CBSE | DEPARTMENT OF SKILL EDUCATION

Library & Information Science (SUBJECT CODE 836)

Marking Scheme of Sample Question Paper for Class XII
(Session 2020-2021)
Max. Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 70

General Instructions:
1. Please read the instructions carefully.
2. This Question Paper consists of 24 questions in two sections – Section A& Section B.
3. Section A has Objective type questions whereas Section B contains Subjective type questions.
4. Out of the given (6 + 18 =) 24 questions, a candidate has to answer (6 + 11 =) 17 questions in
the allotted (maximum) time of 3 hours.
5. All questions of a particular section must be attempted in the correct order.
6. SECTION A - OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (30 MARKS):
i. This section has 06 questions.
ii. There is no negative marking.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.
7. SECTION B – SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS (30 MARKS):
i. This section contains 18 questions.
ii. A candidate has to do 11 questions.
iii. Do as per the instructions given.
iv. Marks allotted are mentioned against each question/part.

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 SECTION A: OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Q. 1 Answer any 4 out of the given 6 questions on Employability Skills (1 x 4 = 4 marks)

i. b) Language (sound) 1

ii. c) Both (a) and (b) 1

iii. a) It increases individual’s energy and activity 1

iv. c) CTRL+A 1

v. a) An equal to (=) sign 1

vi. b) United Nation Environment Programme 1

Q. 2 Answer any 7 out of the given 8 questions (1 x 7= 7 marks)

i b) Newspapers, Journals, periodicals etc. 1

ii c) Books, Readers and Library staff 1

iii a) Radio Frequency Identification 1

iv a) The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions 1

v b) Weeding 1

vi a) Stock verification 1

vii b) Circulation Section 1

viii b) Notes field 1

Q. 3 Answer any 6 out of the given 7 questions (1 x 6 = 6 marks)

i a) Acquisition Section 1

ii a) Library Classification 1

iii a) Personality, Matter, Energy, Space and Times 1

iv b) Alien PenumbralUmbralPenumbral Alien 1

v b) 3 1

vi a) 1979 1

vii b) International standard Bibliographic Description 1

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Q. 4 Answer any 6out of the given 7 questions (1 x 6 = 6 marks)

i d) All of the above 1

ii b) 3 1

iii b) Active information Services 1

iv a) Inter Library Loan 1

v b) Hans Peter Luhn 1

vi a) Online Public Access Catalogue 1

vii c) Digital book 1

Q. 5 Answer any 6 out of the given 7 questions (1 x 6 = 6 marks)

i b) Database 1
ii c) Cloud Computing 1

iii a) Web casting 1

iv d) All of the above 1

v a) INFLIBNET 1

vi b) Open Source Software 1

vii b) Operating System Software 1

Q. 6 Answer any 6out of the given 7 questions (1 x 6 = 6 marks)

i d) Backup and restoration 1

ii a) Information about the library 1

iii a) Discussion and promotion of Library Services 1

iv c) Technological barrier 1
v b) Mass Communication 1
vi c) Library extension services 1

vii b) Latin 1

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 SECTION B: SUBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions on Employability Skills (2 x 3 = 6 marks)

Answer each question in 20 – 30 words.
Q. 7 AnsAct of conveying meanings from one entity or group to another through the use
of mutually understood signs, symbols and semiotic rules.
Two types of communication are :
i) Verbal ii) Non verbal
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Q. 8 Answer:
Four steps to Active Listening:

a) CONTACT b) ABSORB
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c) REFLECTIVE FEEDBACK d) CONFIRM
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Q. 9 Answer:
Features of self-motivation are
a) It increases individual’s energy and activity
b) It directs an individual towards specific goals. 1
c) It results in initiation and persistence of specific activities.
d) It affects cognitive processes and learning, strategies used for completing 1
similar task.
Q. 10 Answer:
Common personality disorders are:

a) Paranoid b) Antisocial
c) Schizoid d) Borderline
e) Narcissistic f) Avoidant 1
g) Dependent h) Obsessive
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Q. 11 Answer:
Common fears seen in entrepreneurs are:
a) Fear of failure
b) Fear of the unknown
c) Fear of not being an expert 1
d) Fear of risk taking
e) Fear of being pushed into uncomfortable situation
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Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 20 – 30 words each (2 x 3 = 6 marks)
Q. 12 Answer:
Stock verification is the process of systematic checking the holdings
of the library to find out the missing items.

Methods 1
1. Accession Number
2. Call number
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Q. 13 Answer : 2
Personality : The connecting symbol is Comma(,)
Matter : The connecting symbol is semi-colon (;)
Energy : The connecting symbol is colon (:)
Space : The connecting symbol is Dot (.)
Q. 14 Answer:

An information service provided in response to an expressed demand by the user is

called a Responsive or on demand information service.
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An information service provided for anticipating a user's needs is called an
anticipatory information service.
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Q. 15 Answer:
Communication process in a simple model including the elements are
Message
Source/ Communicator Audience/ Receiver 1
Channel

In this process one who communicate is known as source or communicator, to

whom communicated is known as audience or receiver and what is communicated is
known as message. One more factor is to be mentioned here is media or channel. 1

Q. 16 Answer:
Intrapersonal Communication is such a communication in which an individual
communicate with oneself. Here the source and receiver both are the same person.
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Inter –personal communication is such a communication which takes place between
or more persons. It could be face to face or in the case of physical distance between
the participants.
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Q. 17 Answer:
Application software is designed to perform a particular task or a group of tasks to
satisfy the needs of a particular environment. They are created by analyzing the 1
environment and the need of a particular system.
For example, a Library Automation Software (LAS) is a customized application 1
software for managing day to day functions of a library and its management. Libsys,

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 KOHA, etc are application software.MS Word is also an application Software.

Answer any 2 out of the given 3 questions in 30– 50 words each(3 x 2 = 6 marks)
Q. 18 Answer:
Basic for Job Analysis Job Evaluation
Comparison
Meaning Job analysis is a careful study Job Evaluation is an
of each and every aspect of a attempt of assessing the
particular job. relative utility of a 1
particular job in an
organisation.
Nature of Process Comprehensive Comparative
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Objective To develop the present To determine a fair wage
methods and techniques of of a job.
doing a job. 1
Techniques Questionnaire, Checklist, Non-analytical system and
Interview, Surveys etc. analytical system.

Advantage Recruitment & Selection, Helps in removing

Performance Appraisal, inequalities in the wage
Compensation etc. system, making a
comparative analysis of
each job etc.

Q. 19 Answer:
The call number of a document consists of three parts
(i) Classification Number/Class Number
(ii) Book Number
(iii) Collection Number 1
Therefore, we can say
Call Number = Class Number + Book Number + Collection Number
The class number of a document is an ordinal number representing the position of a
class in a scheme of classification used in a library and also represents the subject
matter of the document. 1

A book number is the ordinal number which fixes the position of a document in a
library, relative to the other documents belonging to the same class. 1/2

The collection number is a symbol denoting any special characteristics (size,

physical form, or class of users, and so on.) of a group of books, with which the 1/2
books may be separately located.
Q. 20 Answer:
Two categories of Current Awareness Services are:

a. CAS directed towards individuals or group of users: This type of CAS includes
communication of information to individuals or groups through informal

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 conversation or by telephone or mobile phone; through electronic messages (SMS), 1
messages sent on notification form, selective dissemination of information (SDI), +1/2
selective dissemination of documents, routing of documents (periodicals), etc.
b. CAS directed towards all users of the services: This includes accession lists
(new arrivals), bibliographies, indexing and abstracting services, literature
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surveys, bibliographic surveys, table of contents of periodicals, etc. The end +1/2
products are current awareness bulletins which may include all the above
elements.

Answer any 3 out of the given 5 questions in 50– 80 words each (4 x 3 = 12 marks)
Q. 21 Briefly explain the mode of acquisition of Information Sources in the Library?
Answer:
Mode of Acquisition
The method of acquisition of information sources is popularly known as 'mode of
acquisition'. Traditionally, the three modes of acquisition are Purchase, Gift and Exchange. 1

i. Purchase
After selection process, the selected materials can be purchased directly
from the publishers or their agents, distributors or any vendors depending
upon the policy of the library.
ii. Gift
Non-commercial organizations, educational institutions and people who
have strong affinity with the libraries from time to time donate their
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collection or information materials to libraries. Occasionally an author may
also gift a personal copy of his/her book to the library. Therefore, gifting is
also one of the established methods of acquiring materials.
iii. Exchange
The library may acquire materials, especially the publications of other
institutions in exchange of its own publications. 1
iv. Online Acquisition
Online acquisition method is more suitable for digital materials. In this
process, a library can download material from the publishers' or vendors' 1
portal and make payment online.
Q. 22 Discuss the steps for translating the title of the document to appropriate Class Number
in Library Classification?
Answer:
The steps in Library Classification are:
Step 0: Write down the Raw Title (= Title as found in the document).
Step 1: Full title (= Title expressing each of the relevant basic and isolate ideas in

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 the subject of the document, arrived at by filling up all the ellipses in the Raw title).
Step 2: Kernel Title (= Full title except the auxiliary or apparatus words and each
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composite term denotes a composite idea replaced by the fundamental constituent
terms, which denote its fundamental constituent ideas).
Step 3: Analysed title (= Kernel Title with each kernel term marked by a symbol,
which denotes the fundamental category of which the ideas denoted by the term is a
manifestation and also the round and the level to which it is assigned in conformity
to the postulates of classification).
Step 4 : Transformed Title (=Analytical title with the kernel terms rearranged
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according to the symbols of analysis attached to them).
Step 5: Title in standard terms (=Transformed title with the Kernal terms replaced,
wherever necessary by their respective equivalents as given in the appropriate
schedules).
Step 6: Title in Facet Numbers (= Title in standard terms with the kernel terms 1
replaced by their equivalent numbers)..
Step 7: Class number (got by removing the symbols of analysis and inserting the
appropriate connecting symbols between the facet numbers in accordance with the
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Rules).
Step 8: Translate the synthesized class number into natural language by way of
verification. In this step, carry out facet analysis of the Class Number, giving a digit
by digit interpretation and verifying the correctness of the number.

Q. 23 Briefly explain the Selective Dissemination of Information Services (SDI)?

Answer:
. Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) is a highly personalized service. It is
a method of supplying each user or a group of users with references of documents or 1
abstracts relating to their pre-defined areas of interest selected from documents
published recently/received during the period in question.
This service saves the user the effort and time of having to scan through a number of
publications, and to choose the documents of interest to him. The basic concept 1
behind SDI is the matching of information/documents with the profile of each user
or group of users with same interest.
A user profile and document profile are two important components of the SDI
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service. Then the matching items are brought to the attention of the user. The same
activity can be performed effectively with the help of a computer.
During the process of SDI, the `user profile' which comprises of a set of `key words'
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 organised as meticulously as the 'system' permits, describe the subject of interest, in 1
accordance with the keywords that appear on the documents. A document is
selected when two key words coincide. In an automated environment, once a search
profile of the user is created and saved, relevant information is sent to the researcher
automatically (and the selected databases/catalogues are updated).

Q. 24 Discuss the method for acquiring periodicals in a Library?

Answer:
There are four methods of acquiring periodicals. These are:
(a) By subscription: In this method of acquisition, periodicals are subscribed directly
from the publisher or vendors. The subscription amount is paid in advance 1
(annually) to the publisher or vendor for a particular title, following which, the
library receives the periodical.
(b) As a member of societies and institutions: The societies and institutions send
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their periodicals free of cost, once a library becomes their member.
(c) By gift: A number of organisations send their periodicals free of cost to libraries. 1
Hence, if a library wishes to acquire such journals then the publishing organizations
are to be requested to enrol the receiving libraries on their mailing list. This enables
the libraries to receive desired periodicals as gifts.
(d) By exchange: Acquiring periodicals by exchange is a method in which two
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organisations exchange their periodicals and other publications with each other
(free of cost).
Q. 25 Explain Proprietary Software and open source software. Give examples.
Answer:

(i) Proprietary software

The proprietary software is a kind of software for which ownership remains with
the creator under the provisions of copyright. The owner or proprietor provides
license to the user, for using its applications on certain terms and conditions.
Users are not being given the right to open, modify or further distribute the 2
source code of such software. Because of this, the software of this category is
being called closed source software also. The owner of the software takes fees
for granting the license for using its applications, sometimes, some of the
software may be free from charges for using its applications but the source code
of the software remains closed.
The proprietary software is most of the times a paid software but sometimes it
can be made available free of cost, on the basis of some terms and conditions
decided by the owner whereas. Whether such software are being purchased or

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 made available free of cost, but the source code of such software remains closed.
We have a number of Library automation software in this category. For
example, LIBSYS, VIRTUA, TRUDAN, etc.
(ii) Open Source Software
The Open Source Software (OSS) is a software for which source code is open.
The users are granted license to use, study, modify and further redistribute it.
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Such software is usually the product of collective efforts of the professionals to
provide free and also the right of customization as per need of the user.
There are a number of open source Library automation software available and
being used worldwide. For example, KOHA, New Gen Lib, ABCD, etc, are a
few open source LAS available worldwide.
Here, we are going to discuss KOHA, which is one of the popular and
worldwide used open source LAS.

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