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-I
(Information, Communication and Society)
Annual Examination, 2016
Time 3 Hours Full Marks 80
Answer any Five Questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Data, information, knowledge and wisdom form a continuum in ascending order. Explain.
2. Examine the concept of information with reference to their types of sources, media, recipient,
information needs and properties.
3. What do you understand by 'sociology of knowledge' Discuss the scope of its subset 'sociology
of literature'.
4. What do you understand by diffusion of information Discuss the factors affecting it.
5. Discuss in detail the modes of information generation.
6. State the three approaches to information theory. Explain syntactic and semantic approaches.
7. Discuss the impact of ICT on different sectors of the society.
8. Describe the current state of Indian economy indicating its constraints. Examine the relevance of
information and knowledge economy to library and information studies.
9. Explain the different perceptions of information society based on different criteria.
10. State the functions of a knowledge professional. Discuss how a library and information
professional can act as a knowledge professional.