Exam Details
| Subject | Public Library System and Services | |
| 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, 2015 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1.1 Discuss the social role of public libraries in the light of the UNESCO Public Library Manifesto (1994).
OR
1.2 Describe the activities of organisations other than the government ones in promoting public libraries in India.
2.1 Enumerate the Public Library Acts/Bills in India and compare their components. Discuss Ranganathan's contribution in the development of public libraries in India.
OR
2.2 Explain the concept of organisational structure of a public library system. Describe the main recommendations of Model Public Library Bill for organisational structure.
3.1 Briefly discuss the various points to be kept in mind while planning a public library building.
OR
3.2 Explain the need for effective governance for a public library. Describe the governance pattern of special public library services.
4.1 Discuss the impact of information technology on the housekeeping activities of a public library.
OR
4.2 Discuss the purpose of performance evaluation of a public library. What are the methods to be adopted for performance evaluation of different sections of a public library
5.0 Write short notes on any three of the following (in about 300 words each)
Forerunners of public libraries
Sources of public library finance
Book-mobiles
Role of Internet in resource sharing and networking
Public libraries in Canada
OR
1.2 Describe the activities of organisations other than the government ones in promoting public libraries in India.
2.1 Enumerate the Public Library Acts/Bills in India and compare their components. Discuss Ranganathan's contribution in the development of public libraries in India.
OR
2.2 Explain the concept of organisational structure of a public library system. Describe the main recommendations of Model Public Library Bill for organisational structure.
3.1 Briefly discuss the various points to be kept in mind while planning a public library building.
OR
3.2 Explain the need for effective governance for a public library. Describe the governance pattern of special public library services.
4.1 Discuss the impact of information technology on the housekeeping activities of a public library.
OR
4.2 Discuss the purpose of performance evaluation of a public library. What are the methods to be adopted for performance evaluation of different sections of a public library
5.0 Write short notes on any three of the following (in about 300 words each)
Forerunners of public libraries
Sources of public library finance
Book-mobiles
Role of Internet in resource sharing and networking
Public libraries in Canada
Other Question Papers
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