Name of the Board : CBSE Academic
Class : XII STD
Document Type : Sample Question Paper
Subject : Library And Information Science
Year : 2016 – 2017
Website : http://cbseacademic.in/SQP_CLASSXII_2016_17.html
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Library & Information Science Question Paper :
Sub Code : 079
Duration : 3 hours
M.M : 80
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General Instructions :
** There are 28 general questions.
** Question nos. 1-11 are very short answer questions carrying 1 mark each. Answer to these questions should not exceed 40 words.
** Question nos. 12-22 are short answer questions carrying 3 marks each. Answer to these questions should be between 80-100 words.
** Question nos. 23-28 are long answer questions carrying 6 marks each. Answer to these questions should not exceed 200 words.
** All questions are compulsory. However, an internal choice has been provided in two questions of six marks. You have to attempt only one of the choices in such questions.
Q.1. What is Performance Appraisal?
Q.2. State the purpose of stock verification.
Q.3. What is the objective of stack maintenance?
Q.4. What do you understand by Energy Facet?
Q.5. Why are some class numbers of DDC kept in square bracket?
Q.6. What is the purpose of ‘Due Date Slip’?
Q.7. What do you understand by “Value Added Information Services”?
Q.8. What is the objective of Inter Library Loan?
Q.9. Which software is needed to read an e-book in pdf form?
Q.10. What do you mean by Electronic Books (e-books)?
Q.11. Why do we need Unicode Compatible Library Automation Software?
Q.12. What is meant by user education? List four objectives of user education.
Q.13. What do you understand by Library Consortia?
Q.14. Briefly describe the ‘personality’, the fundamental category of colon classification.
Q.15. Write the schematic illustration of 2nd level of description described in AACR-2.
Q.16. Why is technical processing of a book essential?
Q.17. What is Current Awareness Service? Briefly describes its categories?
Q.18. Describe the process of providing Selective Dissemination of Information Service (SDI).
Q.19. How is ICT application in Libraries beneficial?
Q.20. Write three advantages of Library Automation.
Q.21. Write three merits and three demerits of Open Source Software.
Q.22. Explain the Boolean operators and their impact while connecting two keywords ‘India’ and ‘Sri Lanka’.
Q.23. Explain the role of tables in the DDC.
Q.24. Enumerate and explain different data formats of MARC-21.
Q.25. What kind of skills and competencies should a Library and Information professional possess?
Q.26. Enumerate and explain different data formats of MARC-21.
Q.27. What kind of skills and competencies should a Library and Information professional possess?
Q.28. How does the Administrator manage SOUL Library Automation Software using its Administration module?
| Q. No. | Answer/Key Point(s) | Mark(s) |
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Monitoring the performance of an employee. | 1 |
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Systematic checking of the Library’s holding to find out missing items | 1 |
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To help the users of the library to locate the required books from their place on the shelves. | 1 |
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A category of facets which characterize the exercise of energy, i.e. activities, operations, problems etc. | 1 |
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To indicate that such a number is not in use. | 1 |
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It aids the reader to determine when the document should be returned to the library. | 1 |
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Services which have an addition of value into the original products of information to make them more useful for the users. | 1 |
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To facilitate sharing of resources. | 1 |
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PDF reader | 1 |
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Digital publication of complete book consisting of text, graphics or both and readable on electronic devices like computers. | 1 |
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It provides multilingual support for Indian and other foreign languages based on UNICODE. | 1 |
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User education is a continuous process of educating the library user for effective utilization of library resources and its services.
Objectives: i. To create an awareness about resources, procedures and services ii. To promote reading habits iii. To develop skills for collecting information iv. To create an awareness about different information holding agencies v. To create an awareness of merit and demerit of reading material
(Any of the four correct objectives may be stated) |
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Library Consortia:
A group of libraries working together towards a common goal. Helps libraries to provide unlimited access to a wider variety of information sources. Facilitates co-opeartive acquisition |
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Personality:
Personality is the first facet in many subjects. It is recognized by the principle of Residue. Connecting symbol is Comma (,). |
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Schematic illustration for 2nd level of description:
Title proper [GMD]=parallel title: other title information/first statement of responsibility. – Edition statement/ first statement of responsibility relating to the edition. – Material (or type of Publication) specific details. – First place of Publication, etc. : first |
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