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Unit 1: Library Automation

Notes

1. The online catalogue does not need to be sorted statically; the user can choose author, title,
keyword, or systematic order dynamically.
2. Most online catalogues offer a search facility for any word of the title; the goal of the
grammatical word order (provide an entry on the word that most users would look for) is
reached even better.
3. Many online catalogues allow links between several variants of an author name. So, authors
can be found both under the original and the standardized name (if entered properly by the
cataloguer).
4. The elimination of paper cards has made the information more accessible to many people
with disabilities, such as the visually impaired, wheelchair users, and those who suffer
from mold allergies.

Self Assessment
Multiple choice questions:
4. A library acquisition is the department of library which is responsible for:
(a) Selection of materials for the library
(b) Purchase of materials for the library
(c) Selection and purchase of materials for the library
(d) All of these
5. OPAC stands for:
(a) Online public access catalogue
(b) Online public acquisition catalogue
(c) Online payment access catalogue
(d) Operation public access catalogue.
6. In 245 BC, ………. is considered as the first bibliographer.
(a) Lubetzky (b) Cutter (c) Callimachus (d) Thomas Hyde
7. Author card a formal catalogue shorted alphabetically according to the ………. .
(a) Editors (b) Readers (c) Doctors (d) Lawers
8. MARC stands for:
(a) Machine Reading Cataloguing
(b) Machine Readable Cataloguing
(c) Machine Read Catalogue
(d) Machinery Reading Cataloguing.

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