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551. In libraries, books are generally arranged according to
A. Author
B. Accession number
C. Title
D. Call number
552. If few sections are chosen for stock verification it is known as
A. Random
B. Sample
C. Full
D. Partial
553. Kardex has been adopted in libraries for
A. Recording of news clippings
B. Recording of serials
C. Recording of books
D. Filing of monographs cards
554. The bottom card is prepared for each periodical in
A. Kardex system
B. Ledger system
C. Three card system
D. Newark system
555. Which National library requires over 625 km of shelves, and grows 12km every year
A. Library of Congress
B. British Library
C. National Library of Pakistan
D. Indian National Library
556. In which library there are six million searches generated by the online catalogue
A. Library of Congress
B. British Library
C. National Library of Pakistan
D. Indian National Library
557. Which library provides a gateway to worldwide libraries catalogue
A. Library of Congress
B. British Library
C. National Library Canada
D. China National Library
558. Z39.50 makes it possible for a user in one system to search and retrieve information from other computer systems How many Pakistani libraries use these services in the gateway of LOC in March 2012
A. O7
B. 09
C. 19
D. 14
559. In catalogue, the film is implied when using more specific terms, “film ree, film roll, film cassette, film cartridge, and film loop” is called
A. GMD
B. ISBD
C. MARC
D. SMD
560. Binding is considered an important job of
A. Technical section
B. Acquisition section
C. Reference section
D. Maintenance section
561. In a Library, full leather binding is required for
A. Textbooks
B. Reference books
C. Periodicals
D. Monographs
562. The best method of preserving materials that are fragile, rare, and expensive is through
A. Binding
B. Storage Boxes
C. Filing system
D. Microforms
563. Form of OCR technology widely used in Libraries and retail stores in which identification data are coded into a series of bars
A. Bar code
B. Unicode
C. Source code
D. Plotters
564. The job of returning books and other items to the shelves of a Library in the correct call number sequence after they have been used
A. Shelves
B. Reselling
C. Arrangement
D. Sequential
565. Which of the following information cannot be found m a Library catalogue
A. Abstracts
B. Books by authors
C. keywords
D. Subject headings
566. Which of the following kinds of words should be chosen when selecting keywords
A. Adverbs
B. Adjectives
C. Connecting words
D. Synonyms
567. The use of RFID reduces the amount of time required to perform circulation operations
A. Search & reserved materials
B. Reminders & e-mail
C. Charging & discharging
D. Reports & fine
568. A unique advantage of RFID systems is their ability to scan books on the shelves without
A. Tipping or removing them
B. Tags
C. Barcode
D. Security strips
569. Using CIP, a technical services professional can access all the following bibliographic data about a resource except its
A. Subject headings
B. Dewey decimal classification
C. Pagination
D. Edition
570. Library operations concerned with the acquisition, organization (bibliographic control), physical processing, and maintenance of library collections are called:
A. Technical services
B. Cataloguing services
C. Record processing
D. Reference services
571. All the activities and processes concerned with acquiring, organizing, preparing, and maintaining library collections, including cataloging and physical processing are called:
A. Technical processing
B. Physical processing
C. Record processing
D. Labeling of documents
572. The book tags, date labels, book cards, and book pockets are used in the technical section for
A. Technical processing
B. Physical processing
C. Record processing
D. Labeling of documents
573. The arrangement of books on shelves or their description in the manner which is most helpful to those who read, is called
A. Technical processing
B. Cataloguing
C. Record processing
D. Classification
574. The activities carried out by the technical processing department of a library to prepare items for use
A. Physical description
B. Physical processing
C. Record processing
D. Labeling of documents
575. In library cataloging, the area of bibliographic record in which the extent of an item is recorded
A. Physical description
B. Physical processing
C. Record processing
D. Classification
576. A management term encompassing all the activities and details involved in running a library or library system on a day-to-day basis
A. Library acquisition
B. Library processing
C. Library operations
D. Library services
577. The arrangement of books on shelves or description of them in the manner which is most helpful to those who read
A. Cataloguing
B. Classification
C. Shelving
D. Services
578. The word Classification has been defined in five senses by
A. Melvil Dewey
B. H.E. Bliss
C. S.R. Ranganathan
D. B.A. Cutter
579. Library operation that fulfills subject-wise approaches of the users
A. Cataloguing
B. Classification
C. Shelving
D. Services
580. Who developed Canons and Principles of library classification
A. Brown
B. Sayers
C. Bliss
D. Ranganathan
581. One of the major contributions of FID in classification was issued in 1896 by
A. DDC
B. UDC
C. IC
D. BCC
582. In which classification scheme Add Note is found
A. BCC
B. CC
C. DDC
D. UDC
583. DOC-22nd edition’s chief editor is
A. Joan S. Mitchell
B. Melvil Dewey
C. G. Dewey
D. B.A Cutter
584. The publisher of the DOC-22nd edition is
A. Forest Press
B. OCLC
C. Libraries Unlimited
D. McGraw-Hill
585. D OC-22nd edition’s publication place is
A. New York
B. Boston
C. Washington D.C
D. Dublin, Ohio
586. DDC-22nd edition’s publication year is
A. 2003
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2008
587. DDC-22nd edition consists of a number of tables
A. 5 tables
B. 6 tables
C. 7 tables
D. 8 tables
588. DDC- 21st edition consists of a number of tables
A. 5 tables
B. 6 tables
C. 7 tables
D. 8 tables
589. In the DDC-2200 edition, the 4th volume consists of
A. Schedules
B. index
C. tables
D. Index and manual
590. In the DOC-22nd edition, 1st volume consists of
A. Schedules
B. index
C. tables
D. Index and manual
591. In the second summary of DOC, “000099” in DOC is called
A. Main classes
B. Centralia
C. Divisions
D. Sections
592. DDC’s first summary is called
A. Main classes
B. Centralia
C. Divisions
D. Sections
593. DDC’s second summary is called
A. Main classes
B. Centralia
C. Divisions
D. Sections
594. DDC’s third summary is called
A. Main classes
B. Centralia
C. Divisions
D. Sections
595. The manual for the 22nd edition of DDC is found in
A. Vol-1 page 1
B. Vol-1 end of the volume
C. Vol,4, page 85
D. Vol.4 end of the volume
596. The standard subdivision for research In DDC is
A. 01
B. 05
C. 07
D. 09
597. The standard subdivision in DOC consists of at least two digits of which the first is
A. Alphabet
B. Numerical
C. Roman
D. Zero digit
598. An array of classes means
A. All types of classes
B. Coordinate classes
C. Main classes
D. Subordinate classes
599. According to Ranganathan, the PDC scheme is
A. Almost enumerative
B. Purely enumerative
C. Almost faceted
D. Freely faceted
600. In DDC the facets of language, form, and period form the basis for the classification of documents in
A. Education
B. Linguistics
C. Literature
D. History
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599 MCQ answer is Almost enumerative
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