Multiple Choice Question Bank for Library and Information Scientists

Contents Preface. 1. Libraries information communication and society. 2. Library administration and management. 3. Knowledge organisation and information retrieval. 4. Reference sources products and services and physical bibliography. 5. Systems analysis and design and computers. 6. Research and statistical techniques. This book is intended for library and information professional and in particular those who are writing NET/SLET/JRF examinations. Practicing librarians and managers of information centers will also find this book useful in evaluating candidates for various posts. This book contains 4 153 MCQs which are spread over six broad chapters. I.1. Libraries provides 392 MCQs with historical overview medium of writing national libraries types of libraries committees copyright associations information centers etc. 2. Information communication and society has 173 questions that cover data its types characteristics of information information theory communication models and processes information seekers etc. II. Library administration and management in this chapter 393 questions cover types of management committees personnel laws of library science staff formula functional units budget audit shelf maintenance preservation etc. III.1. Classification covers 458 MCQs detailing universe of knowledge modes of knowledge formation types of classification schemes for classification theoretical concepts cannons etc. 2. Cataloguing contains 405 MCQs covering historical perspective types of cataloguing codes theoretical concepts worked examples etc. 3. Information retrieval this unit provides 307 questions that cover information seeking retrieval models thesaurus pre post coordinate indexing string indexing indexing techniques search engines precision failure etc. IV.1. Reference sources products and services provides 304 MCQs that cover reference collection reference services types of users types of reference sources types of bibliographies etc. 2. Printing a set of 304 questions cover historical overview types of printing processes modern electronic printing tools etc. 3. Binding has 188 MCQs that cover binding concept types of binding binding material processes etc. V.1. Systems analysis and design provides 271 questions that cover systems concept feasibility study systems analysis problem definition development phase testing implementation migration security etc. 2. Computers has 421 MCQs and covers early developments types of computers storage processing software parts of computer networks internet web digital electronics etc. VI.1. Research techniques a set of 187 MCQs cover scientific method types of research hypothesis sampling measuring scales data collection etc. 2. Statistical techniques this chapter contains 170 questions that cover various charts frequency variance distribution tests for analysis error detection mathematical symbols etc. 462 pp.…