Exam Details

Subject Library and Society
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, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1 Discuss the role of library in Education and Research by giving suitable examples.

OR

1.2 Discuss the implications of the fourth law "Save the time of the reader" in the organisation and servicing of library collection.

2.1 Mention the different types of libraries in the UK and mention the major current trends prevailing there in Library and Information Systems and Services.

OR

2.2 Discuss the plans, programmes and policies in relation to library development in India.

3.1 What are various types of libraries? Explain the functions and services of a public library.

OR

3.2 Explain the functions of DRDO and describe the services rendered by it to the scientific community.

4.1 Distinguish between a Special Library and Information Centre. Discuss the different types of information centres with special reference to India.

OR

4.2 Explain the objectives of and need for Library Legislation and mention its components.

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

Kerala Public Libraries Act, 1989

User studies

INFLIBNET

Professional Ethics in Librarianship

IFLA


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

  • 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