printer. 20

OR

Distinguish between word processing programs and design programs using suitable examples.

5. Write short notes on any two of the following in about 150 -200 words each: 10+10=20

Importance of proof-reading

How does DTP work?

Factors in the selection of paper

Faults of binding


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

  • Editing and pre-press
  • Editing Books for Children
  • Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Books
  • Editing Text Books
  • Introduction to Publishing and its legal aspects
  • Marketing , Promotion and Distribution of Books
  • Production and Emerging Technologies