BLI-222 EM 2023-24 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

Description

BLI-222: INFORMATION SOURCES AND SERVICES
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Coverage: Course Code: BLI-222
Course: Information Sources and Services Assignment Code: AST/TMA/Jul.2023/Jan.2024
Blocks: 1 to 4
Units: 1 to 14 Total Marks: 70
Note: Answer all questions.
I) Answer all the questions in not more than 500 words each. (4X10= 40 Marks)
1) Why do we need to evaluate reference books in an academic library? Discuss the
check points to be included in the evaluation of encycopeadia in a library
.
(10)
2) Describe the steps involved in conducting computer-based literature search. (10)
3) Explain the importance of institutions as sources of information. Describe different
types of institutions.
(10)
4) While analysing marketing opportunities, discuss the various factors that affect
external environment of an organisation?
(10)
II) Answer the following questions in not more250 words each.(6X5= 30 marks)
1) Explain how S. R. Ranganathan has categorised documents in a library. (5)
2) What do you understand by the term “secondary sources of information”? List their
different types and give one example of each type.
(5)
3) Discuss how information gatherers act as sources of information. (5)
4) Explain how information generators and information compilers act as sources of
information.
(5)
5) What are the negative influences of the information generated by mass media? (5)
6) List the basic information literacy skills necessary for undergraduate and graduate
students.