Z39.50

Z39.50



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Z39.50 ➨ Z39.50 is a national and international standard defining a protocol for computer-to-computer information retrieval. It is a client–server, application layer communications protocol for searching and retrieving information from a database over a TCP/IP computer network. It is covered by ANSI/NISO standard Z39.50, and ISO standard

What is called the use of computers in the functions, activities, and services in libraries?

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QUESTION




What is called the use of computers in the functions, activities, and services in libraries?





(a) Library functions



(b) Library operations



(c) Library automation



(d) Automatic library



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(c) Library automation


The use of

Library Automation

Library Automation


Glossary of Library & Information Science





LIBRARY AUTOMATION ➨ Library automation refers to the use of computer to automate the typical procedures of libraries such as cataloging and circulation.

Automation is a process of using the machinery for easily working and saving the human power and time. The main purpose of library automation is to free the librarians and

What is a computer?

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QUESTION




What is a computer?





(a) It is a manual machine



(b) It is a calculating machine



(c) It is an electronic calculating machine



(d) It is a simple machine



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(c) It is an electronic calculating machine


Computer is an electronic

Computer

Computer



Glossary of Library & Information Science



COMPUTER ➨ Computer is a device for storing, processing, and displaying information. A computer is a device that can be instructed to carry out arbitrary sequences of arithmetic or logical operations automatically. The ability of computers to follow generalized sets of operations, called programs, enables them to perform an extremely wide

Library and Information Science Articles and News in 2017

Library and Information Science Articles and News


Library and Information Science Articles and News is an initiative of Librarianship Studies & Information Technology blog to showcase the latest LIS news, articles, events, and updates for librarians, catalogers, metadata, archives, and knowledge professionals. It is an attempt to make a representative compilation of most popular news and

What are the three levels of management?

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QUESTION




What are the three levels of management? (What are the three levels of management in libraries)





(a) Top, middle, and bottom



(b) Top, middle, and lower



(c) First, second, and third



(d) Primary, secondary, and tertiary



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(b)

Management

Glossary of Library & Information Science



MANAGEMENT ➨ Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it be a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body. Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees (or of volunteers) to accomplish its objectives through the application

What is information?

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QUESTION




What is information?


(a) Explosion of knowledge

(b) Human knowledge

(c) Process of achieving knowledge

(d) Product of different types of human activities and events



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(d) Product of different types of human activities and events



Information

Information

Glossary of Library & Information Science



INFORMATION ➨ Information is that which informs. In other words, it is the answer to a question of some kind. It is thus related to data and knowledge, as data represents values attributed to parameters, and knowledge signifies understanding of real things or abstract concepts. As it regards data, the information's existence is not necessarily

Reference service is the personal service to each reader in helping them to find the document - who gave this definition?

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QUESTION




Reference service is the personal service to each reader in helping them to find the document - who gave this definition?


(a) M. Hutchins

(b) S. R. Ranganathan

(c) Lois Shores

(d) J. H. Shera



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ANSWER



(b) S. R. Ranganathan



Dr. S. R. Ranganathan