Asst Prof, PTI, College Librarian || RPSC || 24 May 2024 || Paper 1 || Solutions

 In this section the College Librarian paper 1 which was held on 24 May 2024 is available on this page and the solution with full description also available:

ALP-23
Booklet Code: 313591
Paper Code: 67
Subject: College Librarian-1(Paper-1)
No. of Questions: 150

Solution:

1. Change management can be referred to from two perspectives: an individual perspective and an organizational perspective.

2. The critical path method (CPM) is a project modelling technique developed in the late 1950s by Morgan R. Walker of DuPont and James E. Kelley Jr. of Remington Rand.

3. The binding method classically known as MOROCCO binding is a style of leather binding that involves the use of high-quality goatskin leather. This type of binding is often characterized by its distinctive embossed decorations and fine craftsmanship.

4. The 7 P's of web marketing are:

• Product: Refers to the goods or services being offered on the website.
• Price: Involves determining the pricing strategy for the products or services.
• Place: Focuses on the distribution channels and how the products or services reach the customers.
• Promotion: Involves the various marketing tactics used to promote the products or services online.
• People: Refers to the target audience or customers that the website is trying to reach.
• Process: Involves the steps and procedures involved in the online marketing and sales process.
• Physical Evidence: Refers to the tangible elements that customers experience when interacting with the website, such as design, layout, and user experience.

5. The LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) project was launched at Stanford University in the United States. It is a digital preservation initiative aimed at ensuring the integrity and longevity of digital content.

6. The Rome Convention, also known as the Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations, was enacted in 1961. It is an international treaty designed to protect the rights of performers, producers of phonograms, and broadcasting organizations.

The WIPO Copyright Treaty was enacted in the year 1996. It is an international treaty administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that extends copyright protection to the digital environment.

The Geneva Conventions are a series of international treaties that were first established in 1864. The initial Geneva Convention was formally adopted in 1864 to protect wounded and sick soldiers on the battlefield during armed conflicts. Subsequent Geneva Conventions were enacted in 1906, 1929, and 1949, with additional protocols added in 1977.

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) was enacted in the United States in the year 1998. The DMCA addresses copyright issues related to digital media and online content, providing a framework for protecting intellectual property in the digital age.

7. Web-scale discovery services for the library environment can more easily connect researchers with the library's vast information repository. This includes locally held and hosted content, such as physical holdings, digital collections, and local institutional repositories. Web-scale discovery services are powerful search and discovery tools used by libraries and academic institutions to provide users with a single search interface to access a wide range of library resources, including books, articles, journals, and other digital content. Popular web-scale discovery services include Ex Libris Primo, EBSCO Discovery Service, and OCLC WorldCat Discovery. 

The services you mentioned - Folio, WorldCat Discovery, and Primo - are all examples of web-scale discovery services commonly used by libraries and academic institutions. 

8. 2014 OCLC released the WorldCat Discovery Services beta to existing WorldCat Local customers. In 2010, EBSCO introduced its EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to institutions, which allows searches of a portfolio of journals and magazines. Google Books was launched in 2004. Google Scholar was launched on 20 November 2004.

9. The IFLA Strategic Program for Preservation and Conservation (PAC) External Link was officially created during the IFLA annual conference in Nairobi in 1984 to focus efforts on issues of preservation and initiate worldwide cooperation for the preservation of library materials, according to the following three main principles:

preservation is essential to the survival and development of culture and scholarship international cooperation is essential each country must accept responsibility for the preservation of its own publications

The objective of IFLA PAC is to ensure that library and archive materials, published and unpublished, in all formats, will be preserved in accessible form for as long as possible.

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