Exam Details

Subject Information Sources, Systems and Programmes
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, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1 Enumerate the different types of information institutions and describe the activities of any two of them in detail.

1.2 Explain the need for information analysis and consolidation. Discuss the objectives and the process of information consolidation.

2.1 Enumerate the different organisations serving as non-documentary sources of information. Describe any three such organisations with suitable examples.

2.2 Describe the activities of UNESCO with special reference to developing countries.

3.1 Distinguish between newsletters and house journals. Discuss their categories, purpose and importance as information sources.

3.2 Discuss the need for and ways of offering customised organisation of information services to users.

4.1 Discuss the categories of professionals involved in carrying out activities related to database design and development.

4.2 Describe the components of mass media. Discuss, how mass media can be considered as a current awareness service.

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

CODATA

Mobile Agents

Citation Analysis

Internet as an aid to Information Sources

Technological Gatekeepers


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