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Which one is NOT a Dublin Core metadata element?
Title
Creator
Right Management
ISBN
Which metadata standard is mainly used in digital libraries for interoperability?
MARC 21
Dublin Core
CCF
ISBD
The first Indian citation index is the Indian Citation Index (ICI), Who developed it with the support of M/s Diva Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.?
INFLIBNET & NISCAIR
The Knowledge Foundation
DELNET & CSIR
Shodhganga & UGC
Which is the most comprehensive indexing service in Science & Technology?
LISA
Chemical Abstracts
Biological Abstracts
INSPEC
The first virtual library concept was introduced in which decade by J.R.C. Licklider at MIT?
1950s
1960s
1980s
1990s
The Blue Book, officially known as Catalog Rules: Author and Title Entries (1908), is associated with which cataloguing code?
AACR
ALA Catalogue Code
ISBD
Dewey Decimal Classification
The ISO 2709 standard is primarily used in:
Metadata harvesting
MARC record format
Subject indexing
Bibliometrics
Which reference source is known as “ready reference” tool?
Yearbook
Directory
Dictionary
Indexing journal
The difference between “Bibliography” and “Catalogue” is:
Bibliography lists published items; catalogue lists library holdings
Bibliography is for library use; catalogue is for publishers
Bibliography is subject-based only; catalogue is author-based only
Both are identical
In project management of digital libraries, Gantt Chart is used for:
Cost control
Time scheduling
Staffing
Policy making
Who is regarded as the founder of Citation Indexing (Web of Science & Science Citation Index (SCI) and Scientometrics?
S. R. Ranganathan
Calvin Mooers
Eugene Garfield
Mortimer Taube
Who developed PRECIS (Preserved Context Index System)?
Calvin Mooers
Panizzi
Derek Austin
Mortimer Taube
Who prepared the first Union Catalogue in India in European languages in 1943?
Panizzi
Ranganathan
Mortimer Taube
Imperial Library, Calcutta
Who compiled the first catalogue of Indian manuscripts (considered a form of a union catalogue) between 1788 and 1795?
S. A Kartz
Dr. Nicholas
S. R. Ranganathan
K. M. Munshik
The National Union Catalogue of Scientific Serials in India (NUCSSI) is significant because it is:
The first catalogue of manuscripts
The first indigenous database for scientific serials
The first union catalogue of books in India
A digital catalogue of rare documents
“Greenstone” is:
Open source library automation software
Open source digital library software
Reference management software
Bibliographic database
Which library in New Zealand first implemented Koha?
Horowhenua Library Trust
National Library of New Zealand
Wellington Public Library
University of Auckland Library
In authority control, “see” and “see also” references are called:
Syndetic devices
Cross references
Relational descriptors
Indexing devices
Which of the following is a cloud-based library management system?
Koha
Libsys
Alma
SOUL
The Gyan Bharatam Conference took place on which dates?
1–3 August 2025
15–17 September 2025
11–13 September 2025
20–22 October 2025
Which of the following is an example of an AI-powered library service?
RFID book tagging
Chatbots for reference queries
Manual card cataloguing
Binding journals
Which government mission aims to promote India’s traditional knowledge digitally?
National Digital Library of India
Gyan Bharatam Mission
Digital India Programme
Manuscript Conservation Scheme
The TKDL uses which standard for digital preservation?
ISO 2108
ISO 26324
Unicode and XML
Dewey Decimal Classification
Which metadata standard is commonly used for describing digital resources?
ISBN
Dublin Core
ISO 2108
ISSN
A service that provides users with curated, personalized updates on new publications in their field of interest is called:
Document Delivery Service (DDS)
Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI)
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC)
In which year was ResearchGate founded?
2004
2008
2012
2016
Gyan Bharatam Mission replaces which earlier government programme?
National Digital Library of India
Manuscript Conservation Scheme under ASI
National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM)
Digital India Programme
IoT applications in libraries include:
Smart shelves that track book movement
Manual shelving
Printing catalog cards
Physical book stamping
CPM & PERT techniques were developed by whom?
Gantt
McGregor
Elton Mayo
Herzberg
The number of Copyright Collection libraries in India are:
Two
Three
Four
Seven
The term “Library 4.0” refers to:
Traditional print-based libraries
Libraries integrating AI, IoT, cloud computing, and digital services
Only government libraries
Mobile libraries
Wall Picture Principle is applied in:
Library Classification
Library Services
Library Acquisition
Referral Service
Who is considered the father of Total Quality Management (TQM)?
Elton Mayo
W. Edwards Deming
Henri Fayol
Peter Drucker
Who coined the concept of the Syndicate Structure in library administration?
Melvil Dewey
Charles A. Cutter
S.R. Ranganathan
H.E. Bliss
Who was the Chief Editor of the 24th edition of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)?
John P. Comaromi
Benjamin A. Custer
Melvil Dewey
Joan S. Mitchell
Printer is classified as which type of device?
Input device
Output device
Storage device
Processing device
The Indian inputting centre for INIS (International Nuclear Information System) is:
DRDO
BARC
TIFR
IARI
Who was the first librarian of the Patent Office, London?
E. W. Hulme
Bennett Woodcroft
H. E. Bliss
S. R. Ranganathan
The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is governed by which International Standard?
ISO 2108
ISO 2789
ISO 3297
ISO 26324
Assertion (S): Library catalogue meets most of the approaches of users.
Reason (R): Catalogues include all the details of the documents.
a) (S) is true but (R) is false
b) Both (S) and (R) are true
c) Both (S) and (R) are partially true
d) (S) is false, but (R) is true
Assertion (S): System analysis identifies the flow of work.
Reason (R): System analysis is not necessary if the library is to be automated.
a) Both (S) and (R) are true
b) (R) is true, but (S) is false
c) Both (S) and (R) are false
d) (S) is true but (R) is false
Assertion (S): SDI is user-centred current awareness service.
Reason (R): It is an alerting service directed towards particular group.
a) Both (S) and (R) are false
b) (S) is true, but (R) is false
c) (S) is false, but (R) is true
d) Both (S) and (R) are true
Which of the following are Digital Library Software?
(i) Greenstone
(ii) DSpace
(iii) Koha
(iv) SOUL
a) (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct
b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct
c) (i), (iv) and (ii) are correct
d) (i), (ii) and (iv) are correct
Which of the following are not library networks?
(i) INFLIBNET
(ii) DELNET
(iii) NICNET
(iv) RAILNET
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (ii) and (iii) are correct
c) (iii) and (iv) are correct
d) (i) and (iv) are correct
Which of the following reference sources are included in geographical sources?
(i) Maps
(ii) Atlases
(iii) Year Books
(iv) Encyclopedias
a) (i) and (ii) are correct
b) (ii) and (iii) are correct
c) (iii) and (iv) are correct
d) (i) and (iv) are correct
Match the following:
(a) S.R. Ranganathan → (i) Scientometrics
(b) Dubrov & Karinros → (ii) Librametry
(c) Otto Nacke → (iii) Informetrics
(d) Pritchard → (iv) Bibliometrics
a) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
b) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
c) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
d) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Match the following:
(a) National Library (India) → (i) Tanjavoor
(b) Saraswathi Mahal Library → (ii) Chennai
(c) Khudabaksha Oriental Library → (iii) Kolkata
(d) Connemara Public Library → (iv) Patna
a) (ii) (iv) (i) (iii)
b) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
c) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
d) (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
Match the following Information Systems with their organizations:
(a) INIS → (i) FAO, Rome
(b) AGRIS → (ii) NLM, Maryland, USA
(c) MEDLINE → (iii) IEE, UK
(d) INSPEC → (iv) IAEA, Vienna
a) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
b) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
c) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
d) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
Match the following scholars with their indexing/conceptual tools:
(a) E.J. Coates → (i) KWIC
(b) H.P. Luhn → (ii) Things, property, materials, action
(c) Derek Austin → (iii) Concrete and process
(d) J. Kaiser → (iv) PRECIS
a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
b) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
c) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
d) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Match the following reports with their years:
(a) Chattopadhyaya Committee Report → (i) 1959
(b) Kothari Commission Report → (ii) 1942
(c) Sinha Committee Report → (iii) 1986
(d) Fyzee Committee Report → (iv) 1966
a) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
b) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
c) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
d) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
