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Foundation of Library and Information Science

Notes Library Catalogue: A library catalogue (or library catalogue) is a register of all bibliographic
items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.
Open Access (OA): Open access is the practice of providing unrestricted access via the Internet to
peer-reviewed scholarly research.
Operation: A plan that details how a business will use its production resources to meet its goals
Periodicals: Periodicals are publications which are issued at regular intervals, such as journals,
magazines, and newspapers.
Reader/User: A person using the resources of a library; a customer of information and information
institutions.
Reference: References usually come at the end of a text (essay or research report) and should
contain only those works cited within the text.

2.9 Review Questions

1. Discuss the contribution made by Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan.
2. What are the basic needs of the laws of library science?
3. Describe the usefulness of the Five Laws.

4. Explain the variants of the Five Laws of LIS.
5. Discuss the implications of first law in library work.
6. Describe some of the obligations imposed by second law.
7. Write brief note on resource sharing.
8. What is the most effective way of satisfying the third law?

9. Discuss some of the implications of services in library science.
10. Explain the implications of the charging system.
11. Describe some of the basic components of a library.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. True 2. False

3. False 4. Messages
5. Readers 6. Furniture
7. True 8. False
9. True 10. Investment

11. Responsibility 12. Browsing
13. False 14. True
15. False 16. Child
17. First 18. Weeding out

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