Match the following :List IList II(a) ALA(i) 1926(b) IASLIC(ii) 1933(c) ASLIB(iii) 1955(d) ILA(iv) 1876

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).ALA, the American Library Association: 1876.IASLIC, the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres: 1955.ASLIB, the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux: founded in Britain in the 1920s; the list gives 1926.ILA, the Indian Library Association: 1933.ALA is the oldest of the four, so it must take 1876, which already rules out every option except the second.

Match the following :List IList II(a) IFLA(i) Science citation index(b) UNESCO(ii) First search(c) OCLC(iii) Public library manifesto(d) ISI(iv) Universal availability of publications

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i).IFLA: Universal Availability of Publications (UAP), one of its core programmes.UNESCO: the Public Library Manifesto, first issued in 1949 and revised since, with IFLA.OCLC: FirstSearch, its online reference service giving access to WorldCat and other databases.ISI, the Institute for Scientific Information: the Science Citation Index, founded by Eugene Garfield.The first option swaps IFLA and UNESCO, and the others misplace FirstSearch or the Science Citation Index.

Libraries, Profession and Users Questions and Answers

Q: Who was the pioneer of Social Libraries in USA ?

The pioneer of social libraries in the USA was Benjamin Franklin.In 1731 Franklin and members of his discussion club, the Junto, founded the Library Company of Philadelphia, a subscription library in which members pooled money to buy books for shared use. It became the model for the many social libraries that spread through America before tax-supported public libraries.Robert Keayne left a bequest for a public library in Boston in the seventeenth century, James Logan built a large private library in Philadelphia, and John Winthrop was a colonial governor. None of them started the social library movement.

Q: Which are the types of Literacies ?(i) Digital Literacy(ii) Computer Literacy(iii) Information Literacy(iv) Literary Warrant

The types of literacy are (i), (ii), (iii): digital, computer and information literacy.Information literacy is the ability to recognise when information is needed and to find, evaluate and use it effectively. Computer literacy is the ability to operate computers and common software. Digital literacy is the wider ability to find, evaluate, create and communicate information through digital technologies.Literary warrant is not a literacy. It is a principle of classification and subject headings, associated with E. Wyndham Hulme, that a class or heading should be created on the basis of the literature actually published on a subject. Every option containing (iv) is therefore wrong.

Q: Which committees were appointed to look into the working of the Public Libraries in England ?(i) Adams Committee(ii) Mitchell Committee(iii) Barry Committee(iv) Tilden Committee

The committees are (i) and (ii): the Adams and Mitchell committees.Both reports were made for the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust on public libraries in Britain: the Adams Report (1915) by W.G.S. Adams surveyed library provision, and the Mitchell Report (1924) by J.M. Mitchell reviewed public libraries after the Public Libraries Act of 1919. Later inquiries include the Kenyon Committee (1927) and the Roberts Committee (1959).'Barry Committee' and 'Tilden Committee' are not inquiries into English public libraries; Tilden is the name of a founding trust of the New York Public Library. So every option including (iii) or (iv) is wrong.

Q: Which of the following signify the concept of a user ?(i) Member(ii) Proprietor(iii) Customer(iv) Client

The terms are (i), (iii), (iv): member, customer and client.A library user is the person the library serves. Depending on the type of library, that person is called a member (a registered borrower), a customer (the marketing view of library services) or a client (the view of information services provided to an individual's needs). All three express the idea of someone who uses the service.A proprietor is the owner of a business or property. The owner of a library is its parent body or management, not its user, so every option that includes (ii) is wrong.

Q: Arrange the following concepts related with Information Literacy in logical order :(i) Evaluate(ii) Identify(iii) Locate(iv) Effective use

The logical order is (ii) (iii) (i) (iv): identify, locate, evaluate, use effectively.Standard definitions of information literacy, such as the American Library Association's, describe the information-literate person as one who can recognise and identify an information need, locate the needed information, evaluate it, and use it effectively. Each step depends on the one before: one cannot locate information without knowing what is needed, or evaluate it before finding it.The other orders start with locating, evaluating or using, or put evaluation before location, and so break this sequence.

Q: Arrange the following ancient libraries in order of their origin with the help of codes given below :(i) Library of Ashurbanipal(ii) Library of Celsus(iii) Library of Pergamum(iv) Villa of the Papyri

The order of origin is (i) (iii) (iv) (ii).Library of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh: seventh century BCE, a royal collection of clay tablets.Library of Pergamum: built up by the Attalid kings in the third and second centuries BCE.Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum: a private library of the first century BCE, buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE.Library of Celsus, Ephesus: built in the early second century CE.Ashurbanipal's library is centuries older than the others, so it comes first, and only the second option begins with it.

Q: Assertion (A) : The profession of Library and Information Science is under tremendous pressure.Reason (R) : The application of various kinds of technologies in professional activities has widened.

Both (A) and (R) are true.Assertion A: the library and information profession is under great pressure, from shrinking budgets, rising costs of resources, competition from the internet and search engines, and users' changing expectations.Reason R: the use of technology in library work has widened enormously, through automation, digital libraries, electronic resources, networks and online services. This expansion is itself one of the pressures, since staff must keep acquiring new skills.Since both statements describe the profession accurately, the options calling either of them false are wrong.

Q: Assertion (A) : User studies are useful in bridging the gap between the kind of information services needed and the kind of services in existence.Reason (R) : User studies are not needed for the creation of information systems, services and product.

(A) is true but (R) is false.User studies investigate who the users are, what information they need and how they seek and use it. Their purpose is precisely to compare the services users need with the services that exist, and so to close the gap. Assertion A is true.Reason R says user studies are not needed to create information systems, services and products. That is false: they are the basis on which such systems and services are designed, so that they match actual needs. A system built without knowing its users risks missing them. So the options calling R true are wrong.

21.

Who was the pioneer of Social Libraries in USA ?

A.Robert Keayne
B.John Winthrop
C.James Logan
D.Benjamin Franklin

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

The pioneer of social libraries in the USA was Benjamin Franklin.

In 1731 Franklin and members of his discussion club, the Junto, founded the Library Company of Philadelphia, a subscription library in which members pooled money to buy books for shared use. It became the model for the many social libraries that spread through America before tax-supported public libraries.

Robert Keayne left a bequest for a public library in Boston in the seventeenth century, James Logan built a large private library in Philadelphia, and John Winthrop was a colonial governor. None of them started the social library movement.

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22.

Match the following :

List I	List II
(a) ALA	(i) 1926
(b) IASLIC	(ii) 1933
(c) ASLIB	(iii) 1955
(d) ILA	(iv) 1876

A.(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)
B.(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C.(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
D.(a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii).

ALA, the American Library Association: 1876.
IASLIC, the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres: 1955.
ASLIB, the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux: founded in Britain in the 1920s; the list gives 1926.
ILA, the Indian Library Association: 1933.

ALA is the oldest of the four, so it must take 1876, which already rules out every option except the second.

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23.

Which are the types of Literacies ?

(i) Digital Literacy
(ii) Computer Literacy
(iii) Information Literacy
(iv) Literary Warrant

A.(i), (ii), (iv) are correct
B.(ii), (iii), (iv) are correct
C.(i), (ii), (iii) are correct
D.(i), (iii), (iv) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The types of literacy are (i), (ii), (iii): digital, computer and information literacy.

Information literacy is the ability to recognise when information is needed and to find, evaluate and use it effectively. Computer literacy is the ability to operate computers and common software. Digital literacy is the wider ability to find, evaluate, create and communicate information through digital technologies.

Literary warrant is not a literacy. It is a principle of classification and subject headings, associated with E. Wyndham Hulme, that a class or heading should be created on the basis of the literature actually published on a subject. Every option containing (iv) is therefore wrong.

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24.

Which committees were appointed to look into the working of the Public Libraries in England ?

(i) Adams Committee
(ii) Mitchell Committee
(iii) Barry Committee
(iv) Tilden Committee

A.(i) and (iii) are correct
B.(i) and (ii) are correct
C.(iii) and (iv) are correct
D.(ii) and (iii) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The committees are (i) and (ii): the Adams and Mitchell committees.

Both reports were made for the Carnegie United Kingdom Trust on public libraries in Britain: the Adams Report (1915) by W.G.S. Adams surveyed library provision, and the Mitchell Report (1924) by J.M. Mitchell reviewed public libraries after the Public Libraries Act of 1919. Later inquiries include the Kenyon Committee (1927) and the Roberts Committee (1959).

'Barry Committee' and 'Tilden Committee' are not inquiries into English public libraries; Tilden is the name of a founding trust of the New York Public Library. So every option including (iii) or (iv) is wrong.

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25.

Which of the following signify the concept of a user ?

(i) Member
(ii) Proprietor
(iii) Customer
(iv) Client

A.(i), (ii), (iii) are correct
B.(ii), (iii), (iv) are correct
C.(i), (iii), (iv) are correct
D.(i), (ii), (iv) are correct

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The terms are (i), (iii), (iv): member, customer and client.

A library user is the person the library serves. Depending on the type of library, that person is called a member (a registered borrower), a customer (the marketing view of library services) or a client (the view of information services provided to an individual's needs). All three express the idea of someone who uses the service.

A proprietor is the owner of a business or property. The owner of a library is its parent body or management, not its user, so every option that includes (ii) is wrong.

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26.

Arrange the following concepts related with Information Literacy in logical order :

(i) Evaluate
(ii) Identify
(iii) Locate
(iv) Effective use

A.(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B.(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
C.(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
D.(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The logical order is (ii) (iii) (i) (iv): identify, locate, evaluate, use effectively.

Standard definitions of information literacy, such as the American Library Association's, describe the information-literate person as one who can recognise and identify an information need, locate the needed information, evaluate it, and use it effectively. Each step depends on the one before: one cannot locate information without knowing what is needed, or evaluate it before finding it.

The other orders start with locating, evaluating or using, or put evaluation before location, and so break this sequence.

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27.

Arrange the following ancient libraries in order of their origin with the help of codes given below :

(i) Library of Ashurbanipal
(ii) Library of Celsus
(iii) Library of Pergamum
(iv) Villa of the Papyri

A.(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B.(i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
C.(iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
D.(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: B

The order of origin is (i) (iii) (iv) (ii).

Library of Ashurbanipal, Nineveh: seventh century BCE, a royal collection of clay tablets.
Library of Pergamum: built up by the Attalid kings in the third and second centuries BCE.
Villa of the Papyri, Herculaneum: a private library of the first century BCE, buried by Vesuvius in 79 CE.
Library of Celsus, Ephesus: built in the early second century CE.

Ashurbanipal's library is centuries older than the others, so it comes first, and only the second option begins with it.

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28.

Assertion (A) : The profession of Library and Information Science is under tremendous pressure.
Reason (R) : The application of various kinds of technologies in professional activities has widened.

A.(A) is true but (R) is false
B.(A) is false but (R) is true
C.Both (A) and (R) are false
D.Both (A) and (R) are true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: D

Both (A) and (R) are true.

Assertion A: the library and information profession is under great pressure, from shrinking budgets, rising costs of resources, competition from the internet and search engines, and users' changing expectations.

Reason R: the use of technology in library work has widened enormously, through automation, digital libraries, electronic resources, networks and online services. This expansion is itself one of the pressures, since staff must keep acquiring new skills.

Since both statements describe the profession accurately, the options calling either of them false are wrong.

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29.

Assertion (A) : User studies are useful in bridging the gap between the kind of information services needed and the kind of services in existence.
Reason (R) : User studies are not needed for the creation of information systems, services and product.

A.(A) is true but (R) is false
B.(A) is false but (R) is true
C.Both (A) and (R) are false
D.Both (A) and (R) are true

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: A

(A) is true but (R) is false.

User studies investigate who the users are, what information they need and how they seek and use it. Their purpose is precisely to compare the services users need with the services that exist, and so to close the gap. Assertion A is true.

Reason R says user studies are not needed to create information systems, services and products. That is false: they are the basis on which such systems and services are designed, so that they match actual needs. A system built without knowing its users risks missing them. So the options calling R true are wrong.

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30.

Match the following :

List I	List II
(a) IFLA	(i) Science citation index
(b) UNESCO	(ii) First search
(c) OCLC	(iii) Public library manifesto
(d) ISI	(iv) Universal availability of publications

A.(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
B.(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(ii)
C.(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
D.(a)-(i), (b)-(ii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)

Exam Year(s)

MH SET - 2020, SET Exam - 2020,

Answer: C

The correct matching is (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i).

IFLA: Universal Availability of Publications (UAP), one of its core programmes.
UNESCO: the Public Library Manifesto, first issued in 1949 and revised since, with IFLA.
OCLC: FirstSearch, its online reference service giving access to WorldCat and other databases.
ISI, the Institute for Scientific Information: the Science Citation Index, founded by Eugene Garfield.

The first option swaps IFLA and UNESCO, and the others misplace FirstSearch or the Science Citation Index.

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