Gurugram University - Assistant Librarian Exam @ 2024

Gurugram University

Assistant Librarian Exam @ 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. Who said, "Management is the art of getting things done through people"?

 (A) Mary Parker Follett

 (B) Henry Mintzberg

 (C) F.W. Taylor

 (D) Lillian Gilbreth

2. In which year did IFLA launch the "International Advocacy Programme (IAP)"?

 (A) 2010

 (B) 1996

 (C) 2012

 (D) 2016

3. Vidya Mitra, an Integrated e-content portal of INFLIBNET is a Web-based portal consisting of all e-content development under

 (A) Swayam-Prabha

 (B) NME-ICT

 (C) Unnat Bharat Abhiyan

 (D) ICSSR Data Service

4. Arrange in order the following pillars of SCONUL Seven Pillars of 'Information Literacy Model': 

(i) Plan, 

(ii) Manage, 

(iii) Gather, 

(iv) Scope

 

 (A) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

 (B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

 (C) (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)

 (D) (iv), (i), (iii), (ii)

5. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is an agency of

 (A) ALA

 (B) IFLA

 (C) UNESCO

 (D) United Nations

6. NDL-India is developed and maintained by

 (A) IIT, Guwahati

 (B) IIT, Chennai

 (C) IIT, Kharagpur

 (D) IIT, Roorkee

7. Who among the following has developed the initial version of SPSS? 

(i) Norman Nie, 

(ii) C. Hadlai Hull, 

(iii) Dale H. Bont, 

(iv) John Chambers

 

 (A) (ii), (iii), (iv)

 (B) (i), (ii), (iii)

 (C) (i), (ii), (iv)

 (D) (i), (iii), (iv)

8. Arrange the following library software in ascending order according to their year of launch: 

(i) Php-Mylibrary, 

(ii) ABCD, 

(iii) Koha, 

(iv) NewGenLib

 (A) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

 (B) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

 (C) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

 (D) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

9. LOCKSS has been initiated by

 (A) MIT Libraries

 (B) Stanford University

 (C) University of Waikato

 (D) Cambridge University

10. Arrange the following information system in ascending order according to their year of establishment: 

(i) INIS, 

(ii) AGRIS, 

(iii) MEDLARS, 

(iv) INSPEC

 (A) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

 (B) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

 (C) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)

 (D) (iii), (iv), (i), (ii)

11. IFLA Head office located at

 (A) Paris, France

 (B) Netherlands, in The Hague

 (C) Canada

 (D) London

12. Shannon and Weaver are related to:

 (A) Psycho-biology of language An introduction to dynamic philosophy

 (B) Information is data of value to decision-making

 (C) Mathematical Theory of Information

 (D) Bradford's Law of Information

13. The Press and Registration of Books Act was enacted in

 (A) 1847

 (B) 1850

 (C) 1867

 (D) 1840

14. The simple Dublin Core Metadata Element Set (DCMES) consists of

 (A) 10 elements

 (B) 15 elements

 (C) 14 elements

 (D) 18 elements

15. i10-index was created by

 (A) Scimago Journal and Country Rank

 (B) Web of Science

 (C) Google Scholar

 (D) Scopus

16. ISBD was created and is maintained by

 (A) OCLC

 (B) UNESCO

 (C) IFLA

 (D) Library of Congress

17. Which Commission recommended 10% of the total college budget for the development of Libraries?

 (A) Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Committee

 (B) Mehrotra Committee

 (C) Kothari Committee

 (D) Curriculum Development Committee in LIS

18. Who said 'some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be chewed and digested'?

 (A) John Milton

 (B) William Jones

 (C) Francis Bacon

 (D) Benjamin Franklin

19. Which of the following consortiums supports e-resources exclusively for health sciences?

 (A) CeRA

 (B) HELINET

 (C) FORSA

 (D) NKRC

20. Match the following: 

List-I                         List-II

(a) OCLC,                  (i)   The Hague, Netherlands,

(b) INIS,                   (ii)  Washington DC, USA,

(c) IFLA,                   (iii) Vienna, Austria,

(d) MEDLARS            (iv) Dublin, Ohio

 (A) (iv), (iii), (i), (ii)

 (B) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

 (C) (iii), (ii), (iv), (i)

 (D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)

***21. From which universities Dr. S.R. Ranganathan was awarded D. Litt (Honoris Causa)?

 (A) (i) and (ii) are correct

 (B) (i) and (iii) are correct

 (C) (ii) and (iii) are correct

 (D) (i) and (iv) are correct

22. Who introduced the term 'Literary Warrant'?

 (A) S.R. Ranganathan

 (B) Wyndham Hulme

 (C) Melvil Dewey

 (D) J.D. Brown

23. Which of the budget methods emphasized on identification of program objectives and the measurement of results?

 (A) ZBB

 (B) Line Budgeting

 (C) Item Budgeting

 (D) PPBS

24. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other one is labelled as Reason R. 

Assertion (A) : Glossary is an alphabetical list of technical terms of a particular subject. 

Reason (R) : There is no difference between discipline-specific terms and general terms. In the context of these two statements, which one of the following is true?

 (A) (A) is false but (R) is true

 (B) (A) is true but (R) is false

 (C) Both (A) and (R) are true

 (D) Both (A) and (R) are false

25. Which of the following is a technique of non-probability sampling?

 (A) Judgemental Sampling

 (B) Simple Random Sampling

 (C) Stratified Random Sampling

 (D) Cluster Sampling

26. Identify the online tool for cataloguing books: 

(a) Library Thing 

(b) Good Reads 

(c) Scoop 

(d) Reddit

 (A) (a) and (b) only

 (B) (b) and (c) only

 (C) (c) and (d) only

 (D) (b) and (d) only

27. The practice of giving employees a high degree of control over their work is often considered as

 (A) Job Engineering

 (B) Job Enlargement

 (C) Job Enrichment

 (D) Job Rotation

28. Identify the publications of the National Library of India, Kolkata from the following: 

(a) Index Translationum Indicarum 

(b) Index Indiana 

(c) Indian National Bibliography 

(d) A Bibliography of Dictionaries and Encyclopedias in Indian Languages, 1964

 (A) (a) and (b) only

 (B) (b) and (c) only

 (C) (c) and (d) only

 (D) (a) and (d) only

29. 'PODCAST' means

 (A) Blog post containing audio files

 (B) Blog post containing video files

 (C) Blog post containing audio and video files

 (D) Blog post containing image files

30. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other one is labelled as Reason R. 

Assertion (A) : Preparation of critical abstracts requires subject expertise and is a time-consuming job. 

Reason (R) : In a critical abstract, the abstractor includes his/her opinion and interpretations. In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

 (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

 (B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A

 (C) A is correct but R is not correct

 (D) A is not correct but R is correct

31. From the following, identify the mobile applications for image recognition developed by Google : 

(a) Google Goggles 

(b) Google Specs 

(c) Google Glass 

(d) Google Lens

 (A) (a) and (b) only

 (B) (b) and (c) only

 (C) (c) and (d) only

 (D) (a) and (d) only

32. What is ORCID?

 (A) Access of open access peer-reviewed journals

 (B) Registry connecting research and researchers

 (C) Commercial network for scientists and researchers

 (D) Joint service of OAPEN and OpenEdition

33. Who has developed the 'Geneva Declaration of Principles'?

 (A) WSIS

 (B) UNESCO

 (C) IFLA

 (D) WIPO

34. Which is an organized factual, statement of the duties and responsibilities of a specific job?

 (A) Job enrichment

 (B) Job design

 (C) Job analysis

 (D) Job description

35. The UNESCO Public Library Manifesto was first issued in

 (A) 1949

 (B) 1952

 (C) 1971

 (D) 1931

36. Which of the following is important in relation to the third law of library science?

 (A) Size of the library

 (B) Charging system

 (C) Publicity

 (D) Growth of collection

37. Which of the following activities are related to INFLIBNET? 

(i) CALIBER 

(ii) NACLIN 

(iii) E-Granthalaya 

(iv) e-ShodhSindhu

 (A) Only (i) and (ii)

 (B) Only (ii) and (iii)

 (C) Only (iii) and (iv)

 (D) Only (i) and (iv)

38. Bibliographic coupling was first advocated by

 (A) B.K. Sen

 (B) M.M. Kessler

 (C) S.C. Bradford

 (D) S.R. Ranganathan

39. RRRLF does not provide assistance to which of the following?

 (A) Assistance towards building up of adequate stock of books and reading material

 (B) Assistance towards organization of seminars, workshops and training courses

 (C) Assistance towards salary of the library staff

 (D) Assistance towards increasing accommodation

40. The correct chronological order of the following education commissions in India is 

(i) Kothari Commission 

(ii) Mudaliar Commission 

(iii) Radhakrishnan Commission 

(iv) Hunter Commission

 (A) (i), (ii), (iv) and (iii)

 (B) (iii), (iv), (i) and (ii)

 (C) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)

 (D) (ii), (iii), (iv) and (i)

41. Z39.50 standard protocol was developed by

 (A) OCLC

 (B) Library of Congress

 (C) ISO

 (D) NISO

42. 'Keesing's Record of World Events' is published from

 (A) London

 (B) France

 (C) Germany

 (D) Japan

43. Emptying digits fulfil which hospitality?

 (A) Interpolation in Array

 (B) Extrapolation in Array

 (C) Interpolation in Chain

 (D) Extrapolation in Chain

44. 'INDCAT' is developed by

 (A) OCLC

 (B) NIC

 (C) INFLIBNET

 (D) DELNET

45. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is

 (A) Russian Copyright Law

 (B) European Copyright Law

 (C) United States Copyright Law

 (D) British Copyright Law

46. The Law of Scattering was propounded by

 (A) John J. Hubert

 (B) M.G. Kendall

 (C) Samuel Clement Bradford

 (D) G.K. Ziff

47. FaaS stands for

 (A) Fix-as-a-service

 (B) Fault repair-as-a-service

 (C) FRBR-as-a-service

 (D) Function-as-a-service

48. Match List-I with List-II : 

List-I                                                                     List-II

(a) Press & Registration Book Act                       (i) 1979 

(b) Raja Ram Mohun Roy Library Foundation     (ii) 1919 

(c) All India Public Library Association               (iii) 1972 

(d) West Bengal Public Library Act                      (iv) 1867

 (A) (a)–(iii), (b)–(i),   (c)–(iv),  (d)–(ii)

 (B) (a)–(iv), (b)–(ii),  (c)–(iii),  (d)–(i)

 (C) (a)–(iv), (b)–(i),   (c)–(ii),   (d)–(iii)

 (D) (a)–(iv), (b)–(iii), (c)–(ii),   (d)–(i)

49. "POSDCORB" coined by

 (A) Peter F. Drucker

 (B) Harold Koontz

 (C) F.W. Taylor

 (D) Luther Gulick

50. The Berne Convention is concerned with

 (A) Translations

 (B) Copyright

 (C) Patents

 (D) Standards

If you will get any answer wrongly mentioned please inform me by comments I will correct it immediately.

Computer Current Affairs Related Topics and Points

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Ancient Libraries, Writings, Books-Author, Places, Terminologies Related to Library Science Set 1

Ancient Libraries, Writings, Books-Author, Places, Terminologies Related to Library Science are mentioned below:

One Liner and Matching Questions

(A) Ancient Writings and Related Libraries:

Gilgemesh Epic ----------------> Babylonian Story of Flood

Code of Hammurabi ----------> Lourve Museaum, Paris

Illiad ---------------------------> Homer

Behistun Inscription ----------> Persian, Babylonian, Elamite at Iran

Rossetta Stone ---------------> Hieroglyphics, Demotic, Greek in Egypt

Library at Thebes ------------> Rameses-II

Cuneiform --------------------> Style of Writings used by Summerians

Ninev Library -----------------> King Ashurbanipal

Papyrus -----------------------> Egyptian Writing Material

Clay Tablets ------------------> Summerians

Stylus ------------------------> Instrument of Writings

Alexendria Library -----------> Egypt

Library at Bidar --------------> Mohammad Gawan

Prisse Papyrus ---------------> Oldest Book of Egyptians, Sayings of Ptahhotep

Palm Leaf --------------------> Indian writing Material

(B) Indian Books and Authors:

Information Science: Principles and Practice ----------------> S K Bose

Physical Bibliography for Librarians --------------------------> S R Ranganathan

Development of Libraries in India ----------------------------> S K Mookerjee

Library and Society --------------------------------------------> J K Khanna

Reference Service ---------------------------------------------> Krishna Kumar

Indian Library Chronology ------------------------------------> P S G Kumar

Indian Reference Sources -------------------------------------> J S Sharma

India's National Library ----------------------------------------> B S Keshavan

Documentation and Information ------------------------------> B Guha

Library Classification: Evolution of a Dynamic Theory -------> R S Parkhi

(C) Foreign Books and Authors:

Librarian's Glossary ---------------------------------------------> Harrod

Subject Approach to Information ------------------------------> A C Fosket

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science -------------> Allen Kent

Handbook of Special Libraries and Information Centres ------> Ashworth

Manual of Library Classification --------------------------------> W C B Sayers

Classification and Indexing in Humanities ---------------------> D W Langridge

Cataloguing: A guide to AACR2 ---------------------------------> F J Hunter

The end of Libraries ---------------------------------------------> J Thompson

An Introduction to Computer-based Information Systems ----> L A Tedd

Library Administration and Management -----------------------> P Thorton

Libraries of the Future -------------------------------------------> J C Licklider

(D) Periodicals and Plces of Publications:

Herald of Library Science -------------------------> Varanasi

Lucknow Librarian ---------------------------------> Lucknow

Annals of Library Science & Documentation -----> New Delhi

IASLIC Bulletin ------------------------------------> Culcutta

SRELS Journal of Information Studies -----------> Bangalore

(E) Ancient Terminology and Descriptions:

Corrigenda --------> A printed list of Corrections of errors in the text of a book

Transliteration -----> Methods of rewriting with definitions

Bibliotherapy ------> Reading books as therapy

Bibliphile ----------> In rare and out of common books

End paper ---------> Two sheets of papers pasted inside both covers of a book

Prelims ------------> Preliminary parts of a book

Glossary ----------> List of words with meaning

Legend ------------> A descriptive title printed below as illustration

Addenda ----------> Corrections and Additions

Polyglot -----------> Multilingual

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References:

MCQ in Library and Information Science.-Asundi(AY);NA Prakashan.-Banglore:2003

Haryana - LIS Syllabus || Group 18

Here we explain the Library Science Syllabus for "Haryana CET Group-18". So check the syllabus below:

GROUP-18 

Librarian 

(Level- Graduate+ Diploma in Library Science) 

1) General awareness, Reasoning, Mathematics, Science, History including Haryana-related history, current affairs, literature, Geography, Civics, Environment, Culture etc.------------------------------- (Weightage 20%) 

2) Computer terminology, Fundamentals, word software, excel software, Power point, internet, web browsing, Communication, emails, downloading and uploading data on websites etc. ------------------------ (Weightage 10%) 

3) Subject-related syllabus------------------------------ (Weightage 70%) 

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1. LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SOCIETY 

• Concept of Library in Society 
• Social and historical foundations of the library 
• Development of libraries with special reference to India  
• Different types of libraries - their distinguishing features and functions, 
• Normative Principles of Library and Information Science 
• Five Laws of Library Science and their Implications on Library and Information Activities, 
• Laws relating to Libraries and Information Centres 
• Library Legislation in India: Need and Essential Features  
• Copyright Act and Delivery of Books (Public Libraries) Act 
• Librarianship as a Profession 
• Professional ethics, Professional Association, Public Relations, Extension Activities and Resource Sharing 
• Professional Associations and their role with particular reference to ILA, IASLIC, IFLA and UNESCO 
• Definition: Facets and programmes of PR and Extension Services 
• Resource Sharing and Library Networking. 

2. LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION 

Library Classification Theory  

I - Library Classification: 

• Definition, Need and Purpose  
• Subjects: Basic, Compound and Complex  
• Modes of Formation of Subjects  
• Planes of Work 
• Notation: Need, Type and Quality, Library Classification Theory 

II - Species of Classification Schemes - 

• Overview of Colon Classification: Postulates of Facet Analysis and Facet Sequence, Fundamental Categories, Principles of Helpful Sequence and Facet Sequence, Phase Relations, Devices 
• Call Number: Class Number, Book Number and Collection Number, Classification Schemes & Current Trends 
• Overview of Colon Classification. 
• Main features of latest editions of DDC and UDC.  
• Current Trends: Web Dewey, OCLC Classify and Folksonomy, Colon Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification. 

3. INFORMATION SOURCES 

• Reference and Information Sources 
• Documentary Sources of Information: Print, Non-print and Electronic Resources. 
• Categories: Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources. 
• Human and Institutional: Nature, Types, Characteristics and Utility. 
• Internet as a Source of Information, Types and Evaluation of Reference Sources  
• Different types of Reference Books and Criteria for Evaluation of Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Geographical Sources, Biographical Sources, Reference Sources for Current Events and Ready Reference Sources, Bibliographical Sources 
• Bibliographies: Functions, types and Branches. Uses and Criteria for Evaluation of National Bibliography, Trade Bibliography, Subject Bibliography, Indexing and Abstracting Sources. 

4. INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS 

• Information Systems: Definitions, Types and Overview  
• Services and Products of Information Systems: AGRIS, INIS, ENVIS, BTIS and MEDLARS, 
• Library and Information Networks - Definitions, types and overview of Information Networks. 
• Description of Library and Information Networks: INFLIBNET, DELNET, CALIBNET, NICNET, MALIBNET. 

5. INFORMATION LITERACY 

• Concept, Types and Importance of Information Literacy 
• Information Literacy: Concept, Definition, Need and Importance  
• Types of Information Literacy
• Technology Literacy, Media Literacy, Computer Literacy & Digital Literacy  
• Information Literacy and Lifelong Learning, Information Literacy competencies 
• Information Literacy: Initiatives and Forums in India, Information Literacy Courses and Implementation, 
• Role of libraries in Information Literacy: School, College and University Libraries, Public Libraries, Special Libraries, 
• Information Literacy Instruction Methods 
• Library Induction - Lecture, Demonstration, Practical, Assignments Information 
• Literacy Products: Library Brochure, Web-based Access Instruction. 

6. COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICES 

• Community Information Services (CIS): Definition, Need, Features and Objectives. 
• Libraries as Community Information Centres and their role in Social Development, User Groups and their information needs

Information needs and Information Services: 

• Rural Community
• Urban Community
• Women Empowerment 
• Weaker Sections of Society. 

7. MANAGEMENT OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES 

• Library Environment 
• Organisation, Management and Administration: A Conceptual Framework.  
• Library Organisational Structure, Ranganathan's Staff Formula 
• Library Committee: Types, functions and powers, 
• Library Finance and Budgeting 
• Sources of Finance. 
• Methods of Estimating Library Finance. 
• Budget Preparation for different types of Libraries. 
• General Administration: Annual Report, Library Statistics, Library Rules, Sections of the Library 
• Book Selection and Procurement: Principles, Policy, Committee, Tools and Procedure.
• Technical Processing Section. 
• Periodicals Section. 
• Circulation Section. 
• Reference Section, 
• Maintenance, Building and Space Management 
• Maintenance Section: Stacking, Shelving, Shelf Rectification, Stock Verification, Binding etc. 
• Basic elements in designing library building. 
• Furniture and Equipment. 

8. USERS AND INFORMATION SERVICES 

• Information Users and Their Information Needs 
• Conceptual Definitions of Data, Information, Knowledge and Wisdom. 
• Information: Types and Characteristics. 
• Categories of Information Users and their Characteristics.
• Information Need and Seeking Behaviour: Concept and Models. 
• User Studies: Need, Objectives, Plan and Methods. 
• User Education: Concept, Need and Methods, Information Services

I - Information Services: An overview. 

• Reference Service: Definition, Need, Types and Functions. 
• Reference Process: Reference Question; Reference Interview. 
• Referral Service 
• Document Delivery Service 
• Translation Services, 
• Information Services

II - Current Awareness type of Service (CAS). 

Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI). 

• Press Clipping Service. 
• Indexing & Abstracting Service, 
• Web-based or Internet-based Service. 

9. ICT APPLICATIONS IN LIS  

• Computer Hardware
• The Evolution of Computers. 
• Characteristics of Computers. 
• Classification of Computers: Super Computer, Mainframe Computer, Mini Computer and Micro Computer. 
• Digital vs. Analog Computers 
• Computer Architecture: Input Devices, Output Devices, Central Processing Unit.
• Memory (Auxiliary), Computer Software
• System and Application Software
• Operating Systems: Single and Multiuser.
• Basics Features of MS Windows and Linux.
• application Software: Concept and Types
• Communication Technology (Networking)
• Communication: An Overview
• Networks: Concept and Components
• Network Media: Wire and Wireless
• Network Types: PAN, LAN, MAN and WAN.
• Topologies: Bus, Star, Ring, Token Ring, Tree and Mesh
• MS WORD: Standard Toolbars, creating a Document, editing a Document, formatting a Document, Maintaining Mailing List.
• MS POWER POINT: Creating Presentation Slides, Formatting/ Adding Graphics. Animation and Slide Transition, Slide Show, Customizing and Printing, Basic Web Searching
• E-mail

10. LIBRARY CATALOGUING 

• Bibliographic Description 
• Catalogue – Definition, Need and Purpose, 
• Types of Library Catalogue. 
• Physical Forms: Conventional and Non-conventional, 
• Kinds of Entries and their functioning according to CCC and AACR-II, 
• Subject Cataloguing - Definition, Need, Purpose and Problems of Subject Cataloguing, Methods of Subject Cataloguing. 
• Chain Procedure and Sears List of Subject Headings. 
• The latest trends are in library cataloguing, sections, and Skeleton Card of Main and Added entries.  
• Basic features, Personal Author(s), Shared Authorship, Collaborator (s).  
• Cataloguing of Pseudonym Work. 
• Cataloguing of Multivolume documents.  
• Cataloguing of Periodical Publications (Simple Periodical Publications). 

11. SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM 

• Basic Concept - Definition, scope & objectives 
• Components: Mobile Library, Cluster Library, Classroom Library, Centralized school library, School Community Library 
• Role of School Libraries in Elementary and Secondary Education, 
• Information Sources and Collection Development 
• Information sources for children: Illustrated books, Reference books, Newspapers and magazines, Audio-video collection, Digital resources.
• Promotion of reading habits among children, 
• Initiatives for School Libraries
• Recommendations of Commissions and Committees on School Library Development
• Guidelines of Educational Boards and National Bodies for School Libraries.  
• Role of School Librarian  
• Role of Professional Associations. 

12. E-RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 

• Electronic Resources - Concept, Need, Characteristics, Benefits and Drawbacks. 
• E-Resource Life Cycle. 
• Types of e-resources, Collection Development 
• Collection Building Process: Formulating policy, Budgeting, and Evaluation of e-resources.
• Subscription Models: Licenses and Negotiation. 
• Consortia: Concept, Need, Purpose & Limitations; 
• E- shod Sindhu.

 

Note: The Weightage mentioned against the syllabus is tentative & may vary.

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Reference:

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Five laws of Library Science : S. R Ranganathan

 

            These are the well-known laws of Library Science which are given by Dr. S R Ranganathan. The Complete name of Dr. Ranganathan is Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan. He was a librarian and mathematician from India. His most outstanding commitments to the field were his five laws of library science and the advancement of the principal major faceted classification system, the colon classification. He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India and is well known all throughout the remainder of the world for his central reasoning in the field. His birthday is noticed consistently as National Librarian Day in India.

            Here below we are mentioning the Five Laws of Library Science: Implementation for the exam point of view and sharing important bulletins only. Every time the examiner asks these points as options.

- Founder----------> S.R. Ranganathan
                                (1928 - Meenakshi College, Annamalainagar)

- Publication------> 1931, 1957

- Published by----> 1931 - 1963 by MALA (Madras Library Assocoation)

                                1963 - 2004 by SRELS 

                                2004 - till date by Asia Publishing House under SRELS

- Statements: 

> "हाईकोर्ट की संज्ञा " - रंगनाथन ने दी

> "आचरण संहिता की संज्ञा / Code of Ethics" - K. M. शिवरामन द्वारा

- यह एक classic ग्रन्थ है|
- ये पांच सूत्र पुस्तकालय विज्ञान की आधारशिला हैं|
- पुस्तकालय विज्ञान, पुस्तकालय सेवा और पुस्तकालय व्यवसाय की किसी भी समस्या के निराकरण में इसका उपयोग किया जता है
- "Putting Knowledge to Work" पुस्तक - पौलिन ए . अथर्टन द्वारा (यह पांच सूत्रों का आलोचनात्मक परीक्षण है)

These laws, as presented in Ranganathan's The Five Laws of Library Science, which proposed in 1931 are:

1. Books are for use.
2. Every person his or her book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.

Implementation of First Law 

Books are for Use

- Library Location

- Library Hours

- Library Furniture and equipment

- Rules and Regulations

- Library Staff

- Book Selection

- Shelf Arrangements

- Open Access System

- Reference Services

- Maintenance Work

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:
 - "How Simple, How trivial and yet how seminal" Statements - Ranganathan
 - एडवर्ड रोस - रंगनाथन के गणित के शिक्षक (प्रथम सूत्र उन्ही को समर्पित है)
 - पुस्तक चयन से सम्बंधित लॉ  - 1st, 2nd, 3rd

Implementation of Second Law 

Every reader his/her Book

- सबको सामान रूप से पुस्तके कैसे उपलब्ध करवाई जाएँ इसके लिए सरकार, पुस्तकालय प्राधिकरण, कर्मचारी और पाठको के अलग अलग कर्तव्य निर्धारित किये गए हैं|

1) सरकार के कर्तव्य/The obligation of the state / the government:

     - वित्त की व्यवस्था करना

     - पुस्तकालयों में तालमेल / समंवय्करण स्थापित करना 

     - पब्लिक लाइब्रेरी एक्ट लागू करना

2) पुस्तकालय प्राधिकरण के कर्तव्य/The obligation of the library authorit:

     - Selection of Book

     - Selection of Library Staff

     - Open Access System

3) Responsibility of library staff:

     - Shelf Arrangements/निधानी व्यवस्थापन

     - सूचीकरण

     - Reference Service

     - अनुरक्षण कार्य

4) Responsibility of Library Readers/users

     - पाठको को नियमों और विनियमों का पालन करना चाहिए

     - ग्रंथों को निर्धारित समय पर वापस करना चाहिए

     - ग्रंथों का क्रम नष्ट भ्रष्ट नहीं करना चाहिए

     - ग्रंथों को छुपाना नहीं चाहिए

     - पुस्तकालय सामग्री की सुरक्षा करनी चाहिए

     - विशेषाधिकारों की मांग नहीं करनी चाहिए 

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

 - Services and Education for the blind and handicraft

 - Library Cess

 - Extension services

 - Services for slam areas

 - Right to education/ right to read for Readers

 - पुस्तकालय सेवा सरकार का दायित्व है

 - पाठक की स्वतंत्रता

 - यह पुस्तकालय सेवा में "लोकतंत्रीकरण एवं सार्वभौमिकरण" की वकालत करता है

Implementation of Third Law 

Every book its reader

 - इस सूत्र में पुस्तक पर बल दिया गया है जबकि द्वितीय सूत्र में पाठक पर बल दिया गया था|

 - यह सूत्र द्वितीय सूत्र का पूरक है

 - यह सूत्र पाठ्य सामग्री अधिकतम उपयोग पर बल देता है 

पुस्तकों के उपयोग को बढ़ावा देने हेतु कुछ युक्तियों को अपनाया जाता है जो कि निम्न हैं-

- Book Selection

- ग्रंथों तक पहुँच व अबाध प्रवेश प्रणाली and open Access

- Classified Shelf Arrangement

- Display of Books

- Classification and Cataloguing

- Reference Service

- लोकप्रिय विभाग

- विस्तार सेवा/प्रसार सेवा 

महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु:

 - नेत्रहीनो व दिव्यंगों हेतु विस्तार सेवा

 - कौनसा सूत्र बताता है की मानव की वृद्धि और विकास के लिए सूचना एक मूलभूत निवेश है - 3rd Law

 - "प्रत्येक पुस्तक को पाठक मिले" किस पर जोर देता है - पुस्तकालय की सेवाओं पर

 - नए प्रलेखों की सूची

 - नयी पुस्तकों का प्रदर्शन

 - पुस्तक प्रदर्शनी लगाना

Implementation of Fourth Law 

Save the time of the reader

- यह सूत्र भी द्वितीय सूत्र की भांति पाठक पर बल देता है

- यह सूत्र मांग करता है की समय व्यर्थ नष्ट नहीं होना चाहिए

- " यह पुस्तकालय प्रशासन में अनेक सुधारों को जन्म देने के प्रति उत्तरदायी है भविष्य में इसमें और भी सुधारों को प्रभावशील करने हेतु प्रबल सम्भावना है" - रंगानाथन

प्रमुख सुधार:

- पुस्तकालय स्थान निर्धारण

- Open Access System

- Guides / संदार्शिकायें

- निधानी विन्यास / Shelf Arrangements

- Cataloguing

- Reference Service

- Bibliography / ग्रन्थसूचियाँ

- केन्द्रित तथा सहकारी वर्गीकरण और सूचीकरण / Centralized / Pre-natal Cataloguing

- ग्रंथों का परिसंचरण और आदान प्रदान प्रणाली (Circulation System / Issue Method)

- पुस्तकालय कार्य प्रणाली में पत्रक पद्धति का प्रयोग

महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य:

- अनुक्रमानिकरण और सारकरण

- Stock Room Guide

- Classified arrangement

- "पाठक के मन में उठने वाली जिज्ञासाबहुत ही कम समय हेतु होती है उसे पूरी करना पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष का कर्तव्य है" - रंगानाथन

- कौनसा सूत्र पुस्तकालयों को डिजिटल बनाने के महत्त्व पर बल देता है - चतुर्थ सूत्र

Implementation of Fifth Law 

A Library is a growing organism

- "एक विकासशील संस्था नयी सामग्री ग्रहण करती है, पुरानी सामग्री का त्याग करती है, अपने आकार में परिवर्तन करती है और नयी शक्ल तथा स्वरुप ग्रहण करती है" - रंगानाथन

- वृद्धि की अर्थ जीवन है , जीवंत सत्ता में वृद्धि अथवा विकास दो प्रकार का होता है - 

Child Growth/ बाल विकास :- 

- वह विकास जो स्पष्ट दृष्टिगोचर होता है 

- सभी पुस्तकालय अपनी प्रारम्भिक अवस्था में बाल विकास की अवस्था में रहते हैं (बाद में व्यस्क हो जाते हैं)

- राष्ट्रिय पुस्तकालय सदैव ही बाल अवस्था में रहता है|

Adult Growth/व्यस्क विकास :- जो विकास दृष्टिगोचर नहीं होता |

पुस्तकालय के तीन घटक: (तीनों में बढ़ोतरी होती है)

1. ग्रन्थ/Documents :-

- ग्रन्थ भण्डार कक्ष 

- सूची -> रंगानाथन के अनुसार  "पुस्तकालय सूची के भौतिक स्वरुप का निर्धारण पुस्तकालय विज्ञान का पंचम सूत्र करता है"

- वर्गीकरण व् सूचीकरण

2. पाठकगण :-

- अध्ययनकक्ष 

- User Education

- Circulation

- Open Access System

3. कर्मचारीगण

महत्वपूर्ण तथ्य:

- कौनसा सूत्र पुस्तकालयों को डिजिटल बनाने पर जोर देता है - चतुर्थ, पंचम (Library Automation, Digitization, Use of information technology, etc.)

- पुस्तकालयों के नेटवर्क पर जोर देता है

- Growth and Development of Libraries

- Use of Pencil for Call Number

- Need of CD-ROM

- पुस्तकालय कर्मचारियों की संख्या

- पुस्तकालय विज्ञान का विकास

- अनुपयोगी पुस्तकों के चयन न करने की सलाह

- पुस्तकालय में पुस्तकों के अस्वीकार की आवश्यकता 

- Related to Planning Management and Organisations

- कैंसा सूत्र सूचना, गतिशील, अनंत और अविरल है के बारे में जानकारी देता है - पंचम सूत्र

- Physical building, Reading Room, Sleving and Space  के विकास से सम्न्बंधित

- अनुपयोगी पुस्तकों की छटनी 

- भविष्य हेतु प्रावधान

- जैविक तथ्यों को स्वीकार करता है

- चार्जिंग प्रणाली - चतुर्थ नियम का मुख्य रूप से हिस्सा है

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The Law of Parsimony

Ranganathan also wrote about what he called "The Law of Parsimony." According to this law, fiscal resources should generally not be allocated to books that have a limited audience.

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By other Individuals Laws  

विद्वानों से सम्बंधित डायरेक्ट प्रश्न:

- Every Reader his freedom - James R. Retting (1992)

- Every reader his Library - कोरोमेन + पोकरमेन

- Every writter his contribution to Library - कोरोमेन + पोकरमेन

- Jim Thompson 5 Laws (1992):

      -  Books are the Profit
      -  Every reader his bill
      -  Every Copy its reader
      -  Takes the Cash from the Reader
      -  The Library is a growing Organism

 

1) In 1998, Michael Gorman, a past president of the American Library Association, recommended the following laws in addition to Ranganathan's five:

• Libraries serve humanity.
• Respect all forms by which knowledge is communicated.
• Use technology intelligently to enhance service.
• Protect free access to knowledge.
• Honor the past and create the future.

Gorman repeated these laws in Chapter 1 of his book Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness, & Realities, which was co-written by Walt Crawford, and in Our Singular Strengths: Meditations for Librarians.

*2) In 2004, librarian Alireza Noruzi recommended the application of Ranganathan's laws to the Web:

• Web resources are for use.                                   (* * * * *) 
• Every user has his or her web resource.
• Every web resource its user.
• Save the time of the user.
• The Web is a growing organism.

3) In 2008, librarian Carol Simpson recommended the following edits to Ranganathan's laws to reflect the richness of media:

• Media are for use.
• Every patron his information.
• Every medium its user.
• Save the time of the patron.
• The library is a growing organism.

4) In 2016, Dr. Achala Munigal recommended the following edits to Ranganathan's laws due to the introduction and application of social tools in libraries:

• Social Media is for use – increasingly in libraries by librarians.
• Every user his or her Social Tool.
• Every Social Tool its user.
• Save time of user by providing information he or she seeks using the social tool he or she is familiar with.
• Social Media is a growing organism, with various tools and apps being introduced every day. Libraries are not brick and stone anymore. They serve members and non-members alike in terms of non-traditional library service, irrespective of space and time.

5) In 2019, Basheerhamad Shadrach proposed the Five Laws of Knowledge, adapted from those of Ranganathan:

• Knowledge is for use in all forms.
• "Every citizen" has the right to access all forms of knowledge.
• Every knowledge is for access by all without discrimination of any kind.
• Save the time of all knowledge seekers.
• A knowledge system evolves with time to achieve all of the above laws.

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    Last Updated on: 04/06/2024

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References:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_laws_of_library_science#:~:text=In%201998%2C%20Michael%20Gorman%2C%20a,technology%20intelligently%20to%20enhance%20service.