Exam Details

Subject Information Processing and Retrieval
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 Explain the structure and provisions of Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH).

1.2 What is a special classification system Discuss its design and development along with benefits, giving some examples.

2.1 Explain the categories of relationships identified by E.J. Coates giving suitable examples.

2.2 Describe the different categories of search engines. Discuss their features and functions.

3.1 Discuss the Cranfield Tests for evaluation of Information Retrieval Systems.

3.2 Discuss the four generic tasks that the user performs while searching and using bibliographic database. Explain the mapping of various bibliographic data elements with reference to these tasks.

4.1 Differentiate between different types of ISAR systems. Briefly describe the components of an ISAR system.

4.2 Enumerate the IR models based on theories and tools. Discuss any two such models.

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

Online searching

Applying UNICODE to Libraries

Inverted file

Field 856

Special Auxiliaries of UDC


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