CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION

Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library and Society
(BLIS-01)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. Discuss the activities of Indian Library Association in detail.

2. What is Library Legislation? Discuss the Model Public Library Act of Tamil Nadu in
detail.
3. Discuss the ethics of Librarianship in detail?
4. Enumerate five Laws of Library Science? Discuss the implications of fifth law of Library
Science?

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library Management
(BLIS-02)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. Discuss the functions and importance of Personnel Management in detail?

2. Discuss the sources of funding for the library?
3. Discuss the role of Management in a Library System?
4. Describe the application of Management Information System (MIS) for Library &
information Managers?

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library Classification Theory
(BLIS-03)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. Discuss various steps to ascertain specific subject of a document.

2. Explain various steps for formulating a class number using Postulation Approach.
3. Define ‘Library Classification’. Describe its need and purpose for organizing knowledge
in libraries.
4. Write an essay on use of relative Index in Classification.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library Cataloguing Theory
(BLIS-04)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. Discuss the process of Indexing as per the POPSI Indexing System.

2. Write a detailed note on ISBD.
3. What do you mean by Subject Headings? Highlight the salient features of Sear’s List of
Subject Headings.
4. Describe the various features of OPAC.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Reference and Information Sources
(BLIS-05)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. What do you understand by Abstracting Sources of Information? List any five

Abstracting Sources with complete bibliographic detail.
2. Enumerate different types of Bibliographies with examples. Write a note on Indian
National Bibliography (INB).
3. What are the Reference Sources of Information? Describe different types of Reference
Sources with suitable examples.
4. Discuss Statistical Information Sources with examples.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Information Services
(BLIS-06)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. What do you mean by ‘Literature Search’? Discuss in detail various steps involved in the
Literature Search.
2. Enumerate various Information Services provided by University Library. Describe any
five services in detail.
3. Write an essay on Organization and Management of Reference Service.
4. Discuss the role of Information in Socio-Economic Development activities.

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Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Information Technology Basics
(BLIS-07)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 25
a) Answer any three questions.

1. Define Library Automation. Discuss computer based Serial Control System.

2. Highlight the importance of Binary System in data representation.

3. What do you mean by Computer Hardware? Discuss the various input and output devices.

4. Describe as to how you would create and open document on MS-Word XP.

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 CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library Classification (Practical)
(BLIS-03P)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 50
a) Attempt All Questions
th
b) Solved Section-1 According to DDC (19 ed.)
th
c) Solved Section-2 According to CC (6 ed.)

Section-1(DDC)

Classify any Four titles by DDC 19th edition.

1. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology
2. Migration from India to Pakistan
3. Administration of University Libraries in Pakistan
4. Dictionary of English Language
5. Higher education of Indians living in U.K
6. Glossary of Physics in German

Section-2 (CC)

Classify any Four titles by CC 6th edition.

1. Treatment of Lung Cancer
2. Constitution of France upto 1870’s
3. Diplomatic relation between India and Japan
4. Sugarcane yield in India.
5. History of India.
6. Animal Breeding

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 CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATION
Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
Session 2016-2017
Bachelor in Library and Information Science (BLIS)
Library Cataloging (Practical)
(BLIS-04P)
ASSIGNMENT
Marks: 50
(a) Catalogue any Two of the following titles according to AACR II and any two titles according
to CCC.

Document No.: 1
HANDBOOK OF INDUSTRIAL, WORK & ORGANIZATION
PSYCHOLGY
(Three-Volumes Set)
Second Edition
Edited by Neil Anderson (Brunel University), Denis S. Ones (University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis), Handan Kepir Sinangil (Marmara University) and Chockalingam Viswesvaran
(Florida International University)

SAGE Publications Ltd.

London
2015
Other Information:
Call No.: S:(X8(A)) P1H
Acc. No.: 127837
ISBN : 9781446227316
Pages: 2240
Size: 25x17 cm.
Note: The titles of the volumes are given below:
Volume 1: Personal Psychology and Employee Performance
Volume2: Organizational Psychology
Volume 3: Managerial Psychology and Organizational Approaches

Document No.: 2
TEACHING OF FRENCH LANGUAGE
Edited By
William Margret, Lilian Hicks and Aarold Hoff
University Press
Cambridge
1993
Back of the title page: Published by the Cambridge University Press
Other Information:
Call No.: T:3 (P141) N93
Acc. No.: 46767
Pages: x+900
Size: 26x18 cm.

P.T.O
Document No.: 3
TEACHING OF PHYSICS
By
JEAN DE LA FONTAINE
G. STEPHENS SPINKS
EMILY S. DEXTER
HENRY J. DIBBLE
Translated from French by
KNUD JEPPESEN
Edition
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
New York, Chicago, Boston
1963
Other Information:
Call Number.: T:3 (C) N63
Acc. No.: 25176
Pages: x, 253
Size: 23x13 cm.
Half Title Page: American series on physics, no., 3; Editor Alfred Muskett
Document No.: 4
PRINCIPLES OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
WATSON K. TIMBLE
VANEERBUSH
1995
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
New York, London
Other Information:
Call No.: 621.3 N95
Acc. No.: 80001
Pages: xii, 800
Size: 28 cm.
Document No.: 5
Journal of Knowledge Management
Volume 1 Number 1 January 1997
Editor
Rory L Chase
Emerald Group Publishing Limited,
Howard House Wagon Lane Bingley BD16 1WA
United Kingdom.

Other Information:
Class No.: 1m56, N97
Book No.: Book No. of volume 1 is N97 and use inclusive notation for other volumes.
Size: 30x18 cm.
Acc. No.: Accession number of volume 1 is 5646 and use inclusive notation for other volumes
Note: Journal of Knowledge Management is published bimonthly. It started in 1997 and complete
one volume in each calendar year. The library subscribed to the periodical regularly. It does
not have volume 6. The information appearing on the title page of Volume 1 Bo. 1 has
remained same in latter volumes.

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