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WorksheetsBONUS ROUND
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which management function involves establishing objectives and determining the best course of action to achieve them?
Organizing
Controlling
Leading
Planning
The principle of “span of control” refers to:
The number of books a librarian can catalog per day
The number of subordinates a manager can effectively supervise
The number of library branches under a director’s jurisdiction
The number of projects under library planning
In strategic planning, a SWOT analysis is used to assess:
Staff duties and responsibilities
User needs and services
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
Statistics, Workloads, Objectives, Timelines
In AACR2, the “main entry” for a work is usually under:
The publisher
The author
The subject
The title
Which of the following is a *faceted classification system*?
Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
Library of Congress Classification (LCC)
Universal Decimal Classification (UDC)
Colon Classification
The MARC field 245 is used for:
Subject headings
Title statement
Author entry
Publication data
The “approval plan” method of acquisition means:
The librarian buys books after faculty approval
The vendor sends materials based on a profile, with option to return unwanted items
The library purchases only government-approved books
Materials are selected by the board of trustees
Ranganathan’s *Fourth Law of Library Science* states:
Books are for use
Every reader his book
Every book its reader
Save the time of the reader
In collection evaluation, the **conspectus method** is primarily used to:
Compare holdings with standard bibliographies
Measure the physical condition of books
Assess budget allocation for departments
Identify outdated materials
A “ready reference” question usually requires:
Extensive research over several days
A quick, factual answer using standard sources
Literature review with multiple citations
Database searching and analysis
Which of the following is a **secondary source**?
Encyclopedia
Diary
Government document
Original manuscript
A controlled vocabulary used in subject indexing to standardize terms is called:
Abstract
Bibliography
Thesaurus
Citation index
In indexing, “exhaustivity” refers to:
The number of indexers involved
The number of subjects or concepts represented
The length of the abstract
The level of automation used
Which type of abstract provides a brief summary **with the main arguments, results, and conclusions**?
Indicative abstract
Informative abstract
Critical abstract
Annotated abstract
A citation index differs from a subject index because it:
Lists books by author and title
Tracks references between scholarly works
Uses classification numbers instead of subjects
Includes only government documents
Which of the following is a key feature of an **Integrated Library System (ILS)**?
It only handles cataloguing functions
It integrates acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, and OPAC modules
It is limited to e-book management
It works only for reference queries
Boolean logic in online searching allows users to:
Rank sources by popularity
Combine keywords using operators like AND, OR, NOT
Limit searches to government publications
Browse databases alphabetically
In digital preservation, the process of converting physical documents into digital format is called:
Migration
Emulation
Digitization
Back-up storage
