Class: XII
Library System And Resource Management-(747) 
Sample Question Paper 2019-20

SECTION –A

Answer any 10 questions out of the given 12 questions:
MCQ / Fill in the blanks / Direct Question Fill in the blanks
1. Budget is an estimate of __________ and ____________ for the coming year

2. A Library Committee is responsible for _______________.

3. Librarian must have ____________ powers for controlling the day to day activities of the library

4. Planning a library building is a team work consisting of the ___________, ___________ and the _______________

5. Users of the Academic Libraries are______________

6. Functions of Acquisition Section are :-
(a) Selection, Ordering , Receiving and Accessioning
(b) Selection, Ordering, Receiving and Issue/return
(c) Selection, Ordering, Classification and Issue/return
(d) None of the above

7. Academic Librarian can be divided into three broad categories
(a) School Librarian, College Librarian and University Librarian
(b) School Library, Government Librarian, and Public Library
(c) School Library, College Library and Public Library
(d) None of the above

8. Five laws of Library Science is given by
(a) Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
(b) Melvil Dewey
(c) C.A Cutter
(d) F.W. Drury

9. Weeding out refers to
(a) Acquired documents from other libraries
(b) Remove unwanted documents from collection
(c) Gifts documents to other Libraries
(d) None of the above

10.Kardex system was introduced by __________
(a) American Library Association (ALA)
(b) M/s Remington Rend Co.
(c) Indian Library Association (ILA)
(d) Dr. S.R. Ranganthan

11. What is the size of the book card in the Browne system of Issue/Return?

12.Time discrete unit of data in digital format is measured by __________

Very Short Questions: (2 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
Q. 13. Write three advantages of Library Committee?
Q. 14. How can you convert your Library into a Good Library?
Q. 15. How much space will be required for making seating space for 20 graduate students and 10 faculty members in reading room of your Library?
Q. 16. Write a short note on automated Acquisition system?
Q. 17. Why weeding is required in the serial Section?
Q. 18. List the four different information you will get from an Issue/Return system?
Q. 19. Write five benefits of digitization?

Short Questions: (3 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
Q. 20. How you will protect your library collection from theft and Vandalism?
Q. 21. What is Governance? What are the guiding principles for effective library  Governance?
Q. 22. Write the different issues, which must be considered for making the best library building plan.
Q. 23. Discuss the need and purpose of computer infrastructure? How your library will be benefitted from computerization?
Q. 24. How the five laws of library science help in book selection? Discus the demand theory of book selection?
Q. 25. What kardex system? Write the different field of card of a Kardex System by drawing the skeleton/sketch?
Q. 26. Write the objectives of Circulation Section? Write its functions? List the different Issue/Returns System?

Section B

Long/Essay type questions (5 marks each).
Answer any 5 questions out of the given 7 questions:
Q.27. Why space management is required in the library? What are the different areas in a library? Write the size of different rooms?
Q.28 Discuss the selection criteria for documentary sources?
Q.29 Explain the different methods of procuring serials
Q.30Explain the issue and return procedure in the BrowneSystem? Write its advantages and disadvantages?
Q.31Explain the issue and return procedure in the Newark system? Write its advantages and disadvantages?
Q.32 What is an inventory control in a library? Why it is followed in libraries?
Q.33 What is Digitization? Write the steps involved in digitization? Why digital preservation is required?

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