ICT103 Week 1

What is the purpose of a digital library?

• To promote efficient delivery of information economically

• To store physical items like books and periodicals

• To encourage individualization of society

• To emphasize on physical storage of items

What is the nature of information according to Mc.Garry?

• Information is exchanged with the inner world

• Information is a near synonym of fiction

• Information is used as a hindrance to decision-making

• Information is raw material from which knowledge is derived

What is the role of libraries in the future according to the text?

• To focus on physical proximity of related materials

• To discourage the creation of digital libraries

• To act as mediators between infrastructure and user communities

• To limit the availability of resources

What is the impact of ICT on libraries?

• ICT has no impact on libraries

• ICT has made libraries less accessible

• ICT has made libraries more efficient in utilizing resources

• ICT has decreased the need for libraries

What is the difference between a digital library and a traditional library?

• Traditional libraries require users to physically assemble information

• Digital libraries catalog down to individual words

• Traditional libraries emphasize on access to digitized materials

• Digital libraries emphasize on physical storage of items

What is the function of a digital library?

• To support multimedia content along with text

• To discourage communication and collaboration between institutions

• To have a non-user-friendly interface

• To limit access to information

What is the role of LIS professionals in enhancing resources?

• To decrease the amount of digital information accessible online

• To discourage sharing of content

• To promote digitization campaigns and open access approach

• To limit the amount of available resources

What is the definition of Information Technology?

• Information Technology is the systematic application of scientific knowledge to practical tasks

• Information Technology is the freedom of choice in selecting a message

• Information Technology is the exchange of information with the outer world

• Information Technology is the collection of digital representations of information content

What is the concept of information as a resource commodity?

• Information is a representation of knowledge

• Information is a part of the communication process

• Information is a necessary piece when faced with a choice

• Information is a raw material from which knowledge is derived

What is the role of libraries in the future according to the text?

• To focus on physical proximity of related materials

• To discourage the creation of digital libraries

• To act as mediators between infrastructure and user communities

• To limit the availability of resources