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Information Sources and Services

Notes Web directories: Web directories are directories where different resources are gathered. It is just
enormous collections of links to sites, arranged in different categories.

10.9 Review Questions

1. What is directory?
2. “Narrative ancestors of the directory were the travel and topographical histories of the
early modern period”. Elucidate.

3. Briefly explain the scope of directory sources.
4. Provide insight into the evaluation of directory sources.
5. What is telephone directory? Discuss the history of telephone directory.
6. Write down the meaning of reverse telephone directory.
7. Write short note on the meaning of publishing directories.

8. What are web directories? Give examples.
9. Write down the advantage and disadvantage of Web directories.
10. Explain the meaning of specialized search engines with suitable example.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Directories 2. Electronic

3. Accuracy 4. Electronic directories
5. Print 6. Arrangement
7. Telephone directory

8. Telephone book, phone book, or white/yellow pages
9. Hard copy or in electronic form 10. Reverse telephone
11. Law enforcement 12. True

13. False 14. Web directories
15. Specialized Search Engines

10.10 Further Readings

Books Cheney, F. N. and Williams W. J. (2000) Fundamental reference sources. Ed.3. ALA,
Chicago.
Crawford, John. (2000) Evaluation of library and information services. ASLIB, London.
Farmer, L.S.J., Ed. (2007) The human side of reference and information services in academic
libraries: adding value in the digital world. Chandos Publishing, Oxford.
Fourie, D. and Dowell, D. (2002) Libraries in the information age. Libraries Unlimited,
New York.

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