UGC NET QUESTION PAPERS 2009: LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Paper – II
Note : This paper contains fifty (50) objective type questions, each question carrying two (2) marks. Attempt all the questions.

1. The quotation ‘Where is the Wisdom, We Lost in Knowledge…” is by

(A) John Keats (B) M. P. Carter

(C) T. S. Eliot (D) Marshall McLuhan

2. Entropy is a measure of

(A) Degree of relevance of information
(B) Quantity of irrelevant information
(C) Degree of uncertainty in information
(D) Degree of certainty in information

3. CONPOLIS (India) was set up in the year

(A) 1985 (B) 1986 (C) 1987 (D) 1988

4. First time efforts for the development of libraries in India were made

(A) S. R. Ranganathan (B) S. Radhakrishnan

(C) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad I (D) Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II

5. An E-book which does not require an internet connection to access its contents is

(A) Web book (B) Palm book

(C) Electronic Ink e-book (D) Digital book

6. Emerald full text Database is published from

(A) USA (B) Germany (C) France (D) U.K.

7. Who propounded ‘Conservative, moderate and liberal theories of reference service’ ?

(A) William A Katz (B) S. R. Ranganathan

(C) James I. Wyer (D) R. Emery

8. The input Centre for INIS in India is

(A) DRDO (B) DSIR (C) TFIR (D) BARC

9. The provision of phase relations in DDC was made available from

(A) 14th edition (B) 2nd edition (C) 7th edition (D) 11th edition

10. RDA stands for

(A) Resource Description Agency

(B) Reference Description and Access

(C) Reference Description Agency

(D) Resource Description and Access

11. Cost benefit analysis means
(A) Value for money

(B) Performance evaluation based on cost

(C) Finding out unit cost

(D) Performance evaluation based on inputs


12. Which national agency in India is assigning the ISBN ?

(A) Raja Ram Mohan Roy National Education Resource Centre

(B) Delhi Public Library

(C) Federation of Publishers in India

(D) National Library of India


13. The term ‘Cyberspace’ was first used by

(A) Andrew Pollock (B) William Gibson

(C) John Postal (D) Joe Flower


14. RFID Technology is used in

(A) Acquisition (B) Serial Control

(C) Circulation Control (D) OPAC

15. The Boolean operator ‘AND’ is related to

(A) Productive (B) Additive

(C) Logical Difference (D) None of the above

16. The process of configuring the disks into tracks and sectors is called

(A) Booting (B) Formatting

(C) Labelling (D) All the above

17. A research design is

(A) A series of guide posts (B) A series of sampling

(C) A hypothetical statement (D) A controller of variance

18. In a questionnaire, questionnaire on age, income and gender are the examples of

(A) Dependent variables (B) Intervening variables

(C) Independent variables (D) Manipulation variables

19. The simple Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) consists of

(A) 10 elements (B) 15 elements

(C) 14 elements (D) 18 elements


20. ‘Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge’ is the title of the document

(A) National Information Policy, 1986
(B) Information Technology Act, 2000

(C) National Knowledge Commission on Libraries, 2007
(D) None of the above


21. Assertion (A) : INDEST conceived J-Gate as a customized gate for e-journals
subscribed by the member libraries.

Reason (R) : J-Gate provides a common access platform for all its members to
search and share resources subscribed by the member libraries.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation.

(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.


22. Assertion (A) : XML, just like HTML is a meta language that is capable of
containing extendable elements.

Reason (R) : XML develop and deploy new specific mark up, enabling
automatic authoring and processing of networked information.

(A) (A) is false but (R) is true.

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation. (C) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

23. Assertion (A) : Measuring the Internet and in particular the web is a difficult task.
Reason (R) : Web is considered as a new publishing medium with inadequate
editorial process.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.


24. Assertion (A) : An indexing language is an artificial language as it uses controlled vocabulary.
Reason (R) : It provides different relationships between terms.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.


25. Assertion (A) : With large collection of documents, recall can be measured properly.
Reason (R) : The proper estimation of maximum recall for a query requires
detailed knowledge of all the documents in the collection.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.


26. Assertion (A) : In contemporary digital environment, IPR become the focal point.
Reason (R) : Many fold increase of unfair use of I.P.
(A) (A) and (R) are true.
(B) (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true and (R) is false.
 (D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

27. Assertion (A) : Library automation is at a slow pace in Indian Libraries.

Reason (R) : Lack of U.G.C. (India) support lead to this situation.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
 (C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

28. Assertion (A) : The development of Institutional Repositories in India is at a slow pace.
Reason (R) : This can be attributed to the non-availability of open source software and lack of interest among the LIS professionals.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is partially true.
 (D) (A) is false and (R) is true.

29. Assertion (A) : Subject gateways offer the users an alternative to ‘Vacuum Cleaner’
type of search engines, such as Google, Infoseek, Alta Vista etc.
Reason (R) : Subject Gateways hold manually created records, rich resource
description containing relevant information.

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true.
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation.
(C) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(D) (A) is false but (R) is true.

30. Assertion (A) : Para-professional staff support the professional staff in Library routines.
Reason (R) : Para-professional staff acquire skill by experience.
(A) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
 (B) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false.
(D) Both (A) and (R) are true.

31. Public Library Law has already been passed in the following States. Identify the correct chronological order in which they were enacted.
(i) Uttaranchal (Uttarakhand)  (ii) Orissa
(iii) Gujarat  (iv) Haryana

Codes :
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

32. Arrange in chronological order the following persons who were associated with computing history :

(i) J. Presper Eckart  (ii) John W Mauchly
(iii) August Ada  (iv) Charles Babbage

Codes :

(A) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(D) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

33. Arrange the following events of Public Library movement in chronological order :
(i) Enactment of Press and Registration of Books Act

(ii) Establishment of the Punjab Library, Lahore

(iii) Constitution of Fyzee Committee

(iv) Declaration of Imperial Library (Calcutta) as National Library of India

Codes :

(A) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(C) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

34. Arrange the following layers of OSI model in the sequence in which they function :
(i) Network Layer 
(ii) Physical Layer
(iii) Transport Layer
(iv) Data Link Layer

Codes :

(A) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

(B) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

(C) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

35. Arrange the following four quadrants of spiral of scientific method in their logical order :

(i) Ascendant   (ii) Nadir

(iii) Zenith        (iv) Descendent

Codes :

(A) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(B) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)

(C) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

(D) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

36. Arrange the following books in order of their publication :

(i) Classified Catalogue Code         (ii) Prolegamena to Library Classification

(iii) Five Laws of Library Science   (iv) Colon Classification

Codes :

(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(B) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(C) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(D) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)

37. Arrange the following bibliographies according to their date of origin :

(i) Indian National Bibliography
(ii) Cumulative Book Index
(iii) Book In Print
(iv) British National Bibliography

Codes :

(A) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(C) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(D) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)


38. Arrange the following schemes of classification according to their year of origin :
 (i) Colon Classification   (ii) Expansive Classification

(iii) Universal Decimal Classification   (iv) Dewey Decimal Classification

Codes :

(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (iii) (ii)   (iv) (i)
(C)  (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(D) (iv)  (ii)  (i) (iii)

39. Arrange the following principles and canons according to their levels as enunciated by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan :

(i) Principles of Cataloguing
(ii) General Normative Principles
(iii) Laws of Library Science
 (iv) Canons of Cataloguing

Codes :

(A) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(B) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(C) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(D) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

40. Arrange the following Associations according to their year of formation :

(i) ASLIB  (ii) LA

(iii) ALA  (iv) SLA

Codes :

(A) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(B) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)

(C) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

(D) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

41. Match the following :

List-I List-II

(a) Little Science, Big Science       (i) S.C. Bradfold

(b) Documentation                        (ii) William Martin

(c) The Third Wave                      (iii) Eric J de Solla Price

(d) The Information Society          (iv) Alwin Toffler

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)

(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(D) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

42. Match the following :

List-I List-II

(a) Key Word Indexing            (i)  J. R. Sharp

(b) Citation Indexing                (ii)  H. P. Luhn

(c) Uniterm Indexing                (iii)  E. Garfield

(d) SLIC Indexing                    (iv) M. Taube

Codes :

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(B) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(C) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(D) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

43. Match the following :

List-I List-II

(a) Web Navigation Element        (i)  Telecommunication

(b) Shift + Tab                             (ii) SQL

(c) ANSI Standard                      (iii) Hyperlink

(d) TELNET                                (iv) Select the previous link

Codes :

      (a) (b) (c) (d)


(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)

(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)


44. Match the following :

List-I List-II

(a) Mcfee                           (i)  DOAJ

(b) Directory                      (ii)  Antivirus

(c) Personal Web pages     (iii)  Vendor on Internet

(d) Amazon.com                (iv)  Blogs

Codes :

     (a) (b) (c) (d)

A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(D) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

45. Match the following :

List-I List-II

(a) Theory of Knowledge               (i) Farmington Plan

(b) IS : 1553-1960                        (ii) Metadata Format

(c) Resource Sharing                     (iii) Library Building

(d) TEI                                          (iv) Epistomology

Codes :

      (a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)

(B) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)

(C) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)



Read the passage given below, and answer the questions based on your understanding of the passage :

Rolland Munro describes accountability as an informal giving that is part of everyday conversation, as well as more formal transactions generally involving some sort of documentary artifact (what we archivists refer to as a “record”). He notes that the authors move “between accounts as stories, explanations and reasons for conduct on the one hand and accounts as coded representations, records, often in the form of numbers, on the other hand”. Each of these modes mediates the other in what he refers to as “accountability relationships.” “Distributions of materials and devices are as much as effect of the giving and calling for accounts, as they are integral to the business of producing and consuming accounts”. Records are both intermediaries in the accountability process and evidence of it.

In our daily language we often refer to accountability as something that must be achieved, rather than as something that is done informally yet continuously. The difference here is between viewing accountability as a thing represented by an artifact, such as a record, and thinking about accountability as a process in which people and records must interact to achieve accountability. In this latter view, the focus on accountability becomes an analysis of the methods people use to engage in accountability relations.

46. Rolland Munro described accountability as

(A) Classified documentary artifacts

(B) Formal artifacts only

(C) Unpublished and published documents

(D) Informal, formal and documentary records

47. The phrase ‘record keeping’ is associated with

(A) Computer programmers (B) Archivists

(C) Chartered Accountants (D) Office Managers

48. What integral components Munro has identified for accounting in the business ?

(A) Records and Codes (B) Documentary archives

(C) Materials and devices (D) Legal Regulations


49. In general usage accountability means

(A) Something done informally (B) Something achieved

(C) Something done continuously (D) All of the above

50. Accountability, which is represented by an artifact, includes

(A) Process, Records, People (B) Theory, Practice, Records

(C) Theory, Practice, People (D) People, Records, Accounts



LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
PAPER-III
Note : This paper is of two hundred (200) marks containing four (4) sections. Candidates are required to attempt the questions contained in these sections according to the detailed instructions given therein.
SECTION — I
Note : This section contains five (5) questions based on the following paragraph. Each question should be answered in about thirty (30) words and carries five (5) marks. (5 × 5 = 25 Marks)


The digital divide, and how to overcome it, it has occupied the thoughts of policy makers, information professionals and the academic community since the use of the Internet for social, recreational and business use became widespread in the

1990s. In developed countries, though, issues of access are perhaps no longer quite as high priority as they once were as hardware and Internet Service Provider (ISP) costs fall. Furthermore, those who want to use the Internet do not need to own a computer or pay an ISP for home access because it can be used in many public spaces including public libraries, Internet cafes and even supermarkets. In the UK, the UKOnline Centres initiative aims to provide access to ICTs in local, community-based sites such as community centres, village halls and libraries across the country. The centres also offer training and support for new users unfamiliar or uncomfortable with the new technologies. For those of us in developed countries, therefore, access to ICTs is not the problem it once was although we should never generalise too much and remember that some members of our communities do not have access for a variety of reasons. It is also important not to focus only on developed countries and to realise that for those in developing countries, in particular, there are a number of fundamental barriers that need to be overcome before use of the Internet is widespread, including the expense of connections and the lack of telephone lines and electricity.

Nevertheless, the statistics suggest that more and more people have access to and are using the Internet and its various services and facilities. As online numbers rise, one issue that has been attracting increasing attention is the impact of the Internet on society including the questions of how it affects individuals’ mental and physical well-being and how it may be changing communities. Kraut and his colleagues, for example, drew attention to the paradox inherent in the use of Internet as a communication medium (Kraut et al., 1998). They commented that although the Internet is used extensively for communicating, their research suggested that those using the Internet extensively actually experienced declines in their communication with family members and the size of their social circle and increases in their depression and loneliness.

1. What initiatives are taken in U.K. to provide access to new technologies?
2. What are the barriers to access Internet in developing countries?
3. What is the impact of Internet on society ?
4. What are the revelations of Kraut on Internet use ?
5. What is your inference on the use of Internet, based on the above paragraphs ?

SECTION — II
Note : This section contains fifteen (15) questions, each to be answered in about thirty (30)
words. Each question carries five (5) marks.   (15 × 5 = 75 Marks)

6. State the amendments brought out in 1996 to the Indian Copyright Act.
7. Explain the term ‘Consortia’ with suitable examples.
8. What are ‘seven lamps’ of professional ethics ?
9. What is ‘Intute’ ? Explain.
10. Explain the different Translation tools
11. Define ‘Trend Report’ and explain the steps involved in its compilation.
12. What is significance of ‘World Cat’?
13. Explain the role of ‘PERT’ in Library Management.
14. Distinguish cost benefit analysis from cost effective analysis.
15. Distinguish hypertext from hyper media.
16. What do you mean by Protocol ? Explain TCP/IP.
17. What are various metadata sets ?
18. Discuss the use of Webometrics for Internet resources.
19. Explain the salient features of Digital Library.
20. What is UGC Infonet ?

SECTION — III
Note : This section contains five (5) questions of twelve (12) marks each. Each question is
to be answered in about 200 words. (5 × 12 = 60 Marks)
21. Examine the implication of National Knowledge Commission’s recommendations on LIS education.
22. Explain the terms ‘Information Gatekeepers’, ‘Technological Gatekeepers’, ‘Intermediaries’, ‘Sociometric Stars’ with examples.
23. Describe the criteria for evaluation of web resources.
24. Define Indexing. Discuss the salient features of PRECIS.
25. Define Hypothesis. Explain its role in LIS research.

SECTION — IV
Note : This section consists of one essay type question of forty (40) marks to be answered in about one thousand (1000) words on any one of the following topics. (1 × 40 = 40 Marks)

26. ‘The emerging Information Communication Technologies have intruded into professional activities of contemporary libraries.’ In this context, discuss the skills required by professionals to meet the challenges.
OR/
‘Marketing no longer remains the monopoly of profit-making organisations as it has entered into the threshold of librarianship.’ Justify the statement.
OR/
‘The unabated growth of consortia has radically changed the scenario of information access and delivery.’ In the light of the above statement discuss the role of INFONET in promoting the R & D activities.