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Library Education and Associations Part II

LIBRARY EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATIONS PART 2. 1. Indian Library Association Awards : (ILA ) Ans : a) Dr. PSG  Kumar lifetime achievement award. b) Kaula best librarian award. c) Dr. L M Padhya best university library award. d) Gidwani Deshpandey best academic librarian award. e) SM Ganguly award. 2. Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science Awards. (IATLIS) a) Motiwale best LIS teacher award. b) Prof. S. P. Narang research promotion award (for researcher). c) Prof. Jagindar Singh ramadevi lifetime achievement award. d) Mrs. Ratna Lakshman Rao best women LIS teacher. 3. American library association (ALA). a) John cotton Dana library public relations award. b) Clearance day of award for promoting love of books and reading. c) Melvil dewey award for creative professional achievement. d) Margaret mann award for achievements in cataloguing and classification. e) Ralph R. Shaw Award. 4. CILIP : AWARDS :  a) C K G  Children's book Award. b) Libraries change ...

LIBRARY EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATIONS

LIBRARY EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATIONS, Part - I. 1. The world's first school of library science was started by: Ans : Melvil Dewey,  1887, Columbia University. 2. who was W. A. Borden : Ans : An American librarian. 3. In India W. A. Borden was called by :  Ans : Maharaja Sayajirao III. 4. "Father of library movement" in India : Ans : Maharaja sayajirao III. 5. Who was established the first library school in India :  Ans : W. A. Borden. 6. The journal "Library Miscellany"  was published by : Ans : W. A. Borden. 7. The significance of the year 2011 for LIS education in India is : Ans : Centenary year. 8. Who was Asa Don Dickinson :  Ans : An American librarian. 9. In India first certificate course of library science was conducted by : Ans : Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Madras library Association, 1929. 10. Which university was first started by B.Lib in India : Ans : Aligarh Muslim University. 11. Which university was first started Master Degree in library science (M.Lib) i...

Laws of library science and Legislation

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  1. The first  law of  library science is: Ans: Books are for use. 2. The first law of library science is concerned with. Ans : Staff knowledge , ability and personal attitude to readers. 3. The second law of library science, Ans : Every reader his / her book. 4. Corollary  for second law of library science is: Ans : Books for all. 5. which of the following obligations are concerns with second law of library science : Ans : 1. The Obligations of the state. 2. The Obligations of the library Authority. 3. The Obligations of the library staff. 4. The Obligations of the raiders themselves. 6. The third law of library science : Ans : Every book its reader. Open access, shelf Arrangements , Library catalogue , Reference work, Book selection, publicity. 7. The fourth law of library science : Ans : Save the time of the reader. Classification and cataloguing , stock room guides, charging system. " modern charging system (computer based) issue and return", use of CD ROM. 8. T...

Information and IPRs Part - II

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INFORMATION AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS: 41. SCONUL is : Society of college National and University libraries. 42. SCONUL  Seven pillars model is concerned with. Ans : Information literacy, College education University education, 1999. 43. what is the correct order of SCONUL 's "seven pillar model of information skills"? 1. Recognise information need. 2. Constructive strategies for locating. 3. Locate and access. 4. Compare and evaluate. 44. Inference engine is a part of which information system. Ans : Expert system. 45. the term "Information science" came into existence in this year. Ans : 1959. 46. Who are known as "father of information science". Ans : Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine. 47. half - life in information science relates to? Ans : Rate of Obsolescence. 48. The concept of "Informatics"developed by . And : A.I. Mikhailov, 1967. 49. Recall and Precision ratios are used in the evolution. Ans : Information retrieval, 1950. 50. H...

Information and IPRs, Objective Questions

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  1. Data is :  Raw,  unorganised and unprocessed and an evaluated facts. 2. The CODATA Task group and accessibility and dissemination of data recognized in - 1975. 3. Data which are derived by theoretical calculation called. -  "Predicted data". 4. Based on scale of measurement data in social science. Ans: Nominal data, Ordinal data, interval data ,Ratio data. 5. Based on characteristics,data in social science can be categorised into. Ans: Quantitative data, Qualitative data. 6. "Data smog" is a term coined by : Ans: David Shenk. Term data smog refers: Too much information can create a barrier in our lives. 7. Nominal data - used for assigning numbers has the identification of individual unit. 8. Ordinal data -  Graded relationship among the numbers assigned to the observations made. 9. Interval data -  Ordered categories of data and differences between various categories of equal measurement. 10. Ratio data  - Quantitative measurement of a variable i...

LIBRARY INFORMATION SCIENCE - II

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  PART - II • world's first copyright act was passed in England 1709. • copyright protection in India is obtained from registrar of copyrights New Delhi. • The copyright act 1911, also as the imperial copyright act of 1911, is an act of the parliament of the United Kingdom. • Berne convention concern with copyright. • The berne convention for the protection of literary and artistic workers usually known as the berne convention, is an international agreement governing copyright which was first accepted in bern Switzerland in 1886. • The universal copyright convention adopted at Geneva in 1952 and revised it Paris in 1971. • The agreement on trade related accepts of intellectual property rights (TRIPS) is an international agreement administrated by the world trade organisation that sets down minimum standards for many forms of intellectual property. • General agreement on tariffs and trade in 1994, (GATT). • The Rome convention held for the production of performers producers of phono...

LIBRARY INFORMATION SCIENCE

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Information is a process data. Gregory Boston defined information as "a difference that makes a difference" The logic of information, also known as the logical theory of information development by " Charles Sanders Perce" the word"Informatik" is Germany word and coined by Karl steinbuch in 1957. Informatique - French- 1962 - P.Dreyfus.  informatika - Russian- 1966. futurologists -  specialists and                  forecasting. phenomenon - fact or occurrence. INFORMATION SCIENCE. "Information science" is an             interdisciplinary science primary         concerned with the analysis,collection   classification,manipulation, storage,       retrieval and dissemination of                 information. "fundamental equation of information   science" or sometimes called      ...