Ques 1.

What do you understand by library management? Explain the principles of scientific management. 

Ques 2.

Explain the Change Management process and discuss the different models of change.

Ques 3.

What do you understand by “Management by Objectives (MBO)”? Explain its role as a monitoring and controlling techniqueWhat is work analysis? How does it help in effective management of libraries?

Ques 4.

Explain the content theories of motivation with reference to organisation behaviou

Ques 5.

Discuss in brief different methods of financial estimation. Explain which method is most appropriate for academic libraries. 

Ques 6.

Describe different approaches of Cost Analysis. Differentiate Cost Effective Analysis from Cost Benefit Analysis

Ques 7.

What do you understand by marketing approach? Discuss in brief the 4 Ps of marketing. 

Ques 8.

Time and Motion Study 

Ques 9.

MIS

Ques 10.

Budget justification

Ques 11.

Market segmentation

Ques 12.

A student has to present a seminar as per the guidelines provided in Annexure-1 of the Programme Guide. The topic of the seminar will be decided by the counsellor of the course based on the model topics suggested in the Programme Guide. The performance of the student will be evaluated at the study centre.

Ques 13.

Explain the concept of vocabulary control. Differentiate between controlled and natural language indexing.

Ques 14.

Discuss the functions and structure of Sears List of Subject Headings giving suitable examples.

Ques 15.

Describe the Dublin Core Meta data elements for describing information resources

Ques 16.

‘UDC is considered a sophisticated indexing tool for documentation and information services’ Justify. 

Ques 17.

Define ‘content development’. Discuss the W3C Guidelines for content development.

Ques 18.

What is an Expert System? Explain its components and application in IR. 

Ques 19.

Explain the features of different information retrieval systems.

Ques 20.

State the different types of information retrieval models. Discuss any two models based on theories and tools.

Ques 21.

Other Performance Measures of IR Systems

Ques 22.

ISBD (ER)

Ques 23.

Applications of UNICODE

Ques 24.

Future Trends in Information Retrieval

Ques 25.

Creation of a database using CDS/ISIS

Ques 26.

 Creation of index to the above database by using CDS/ISIS

Ques 27.

Generation of catalogue data according to AACR-2R (either print or display).

Ques 28.

XML coding and creation of a web page

Ques 29.

Database searching (online/offline) for creation of a bibliography on a particular topic.

Ques 30.

Explain the concept of vocabulary control. Differentiate between controlled and natural language indexing.

Ques 31.

Discuss the functions and structure of Sears List of Subject Headings giving suitable examples.

Ques 32.

Describe the Dublin Core Meta data elements for describing information resources 

Ques 33.

‘UDC is considered a sophisticated indexing tool for documentation and information services’ Justify.

Ques 34.

Define ‘content development’. Discuss the W3C Guidelines for content development.

Ques 35.

What is an Expert System? Explain its components and application in IR.

Ques 36.

Explain the features of different information retrieval systems.

Ques 37.

State the different types of information retrieval models. Discuss any two models based on theories and tools.

Ques 38.

Other Performance Measures of IR Systems

Ques 39.

ISBD (ER)

Ques 40.

Applications of UNICODE

Ques 41.

Future Trends in Information Retrieval