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, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1. What do you understand by intellectual organisation of information Discuss its applications in indexing.

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1.2. What do you understand by the term 'vocabulary control' Explain its methods and tools.

2.1. How is a special classification scheme different from a general classification scheme Explain the various approaches of designing a special classification scheme.

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2.2. Discuss the indexing criteria to bring in exhaustivity, specificity and quality control in indexing.

3.1. UDC IS an analytico-synthetic scheme of classification. Discuss the statement with respect to the structure and features of UDC with suitable examples.

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

4.1. How is web information retrieval different from traditional text retrieval systems? Discuss the characteristics of web information retrieval.

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4.2. Discuss the principal issues and areas of compatibility in information storage and retrieval systems.

5.0. Write short notes on any three of the following (in not more than 300 words each)

MARC-21

Broad System of Ordering

User interface in ISAR systems

OPACs -Features and functions

Classaurus


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