NET Examination Questions paper held on 26th June 2011

Section – I

This section contains 2 Questions of 20 marks each to be answered in 500 words

1. Discuss the role of National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in the growth and development of libraries and information centres. Describe its recommendations with regard to libraries.

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Enumerate various communication models in detail. Discuss Shannon and Weaver’s communication model in detail. Also discuss various communication barriers.

2. Discuss the need for reviewing and revising the present system of LIS education and research in India.

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 Distinguish between Bibliographic, Documentation, Indexing and Abstracting services with examples for each. Explain the various steps involved in providing a documentation service on a current topic of your choice.

Section – II

This section contains 3 Questions of 15 marks each to be answered in 300 words

3. “ Cutter is called the father of cataloguing”. In the light of the statement, discuss his notable contribution in the field of cataloguing.

4. Explain the need and importance of Intellectual Property Right (IPR). Discuss its categories with suitable example.

5.  What is an information system? Discuss any such system in the field of agriculture or nuclear science.

Section – III

This section contains 9 Questions of 10 marks each to be answered in 50 words

6. What do you understand by Dictionary, Glossary, Lexicon and Thesaurus?  Explain by giving example for each.

7. Explain the different kinds of arrangement – Alphabetical, Subject-wise and Chronological. Give examples of special reference source wherein such arrangements have been used.

8. State the importance of controlled vocabulary in organizing knowledge.

9. What is Digital Object Identifier (DOI)? Explain its functions with examples.

10. Discuss the purpose and objectives of Literature Review in LIS research.

11. What is Pilot Study? Discuss its important in Social Science Research.

12. Explain Management Information Systems (MIS). Distinguish between MIS and Decision Support System (DSS).

13. What do you understand by Performance Appraisal? Describe the various methods used for Performance Appraisal of Library personnel.

 14. What are different kinds of switching systems?