Paper 1: Library and Society 1.

Write short notes on the following a) National Library b) Public Library c) Name the five laws of library d) Library and Information Science e) History of Library and Information Science 2X5=10

2. Write short notes on any three of the following a) Private library b) Library is a growing organism c) IFLA d) RRRLF e) Kumudeshar Barthakur

4X3=12

3. Answer the following questions (any three) 6X3=18 a) What do you understand by a library? b) Discuss information society. c) Explain the activities of Assam Library Association. d) What is the maning of Intellectual lProperty Right? Discuss briefly. e) Write a note on Dr. S. R. Ranganathan.

4. Answer the following questions (any four)

10X4=40

a) A public library is a free library for the public, by the people and of the public Justify this statement with proper illustrations. b) Discuss the role of library in imparting various types of education. c) Write down the implications of the third law of library science with special reference to the library staff. d) Describe the impact of library associations in the growth and development of library services in India. e) Explain the need for library legislation and discuss the salient features of library legislation in India. f) Discuss the role of UGC in the growth and development of academic libraries in India.

Paper II: Library Management

Q.1. Answer the following questions: 2X5=10 a) Name the different sections of a library. b) What is library budget? c) Name different classification schemes used for classifying books in the library d) Write full form of LC & DDC. e) What is stock verification?

Q. 2. Answer the following questions (any three): 4X3=12 a) What are the biological agent which damage books? b) Write in brief the importance of cataloguing in a library. c) Write a note on library standards.

d) Discuss in brief the duties and responsibilities of a librarian. e) Accession register. Q. 3. Answer the following questions (any three): 6X3=18 a) What are the different sources of fund for a university library? b) Write a short note on DDC. c) Write a descriptive note on binding d) What are the environmental remedies for maintaining printed documents of the library in useable condition? e) Write a note on library staff.

Q. 4. Answer the following questions (any four): 10X4=40 a) What are the principles of selection of a document? Discuss Deweys principles of book selection. 4+6=10 b) Discuss the needs and purpose of classification and cataloguing of books. 5+5=10 c) What is library building? Discuss the basic principles of library building designing? 3+7=10 d) What is library authority? Discuss different types of committee. 3+7=10 e) What is maintenance work? Describe different steps that are to be taken to maintain books in the library. 3+7=10 f) Why preservation and conservation of documents is necessary? Discuss the needs and purposes of preservation and conservation of documents in a library. 4+6=10

Paper III: Library and Information Services:

Q. 1. Write short notes on any four of the following a) Knowledge and wisdom b) Non documentary sources c) Online services d) Bibliographic services e) Handbook

2X4=8

Q. 2. Write a brief any two of the following 2X4=8 a) Theories of information b) Current awareness services (CAS) c) Categories of reference services d) Tertiary sources of information

Q. 3. Answer the following questions (any two): 6X2=12 a) Define information needs. What are its different types? b) Make a study on the basic reference sources. c) What are the SDI services? So you acquaintance with any two of them.

Q. 4. Answer the following questions (any two): 10X2=20 a) Establish why information is essential for socio economic development of a country. b) What are the evaluation criteria for evaluating an encyclopaedia? Evaluate any one encyclopaedia of your choice. c) Explain how reference and information services can be extended using online mode.

Q. 5. Classify any four of the following according to DDC (22nd ed.) 4X4=16 a) Academic library b) Cataloguing in India. c) Buddhism d) Elementary Education e) English Dictionary f) Assam History

Q. 5. Catalogue any two of the following titles. 2X8=16

Paper IV: Computer Application in Library

Q. 1. Write short notes on the following: 5X2=10 a) Computer b) Internet c) ISBD d) Softwares e) OCLC

Q. 2. Prepare a brief note of any three of the following: 4X3=12 a) 5th generation of computer b) Different components of a computer c) Internet services

d) Retrospective conversion

Q. 3. Answer the following questions (any three) 6X3=18 a) Explain the advantages of use of computers b) What are the different types of Internet connection? Discuss one of them briefly. c) Importance of library automation d) Library software packages use in India e) Importance and use of web directories

Q. 4. Answer the following questions (any four) 10X4=40 a) Identify some areas where computers are in use. Discuss the application of computer in one area you have identified. b) What is a library network? Write on the service of DELNET. c) Make a critical study on the functioning of UGC- INFONET with reference to university libraries. d) Define Internet resources. Make a list of some selected Internet resources with their respective use. e) Software selection process is a very serious job- Discuss the statement with reference to different criteria of software selection for a library.