Exam Details
| Subject | Reference & Information Sources | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Bachelor of Library and Information Science | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1.1 Briefly explain the meaning of reference work in libraries. Discuss how the development of information technology has influenced different areas of reference work in libraries.
1.2 Define 'bibliography'. Describe the different branches of bibliography.
2.1 What is an encyclopaedia Discuss the criteria to be considered for its evaluation.
2.2 Enumerate the purposes of a yearbook. Describe the different categories of yearbook with examples.
3.1 Define the term 'Patent'. Explain the various sources available for patent information.
3.2 Identify different types of geographical sources. Describe the important tools available for selecting these sources.
4.1 State the need for human expertise as a source of information. Describe the categories of human expertise in accordance with their nature of work.
4.2 What do you understand by mass media·? Briefly describe the different modes of mass media.
5.0 Answer any fourteen questions choosing at least three from each of the following categories:
5.1 Name anyone title for each of the following categories
Subject Dictionary
Current Contents
National Yearbook
Topical Almanac
Subject Encyclopaedia
5.2 What information can be found from the following sources?
Indian Science Abstracts
Data India
The World Book Atlas
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
British National Bibliography
5.3 Describe the scope of the following reference sources:
World of Learning
Cumulative Book Index
India Who's Who
Imperial Gazetteers
Statistical Abstracts of United States
5.4 Name at least one source for answering each of the following questions
A list of books on the subject 'Green Technology'
Brief information about Korea
Impact factor of a journal 'Current Science'
Nobel Prize Winners of India in 2012
Number of political parties in Pakistan
1.2 Define 'bibliography'. Describe the different branches of bibliography.
2.1 What is an encyclopaedia Discuss the criteria to be considered for its evaluation.
2.2 Enumerate the purposes of a yearbook. Describe the different categories of yearbook with examples.
3.1 Define the term 'Patent'. Explain the various sources available for patent information.
3.2 Identify different types of geographical sources. Describe the important tools available for selecting these sources.
4.1 State the need for human expertise as a source of information. Describe the categories of human expertise in accordance with their nature of work.
4.2 What do you understand by mass media·? Briefly describe the different modes of mass media.
5.0 Answer any fourteen questions choosing at least three from each of the following categories:
5.1 Name anyone title for each of the following categories
Subject Dictionary
Current Contents
National Yearbook
Topical Almanac
Subject Encyclopaedia
5.2 What information can be found from the following sources?
Indian Science Abstracts
Data India
The World Book Atlas
Arts and Humanities Citation Index
British National Bibliography
5.3 Describe the scope of the following reference sources:
World of Learning
Cumulative Book Index
India Who's Who
Imperial Gazetteers
Statistical Abstracts of United States
5.4 Name at least one source for answering each of the following questions
A list of books on the subject 'Green Technology'
Brief information about Korea
Impact factor of a journal 'Current Science'
Nobel Prize Winners of India in 2012
Number of political parties in Pakistan
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Subjects
- Information Services
- Information Technology: Basics
- Library and Society
- Library Cataloguing Practice Part I : AACR-2
- Library Cataloguing Practice Part II : CCC
- Library Cataloguing Theory
- Library Classification Practice: Part I: Dewey Decimal Classification
- Library Classification Practice: Part II: Colon Classification
- Library Classification Theory
- Library Management
- Reference & Information Sources