Osmania University (OU) 2009 Bachelor of Library and Information Science Reference and information sources and services - Question Paper

FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

BLisc 11-Semister Examination, April/May 2009

Subject: Library and info science

Paper: V1

Reference and info sources and services



Time:Three hours Maximum: 80 marks


Note: ans all ques. from part-A and Part-B. every ques. carries four marks in
part-A and 12 marks in Part-B.


PART-A (5*4=20 marks)

Short ans kind



1. Reference service in special libries

2. CAS

3. Children's Encyclopedias

4. Retrospective Bibliographies

5. Citation Index
PART-B(5*12=60marks)
Essay ans kind

6. (a) discuss the process involved in providing long range reference service.

Or

(b) What is Reference service? discuss its need and purpose.

7. (a) What is SDI? discuss the steps in SDI service with a suitable diagram.
or

(b) List out different reference sources and discuss any 1 category.


8. (a) What is an Encyclopedia? Compare the new encyclopedia Britannica with encyclopedia Americana.

Or

(b) Write short notes on any 2 of the following:
i) Fordor's India
ii) Europa year book
iii) Handbooks

9. (a) discuss the meaning and purpose of bibliographic control.


Or

(b)Write i brief about various kinds of bibliographic control.

10. (a) What is na indexing service? discuss briefly about any tow indexing services.


Or

(b)What is an abstract? List out different kinds of abstracts and discuss their features.

Earning:   Approval pending.