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Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
In MARC21, the 245 field denotes:
Publication details
Title statement
Personal author
Series statement
The SOUL (Software for University Libraries) is developed by:
NISCAIR
INFLIBNET
DESIDOC
DELNET
In KOHA, the OPAC module is used for:
Data backup
User access to search and reserve items
Staff cataloguing
Metadata editing
A Discovery Service (e.g., VuFind, EBSCO Discovery) allows:
Searching multiple databases through a single interface
Only OPAC access
Access to cataloguing tools
File conversion
DSpace is primarily used for:
Institutional repositories and digital archiving
Library automation
E-journal management
Social networking
The Greenstone software is used for:
Digital library creation and content organization
MARC record generation
Reference service
Document scanning
Which of the following software follows Client–Server architecture?
CDS/ISIS
SOUL
Excel Library
Biblioweb
MARC stands for:
Machine Aided Retrieval Catalogue
Machine Readable Cataloguing
Metadata and Resource Control
Machine Automated Record Control
The field tag 100 in MARC21 corresponds to:
Title
Main entry – Personal name
Publisher
Subject
The main entry in a catalogue according to AACR2 represents:
The chief source of bibliographic description
The entry under which the full description of a document is given
A cross-reference
Secondary entry
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are primarily used for:
Dewey classification
Subject indexing and access points
Bibliography creation
Book numbering
The keyword-in-context (KWIC) index is based on:
Classified catalogue
Selective dissemination of information
Title word indexing
Keyword frequency
Public Library service in India is a State subject under:
Union List
Concurrent List
State List
Central List
The First Public Library Act was passed in India by:
Tamil Nadu (Madras)
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Karnataka
The Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Committee (1957) recommended:
National Library Policy
Library legislation for every state
Formation of INFLIBNET
Digital Library Network
The National Mission on Libraries (NML) was launched in:
2008
2010
2014
2016
Library consortia are formed primarily for:
Networking staff
Sharing e-resources and negotiating collective licenses
Software training
Library construction
INFLIBNET Centre operates under:
CSIR
UGC
AICTE
NISCAIR
SOUL library automation software was developed by:
INFLIBNET
DESIDOC
NISCAIR
DRTC
In research, the null hypothesis (H₀) states:
There is no significant relationship between variables
There is a positive correlation
There is a causal effect
The sample is biased
Delphi Technique is used for:
Bibliometric analysis
Expert opinion forecasting and consensus building
Data collection through questionnaire
Sampling process
Lotka’s Law relates to:
Frequency of publication by authors
Distribution of journals
Obsolescence rate
Citation half-life
Bradford’s Law of Scattering describes:
Growth of books
Concentration of articles in core journals
Author productivity
Citation frequency
H-index is a metric used to measure:
Journal obsolescence
Research productivity and impact of an author
Library usage
Citation network depth
Green Open Access allows authors to:
Publish only in paid journals
Self-archive their works in repositories
Submit only abstracts
Restrict public access
The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto (2022) emphasizes:
Commercial access to knowledge
Free and equitable access to information and lifelong learning
Limiting digital resources
Subscription-only library models
The PDCA (Plan–Do–Check–Act) cycle is fundamental to:
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Budgeting
Classification
Information storage
In budgeting, Zero-Based Budgeting (ZBB) requires:
Incremental addition to last year’s budget
Starting from zero and justifying each expense anew
Spending based on surplus
Reuse of previous budget
Information Literacy primarily focuses on:
ICT skills only
Locating, evaluating, and effectively using information
Computer coding
Media streaming
In Information Retrieval, recall refers to:
Relevant documents retrieved / Total relevant documents available
Total retrieved documents / Total database
Relevant documents retrieved / Total retrieved
None of the above
Z39.50 protocol is used for:
Online circulation control
Distributed information retrieval between library databases
Database encryption
Optical scanning
FRBR model defines four user tasks:
Find, Identify, Select, Obtain
Identify, Retrieve, Classify, Store
Search, Access, Analyze, Use
Locate, Cite, Share, Archive
Dublin Core metadata includes the element:
ISBN
Title
Call Number
Accession Number
Library 5.0 primarily emphasizes:
AI-driven, emotion-aware, human-centered library experience
Manual cataloguing
RFID tagging only
Digitization of rare manuscripts
The primary aim of library management is:
To increase library size
To optimize resources for efficient and equitable information service
To reduce expenditure
To replace human staff
