DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.Lib.I.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, DECEMBER 2017.
ACADEMIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — x 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in about 200 words.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Write about user needs and behaviour.
2. Discuss the salient features of a digital library.
3. What is the manpower standard of VAC for University
Libraries.
4. Describe the merits and demerits of centralisation.
5. Write any one method of budget preparation for college
libraries.
6. Trace the growth of university libraries in India after
independence.
7. What are the equipments needed for a college library.
8. What is the role of UGC in library modernisation?
Sub. Code
15
DE-2555
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PART B — 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions in 400 words.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Explain the collection and services offered by a university
library.
10. Discuss the issues and challenges in collection building.
11. Trace the initatives of user studies in India.
12. What are the criterias to be followed while buying
software for library automation?
13. Write about the different categories of library users and
their needs in internet era.
14. Explain the principles of wovany building.
15. Critically analyse the authorities involved in planning
higher education libraries.
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