By

Dr. Sarojanand Jha

Upkar Prakashan, Agra-2

(Paper-II & III)

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Contents

● ● ● ● ● Previous Years’ Solved Papers

UNIT–1 : INFORMATION SCIENCE ............................................................... 3–33Characteristics of Information ................................................................. 3Varieties of Information .......................................................................... 3Value of Information .............................................................................. 4Scattering of Information ........................................................................ 4Obsolescence of Information .................................................................. 4Information Service ................................................................................ 5Communication ...................................................................................... 7Communication Channels ....................................................................... 8Barriers in Communication ..................................................................... 9Intellectual Property Rights .................................................................... 10Library and Information Policy at the National Level ................................ 12● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 14

UNIT–2 : LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE ........................................................ 34–78Library Resource Sharing and Networking .............................................. 39Essential Prerequisites ........................................................................... 39Library Movement and Library Legislation in India .................................. 40Library Legislation ................................................................................. 41Library Extension Services ..................................................................... 43Library and Information Science Education in India .................................. 43Library Education in India ...................................................................... 44Library and Information Profession ......................................................... 46Role of Library Associations in the Development of Library Profession ....... 46Activities of Indian Library Association ................................................... 47Library Association in UK ...................................................................... 48Library Association of USA .................................................................... 49Library Association & Organisations at International Level ....................... 51United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisations (UNESCO) ...................................................................... 52Development of Libraries ....................................................................... 53Documentation, Bibliographies and Information Science ........................... 54Objectives of UNISIST .......................................................................... 55● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 56

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UNIT–3 : SOURCES OF INFORMATION ..................................................... 79–142Primary Sources .................................................................................... 79Secondary Sources ................................................................................ 81Tertiary Sources .................................................................................... 83Reference Sources ................................................................................ 83Types of Reference or Information Sources ............................................ 84Documentary Sources of Information ...................................................... 84Encyclopaedias ...................................................................................... 88Dictionaries ........................................................................................... 89Biographical Sources ............................................................................. 91Bibliographies ........................................................................................ 91Bibliography and Other Tools .................................................................. 92Indexing and Abstracting Journals ........................................................... 92E-Documents ........................................................................................ 94Databases ............................................................................................. 95● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 98

UNIT–4 : SERVICES IN LIBRARY SCIENCE ............................................. 143–184Reference Service and Information Service ............................................. 143Need of Reference Service .................................................................... 144Need of Information Services ................................................................. 145Differ From Traditional Librarianship ....................................................... 146Referral Service .................................................................................... 147Referral Centres .................................................................................... 147Referral Functions ................................................................................. 147Indexing and Abstracting Service ............................................................ 147Current Awareness Service (CAS) ......................................................... 149CAS Bulletin ......................................................................................... 151Computer’s Use in CAS ......................................................................... 152Routing of Periodicals ............................................................................ 152Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) .......................................... 153Operational Aspects of SDI System ........................................................ 154Translation Service ................................................................................ 155Reprographic Services ........................................................................... 157● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 159

UNIT–5 : ORGANISATION OF KNOWLEDGE .......................................... 185–246Modes of Formation of Subjects ............................................................. 185Library Classification ............................................................................. 186Canons and Principles ............................................................................ 188Library Classification Schemes ............................................................... 190Analytico-Synthetic Schemes of Classification ......................................... 191

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Characteristics of Analytico-Synthetic Scheme ........................................ 191Feature of Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme of Melvil Dewey ......... 192Colon Classification Scheme ................................................................... 193Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) ................................................. 194Library Cataloguing Codes ..................................................................... 195Classified Cataloguing Code (CCC) ........................................................ 200Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules-II (AACR) ....................................... 201International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) .......................... 203MARC ................................................................................................. 204Common Communication Format (CCF) ................................................. 205● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 207

UNIT–6 : MANAGEMENT : PRINCIPLE AND FUNCTIONS ................... 247–291School of Thoughts of Management ........................................................ 248Organisational Structure ......................................................................... 249Collection Development ......................................................................... 251Maintenance ......................................................................................... 252Cataloguing-in-Publishing (CIP) .............................................................. 253Human Resource Management .............................................................. 255Manpower Planning ............................................................................... 257Job Analysis .......................................................................................... 258Job Description ...................................................................................... 258Staff Manual ......................................................................................... 259Performance Evaluation ......................................................................... 260Financial Management ........................................................................... 261Library Budget ...................................................................................... 263Library Building : Planning ...................................................................... 265Total Quality Management (TQM) .......................................................... 270TQM in Library and Information Services ............................................... 271● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 272

UNIT–7 : INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ................................................ 292–326Components of Information Technology .................................................. 292Applications of Information Technology in Libraries ................................. 293Computer .............................................................................................. 294Hardware ............................................................................................. 298Software ............................................................................................... 301Telecommunication ................................................................................ 302Telecommunication Channels and Medium .............................................. 302E-mail ................................................................................................... 302Networking ........................................................................................... 304Topologies ............................................................................................. 304

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Multimedia ............................................................................................ 306Integrated Service Digital Network (ISDN) ............................................ 308Open Systems Inter Connection (OSI) .................................................... 310● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 312

UNIT–8 : LIBRARY AUTOMATION ........................................................... 327–360Features of Library Automation .............................................................. 328Advantages of Library Automation ......................................................... 328Objectives of Library Automation ........................................................... 328Planning of Library Automation .............................................................. 328Implementation of Library Automation .................................................... 328Areas of Automation .............................................................................. 329Hardware and Software Selection .......................................................... 330Software for Libraries ............................................................................ 331Networks .............................................................................................. 333Library Network .................................................................................... 334ERNET ................................................................................................ 335NICNET ............................................................................................... 336DELNET .............................................................................................. 337JANET ................................................................................................. 338OCLC .................................................................................................. 339INFLIBNET ......................................................................................... 340INTERNET .......................................................................................... 341World Wide Web (WWW) ..................................................................... 343Search Engines ..................................................................................... 345National and International Information System ......................................... 346● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 348

UNIT–9 : TYPES OF RESEARCH ................................................................ 361–414Research Meaning ................................................................................. 361Types of Research ................................................................................. 364Research Design ................................................................................... 367Survey Design ....................................................................................... 369Historical Design ................................................................................... 370Experimental Design .............................................................................. 371Other Types of Design ........................................................................... 371Content Analysis .................................................................................... 372Delphi Design ........................................................................................ 372Sampling ............................................................................................... 373Sampling Techniques .............................................................................. 374Collection and Presentation of Data ........................................................ 374

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Methods of Research ............................................................................. 377Types of Surveys ................................................................................... 383Research Ethics ..................................................................................... 383Paper, Workshop, Seminar Paper ............................................................ 384Workshop .............................................................................................. 385Seminar ................................................................................................. 385Planning and Preparing Visuals for Oral Presentations ............................. 386Thesis Writing—Its Characteristic and Format ......................................... 387Typical Format of Technical .................................................................... 388Abstract ................................................................................................ 389Bibliometrics ......................................................................................... 389● ● ● ● ● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 391

UNIT–10: TYPES OF LIBRARIES ................................................................ 415–436Functions of a Library ............................................................................ 415Definition of Digital Libraries .................................................................. 416Purposes of a Digital Library System ...................................................... 416Preservation and Digitization ................................................................... 417Types of Users ...................................................................................... 418Users Studies ........................................................................................ 419Methods of Users’ Studies ..................................................................... 419User Education ...................................................................................... 419Role of UGC in the Growth and Development of Libraries ....................... 420Role of Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) ..................... 421Role Played by RRRLF in the Progress and Development of PublicLibraries in the Country .......................................................................... 422Programmes and Activities ..................................................................... 422●●●●● MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS ............................................. 424

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SyllabusPaper-II and Paper-III (Part A & B)

Unit–I

Information, Information Science, InformationSociety.

Information as a Resource/Commodity.Information Transfer Cycle—Generation, Col-

lection, Storage and Dissemination Role of informa-tion in Planning, Management, Socio-economicDevelopment, Technology transfer.

Communication—Channels, barriers.Intellectual Property Rights—Concept, Copy-

right, Censorship—Print and Non-print Media.Library and Information Policy at the National

Level.

Unit–II

Laws of Library Science.Library Resource Sharing and Networking.Library Movement and Library Legislation in

India.Library Extension Services.Library and Information Science Education in

India.Library and Information Profession.Library Associations in India, UK and USA—

ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, SIS, LA, ASLIB, SLA and ALA.Library Associations Organisations at Interna-

tional level—FID, IFLA and UNESCO.

Unit–III

Sources of Information—Primary, Secondaryand Tertiary—Documentary and Non-documentary.

Reference Sources—Encyclopaedias, Dictio-naries, Geographical Sources, Biographical Sources,Year-books/Almanacs, Directories and Handbooks,Statistical (salient features and evaluation).

Bibliographical Sources—Bibliographies, UnionCatalogues, Indexing and Abstracting Journals(salient features and evaluation).

E-documents, E-books, E-Journals.Databases—Bibliographic, Numeric and Full

text–Evaluation.

Unit–IV

Reference and Information services, ReferralService.

Bibliographic Service, Indexing and Abstract-ing Service, CAS, SDI, Digest Service, TrendReport.

Online Services.Translation Services.

Reprographic Services.

Unit–V

Organisation of knowledge/information.Modes of formation of subjects.Library Classification—Canons and Principles.Library Classification Schemes—DDC, UDC and

CC.Library Cataloguing—Canons and Principles.Library Cataloguing Codes—CCC and AACR-II.Bibliographic Records—International stan-

dards—ISBDs, MARC and CCF Indexing—Pre-co-ordinate, Post-coordinate.

Vocabulary Control—Thesaurus, Lists of Sub-ject Headings.

Databases—Search Strategies, Boolean Opera-tors.

Knowledge Management.

Unit–VI

Management—Principles, Functions, Schoolsof Thought.

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Planning, Organisation Structure.Decision making.System Study—Analysis, Evaluation and Design.Collection Development—Books, Serials, Non-

book Materials-Selection, Acquisition, Maintenance;ISBN, ISSN, Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP).

Human Resources Management—ManpowerPlanning, Job analysis, Job description, Selection,Recruitment, Motivation Training and Development,Staff Manual, Leadership and Performance Evaluation.

Delegation of authority.Financial Management—Resource Generation,

Types of Budgeting, Cost and Cost-Benefit analysis.PERT, CPM.Library Buildings and Equipments.Performance Evaluation of Libraries/Information

Centres and Services.Marketing Information product and services.Total Quality Management (TQM).

Unit–VII

Information Technology—Components; Impactof IT on Society.

Computers—Hardware, Software, Storage De-vices, Input/Outpur Devices.

Telecommunication—Transmission media,Switching systems, Bandwidth, Multiplexing, Modu-lation, Protocols, Wireless Communication.

Fax, E-Mail, Tele-conferencing/Video-conferencing, Bulletin Board Service, Teletext, Video-tex, Voice Mail.

Networking—Concepts, Topologies, Types —LAN, MAN and WAN.

Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia.Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN),

Open Systems Interconnection (OSI).

Unit–VIII

Library Automation—Areas of automation, Plan-ning, Hardware and Software Selection, OPAC.

Networks—ERNET, NICNET, DELNET, JANET,BLAISE, OCLC, INFLIBNET.

INTERNET—Components, Services, Brow-sing—Web Browsers, Search Engines Meta-Data,Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

National and International Information Sys-tems—NISSAT, NASSDOC, INSDOC, DESIDOC,INIS, AGRIS, MEDLARS, INSPEC.

Unit–IX

Types of Research—Basic, Applied, Interdisci-plinary.

Research Design.Scientific Method, Hypotheses, Data Collection,

Sampling.Methods of Research—Historical, Descriptive,

Case Study, Survey, Comparative and Experimental.Statistical Methods, Data Analysis.Report Writing.Research Methods in Library and Information

Science and Services Bibliometrics.

Unit–X

Types of Libraries—National, Public, Academicand Special Objectives, Structure and Functions.

Digital Libraries—Concept.Virtual Libraries—Concept.Types of users, User studies, User education.Role of UGC in the growth and development of

libraries and information centres in institutions ofhigher education in India.

Role of Raja Rammohan Roy Library Founda-tion (RRLF).

UGC NET/JRF/SET Library AndInformation Science (Paper-II And III)

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