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B.L.I.Sc. Assignments for May’2011.

Paper I — FOUNDATIONS OF LIBRARY AND LIBRARY MANAGEMENT

Assignment – I

1. Explain the objectives, functions and services of university libraries.

2. State the ‘Five Laws of Library Science’. Discuss in detail the first law of Library Science.

3. Describe the library movement in Andhra Pradesh.

4. What is Management? Discuss in detail the functions of management.

5. Discuss the activities of Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF).

Assignment – II

6. Write an account on Library and Information Science Education in India.

7. What is stock verification? Describe the various methods of stock verification.

8. What is meant by ‘Library Budget’? Explain the various methods of budgeting.

9. Explain briefly any two circulation methods.

10. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Ranganathan’s staff formula. (b) UNESCO.

(c) Library Annual Report. (d) Library furniture and equipment.

(e) APLA.
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Paper II — LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION THEORY

Assignment – I

1. What is classification? Discuss the need for and purpose of library classification.

2. Explain the growth and structure of knowledge.

3. Discuss the five fundamental categories used in Colon classification.

4. Explain the principles of facet sequence with suitable examples.

5. Explain with suitable examples the treatment of phase relations in Colon classification.

Assignment – II

6. Define notation. What are its functions? Explain the various types of notation.

7. What is meant by Call Number? Explain the different parts of The Call Number.

8. Discuss the structure and salient features of color classification.

9. Discuss the developments in the filed of Library Classification.

10. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Enumerative Classification Schemes. (b) Standard subdivisions.

(c) Relative Index. (d) Subject device.

(e) Common Isolates.

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Paper III — LIBRARY CATALOGUING THEORY

Assignment – I

1. Define ‘Library catalogue’. Describe its functions. How does it differ from a bibliography?

2. Explain the various physical forms of library catalogue.

3. What is a classified catalogue? Discuss the salient features of classified catalogue code.

4. Explain the differences in rendering the names of personal authors as per AACR-2 and CCC.

5. What is meant by centralized cataloguing? What are its objectives? Describe its advantages
and disadvantages.

Assignment – II

6. Explain in brief the various methods of alphabetical arrangement of catalogue entries.

7. Give an account of International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD).

8. What is meant by subject cataloguing? Explain the structure and use of ‘library of congress
subject headings’.

9. Describe the various types of entries to be prepared in a dictionary catalogue.

10. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Name catalogue. (b) Uniform Title.

(c) Simplified cataloguing. (d) Union catalogue.

(e) Sears list of subject headings.

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Paper IV — INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES

Assignment – I

1. What is 'Bibliography'? Explain the need and functions of bibliography.

2. Describe in detail subject bibliography.

3. Explain secondary sources with examples.

4. How many types of encyclopedias are there? Explain them with examples.

5. Discuss the importance of geographical sources in school libraries.

Assignment – II

6. What is Reference Service? Explain the types of Reference Service.

7. Give a detailed account on SDI.

8. Give a detailed note on the documentation centers of our country.

9. Explain the role of online services in the present information era.

10. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Year books. (b) Tertiary sources.

(c) Types of bibliographies. (d) Translation services.

(e) Referral services.

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Paper V — BASICS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Assignment – I

1. What is Information Technology (IT)? Discuss the impact of IT on our daily life.

2. Explain the various components of Information Technology.

3. What is meant by ‘software’? Describe the various types of software with suitable examples.

4. Discuss the usefulness of Information Technology in Library and Information Centres.

5. What is Internet? Describe the various services of Internet.

Assignment – II

6. What is a search engine? Explain the role of search engines in Information Retrieval.

7. What is meant by Library Automation? What are its advantages and disadvantages? Explain
the need for it.

8. What is a digital library? Discuss the special features of digital libraries.

9. Describe any one software package intended for library automation.

10. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Networks. (b) World Wide Web.

(c) Components of a computer. (d) Digital Computer.

(e) Browsers.
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Paper VI — LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION PRACTICE

Assignment – I

Classify the following Titles according to Dewey Decimal Classification 20th edition:

1. a) Stereochemistry
b)Turmeric
c) Human Biomechanics
d) GATT
e) Typhoid Fever

2. a) Biosynthesis of Pigments in Human beings

b) Mining of Lignite
c) Dry Farming of Grapes
d) Freshwater Fishing in India
e) Constitutional History of India
f) Social Role of Women in India

3. a)International relations between India and China

b)Trade Union Law in India
c)Sexual reproduction in Hippopotamus
d)Telugu speaking women in America
e)Telugu – English dictionary
f) Cytogenetics of Malvales
g) C++
h) Library of Congress, America
i)Social status of nursing personnel in India

Assignment - II

Classify the following titles according to Colon Classification 6th edition:

a) Vaisnava Sayings
b) Chinese Pharmacopoeia
c) Physiology of Mammalia
d) Book selection in state Libraries
e) Theoretical Astronomy of Saturn
f) Repair of Three phase electrical Circuit Breaker
g) Biochemistry of Animal Proteins
h) Fungal diseases of Rubiaceae
i) Weaving of Silk in India
j) Organic Manures for dry farming of Coriander
k) Estimation of Head work for Irrigated tanks
l) Kinetic theory of ultra sound resonance
m) Algebraic theory of fifth linear partial equations
n) Working of Printing machine
o) Petrology of Marble
p) Nomination of Governors in India
q) Audio-visual teaching methods in primary education in Andhra Pradesh
r) Urban development in India
s) Strike of technical staff in textile industries
t) use of water colors in 15th century Rajasthan Paintings
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Paper VII — LIBRARY CATALOGUING PRACTICE

Assignment – I

Catalogue the following titles according to AACR-II:

1. Environmental Pollution
N.H. Gopal Dutt
Macmillan
New Delhi
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Call No.363 xxx Accession No.42367
Pages:x,204: CD accompained Size: 18.2
Revised Edition, 2007

2. Financial Management
An introductory text
EDITED By H.G. Kirsten
Harper & Row Publishers
New York London Adelide
2008
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Call No: 658 xxx Accession No.85623 ISBN: 01 7520 099 5

Price: Rs.3,500/- Pre. pages xxxi, Text pages 674 contains illustrations,
size 23.5 centimeters Bibliography and index

3. History of Public Library Acts in India

an in-depth study
Prof. A.N. Raju
Prof. K. Siva Reddy
Prof. G. Ramesh
Kalyani Publishers
Hyderabad Chennai New Delhi
2006
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Call No. 025 xxx 22 centimeters Accession.108198
Pages: Each unit is separately paginated (total 423 pages are found)
ISBN 978-81-7663-431-X

4. Text Book of Plant Biotechnology

Ajay K. Mehra
D.D. Khanna
B.Satyanarayana
P.V.S.RAO
Sage Publications
New Delhi Thousand Oaks. London
Call no. 660 yyy Accession No.107651
ISBN: 81 7829-185-1 Sage Series in Biotechnology : No.5
Pages 420 Size:23 cm
Coloured Graphs are found in the text Published after 2000
5. Annual Report of Acharya Nagarjuna University
2008-09
Acharya Nagarjuna University
Nagarjuna Nagar
2009

CALL NO. 378.15O5 ACC.NO. 32145

Pages: preliminary xii Text 134 Size : 26 cm
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Assignment – II

6. 2nd INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

IMPACT IN 21ST CENTURY
Held at Andhra University, Department of Computer Science, WALTAIR
July 15-18, 2008
Proceedings
Edited by Prof. I. Ramesh Babu
Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
New York Oxford Chennai
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Call No. 338 xxx Acc. No. 4672 Pages xvi, 484 size 23 CM
Date of publication ascertained outside the source 2008
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7. Navalokam
by
Radhamanoharan
Translated from telugu by
Prof. K.S. Raghavan
Anmol Publications
New Delhi Chennai Bombay
Call No. 894.8273 xxx Accession No.46234
Pages: preliminary XVI
Text Pages 184 Reprinted 2007
Radhamanoharan is the Pseudonym of K Subrahmanya Sarma
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8. Annals of Statistics
Vol. 12 Number 2 Jan 2009
Oxford University Press
Oxford
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Class No.519.5 xxx Size: 24 cm ISSN: 0305-7364
Other Information: It is a Quarterly Publication and completes one volume per year.
Library subscribes this journal from Vol.1, 1998
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9. JOURNAL OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Volume 31 No.1 Jan-June 2008
Institute for Social and Economic Change
 Bangalore
Class No. 338.05 xxx Size:22 cm ISSN: 0972-5792
Other Information: The Journal was started in 1979. It is a Semiannual Publication and
completes one Volume per year. The Library does not have volumes 2 and 3. It is still
subscribing to this journal. The Journal contains illustrations. Provide accession numbers and
book numbers on your own.
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10. Valmiki ramayana

An analytical study
translated into English verse
by
Prof. B. Ramabramham
Illustrated with paintings by
Y.G.Srihari
ISCON Press
New York 1965
Call No. 294.5924 xxx Acc. No. 25971 pages xx, 228 size 10x15 centimeters