N A L A N D A O P E N U N I V E R S I T Y
Master of Library Information Science (MLIS)
PAPER-III
(Information Processing and Retrieval)
Annual Examination, 2018
Time 3 Hours Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Describe the structure and characteristics of universe of subject.
2. What do you understand by formation of subject Describe the various modes of formation of
subjects.
3. Define information and discuss its nature, properties and scope.
4. Describe the process of chain indexing system and its merits and demerits.
5. Discuss the origin and development of Colon Classification.
6. Describe the History of Library of Congress Subject Heading.
7. What do you understand by vocabulary control Discuss its need and purposes.
8. What is non-Print Media Discuss the bibliographic description of non-Print Media.
9. What do you understand by information storage and retrieval system Discuss its features and
objectives.
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10. Define database and describe its types.