Higher Secondary (Vocational) Examination-2017
Class XI
Basic Vocational Subject-1 (BVP1)
(Business & Commerce only)
Time Allowed: 2Hrs. Full Marks:50
(Library & Information Science-Basic,Social Aspect and Resources)
Answer Question No.1 and any five from the rest.
1.Answer as directed.
A.Choose the correct answer /option: 1x4=4
(i) Ranganathan's 2nd law doesnot demand
(a)State Responsibility
(b) Librarians' responsibility
(c) Reader's Responsibility
(d) Advertisement
(ii) Dr. Ranganathan in his five laws replaces the term 'book' with
(a) Monograph
(b)Treatise
(c)Documents
(d) Information
(iii) 'Broken Order' is related to
(a) Book Binding
(b)Classification of Book
(c) Shelving
(d) Purchasing of book
(iv) Which is not a type of question in an interview
(a) Leading question
(b) Open-ended question
(c)Close-ended question
(d) multiple choice question
B. State whether True or False 1x4=4
(i) Resources sharing means equal sharing of alloted fund among a group of libraries.
(ii) In a library one particular shelving method should be followed.
(iii) The modern method of keeping a record of book is converting a 'book selection card' into an 'Accession card' after the selection and order.
(iv) From 'Visitors Registers' in a library statistics can be prepared for daily attendance and circulation.
C. Fill in the gaps. 1x2=2
(i) The record of the books in a library is kept in...................
(ii) CV stands for...................
2.(a) Discuss on duties of Librarian towards readers, documents and his/her profession.
(b) Write down the five laws of Library Science.
(c) Mention some of the non-book materials kept in a modern library. 4+21/2+11/2=8
3.(a) What measures can be taken to make the 4th law successful?
(b) Mention various types of shelf arrangement in a library.
(c) Give an account of service library versus Storage Library. 3+2+3=8
4.(a) Name different kinds of library and discuss in brief on their difference in clientele and services.
(b) Library extension sevice----define and give a few examples.
(c) What is Resource sharing? Give two examples of this among a group of college libraries.
4+2+2=8
5.(a) What is the necessity of Library legislation?
(b) What are the salient features of West Bengal public library Act?
(c) Why shelving is an important factor in circulation? 2+3+3=8
6.(a) What is the difference between storage and shelving?
(b) Name four types of shelving method.
(c) What should be the shelving methods of microfilms and CD/DVD?
(d) Name different stationary and printing items used in the circulations section of library.
2+2+2+2=8
7.(a) What administrative records should be maintained in a big library? Mention purpose of each of them.
(b) What are the main heads generally covered in an Annual Report of a library?
(c) What information of document are recorded in an accession Register. 4+2+2=8
8.(a) What types os issue stastistics can be made in circulation section of Public Library?
(b) What is Inter Library Loan?
(c) Briefly mention the conditions of ILL.
(d) What do you know by 'Communication'. Give example. 2+2+2+2=8
9. Write short notes
(a)Resume
(b) Group Discussion
(c) Shelf Rectification
(d) Non-Verbal Communication.
