B. Lib. (Semester (CBCS) Examination Mar/Apr-2018
INFORMATION SCIENCE
Time: 2½ Hours
Max. Marks: 70
Instructions: All questions are compulsory. All questions carry equal marks.
Q.1
Multiple Choice Questions Marks Each)
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Which of the following is not a definition of information?
Information is the act of telling or imparting knowledge
Information is facts communicated
Information is raw facts that represent things or events that have happened
Information is interpreting data to make it useful
Suitable information sources are to be selected on the basis
Qualifications of the user
Information needs of the user
Currently published literature
Time available with the user
Which of the following is not a non-documentary source of Information?
Textbooks
Institutions or organizations
Humans
Mass Media other than print media
Indexing journals provide bibliographical details
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Tertiary sources
None of above
Which of the following is not a primary source of information?
Letters
Patents
Textbooks
Dissertations
The correct Sequence
Information, Data, Knowledge
Data ,Knowledge, Information
Data ,Information ,Knowledge
Information, Knowledge, Data
Who is the publisher of Ulrich's International periodical directory?
R.R. Bowker
A L A
Macmillan Co. Ltd.
Marcel Dekkar
Q.2
Short Notes (Any four out of Five)
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What is Information science?

Information Industry

Electronic Information Sources

Characteristics, properties and types of information

Internet as a Source of Information.
Q.3
Short Answers Type Questions (Any two out of Three)
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State the characteristics of Primary Information sources.

State scope and objectives of Information Science. Explain how as a discipline Information Science is related to other disciplines.

What are the characteristics of Human and Institutional Information Sources?
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Q.4
Descriptive Type Questions with internal choice

Differentiate the terms Data, Information and Knowledge and write a detailed note on role of information in National Development.
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OR

What is Documentation and Information Science? Discuss on its History, Need and Scope.
Q.5
Descriptive Type Question.
What are the various categories of Information sources? State their characteristics. Describe in detail the secondary sources of information.