Exam Details

Subject Information Services
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, 2015
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1.1 What is information State its characteristics and categories. Discuss its relation with data and knowledge.

1.2 Define and explain the following terms

Information Sources

Information Resources

Information Services

Value of information Services

2.1 What are the different types of user needs? How are information needs and behaviour assessed?

2.2 What are the functions of a documentation centre? Discuss their organisation in India.

3.1 Differentiate between anticipatory and responsive reference services. Discuss the anticipatory reference services provided by a library.

3.2 State the characteristics of CAS. Discuss its types.

4.1 What is the need for literature search? Justify how literature search is a long-range reference service.

4.2 Write an essay on the world scenario of DDS.

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

Information Sources and Resources

Information Analysis

Links in Information Transfer Chain

Information Behaviour

User Profile


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