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OPAC stands for :

  • A.Open Public Access Catalogue
  • B.Online Public Access Catalogue
  • C.Offline Public Access Catalogue
  • D.Onsite Public Access Catalogue

Answer: B

OPAC stands for Online Public Access Catalogue.

An OPAC is the computerised catalogue of a library that readers can search themselves, at a terminal in the library or over the web, by author, title, subject or keyword. It replaced the card catalogue in most libraries and usually shows whether an item is on the shelf or on loan.

The point of the catalogue is that it is searched online, live against the library's database, so 'Offline' is the opposite of what it is. 'Open' and 'Onsite' are plausible-sounding words but not the expansion of the acronym, and an OPAC is often used off site.

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