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  Ascendant : A position of dominance, controlling influence, superiority or preeminence.

  Concept : A general notion or idea of something formed by mentally combiningall its characteristics or particulars.

  Descendant : Something that is going down.

  Hypothesis : A proposition or set of propositions set forth as an explanation forthe occurrence of some specified group of phenomena.

  Nadir` : The lowest point in an activity.

  Research : Systematic inquiry into a subject in order to discover or revise facts,theories, etc.

  Research : It is an arrangement of conditions for collection and analysis of Design data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure.

  Scientific : A method of research in which a problem is identified, relevant Method data gathered, hypothesis(es) formulated and the hypothesis(es) empirically tested.

  Spiral : Winding and advancing like a coil continuously

  Theory : A coherent group of general propositions used as principles of

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  Information Retrieval: The process of retrieving information about documents in a database relevant to a query

  Keyword : Technically, a significant word / term taken from the text of a document (see also Descriptor)

  Proximity Operator : A set of operators to combine search terms that permit the searcher to specify the context in which a search term should occur. Proximity operators allow the searcher to specify whether two search terms should occur adjacent to one another or the maximum number of other words that could be permitted between the search terms

  Search Engine : Large databases of web resources along with a search language of their own to support a wide range of search features to search the databases.

  Search Language : An artificial language used to construct search statements that can be input to an IRS;

  Truncation : A search device that supports searching of records containing any one or more of a number of different terms by merely specifying a string of characters that is common to the different search terms. The common string of characters could be in the beginning (root) or at the end or even in the middle of a word; widely used for words having morphological variations.

  Integrated Library System : A library automation system in which data entered in

  one module by other modules to avoid data redundancy.

  Intranet : A network belonging to an organisation, accessible only by the organisation’s members, employees, or others with appropriate that uses Internet technologies (TCP/IP and others) for connectivity.

   KOHA : An open source library management software available for downloading from Internet at no cost. It uses some companion software and those software are also freeware.

  LAN : A network workstations that are linked together within a limited geographical areas. Each node (individual computer) in a LAN has its own CPU with which it executes programs, but it is also able access data and devices anywhere in the LAN. This means that many users can share executive devices, such as printers, as well as data. User can also use LAN to communicate with each other.

  Library Automation : Library automation is the mechanization of housekeeping operations and information handling activities mainly by using computer and communication technologies.

  Library Housekeeping : A group of basic routine operations related to acquiring, preparing, circulating and preserving the library documents for their maximum use.

  Library Management : A software package used for the carrying out the Software functions and services performed by libraries.

  OPAC : Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), as the name suggests, is a catalogue of all the library resources which can be a library accessed onling through a computer network.

  SOUL : SOUL stands for Software for University Libraries. It is a library automation software package developed by INFLIBNET (Information and Library network), Ahemdabad.

  System Analysis : A powerful technique for the analysis of an organization and its functions.

  WAN : A computer network that operates across large distances nationwide or worldwide by utilizing telephone line, microwave and satellite links. It is also used to interconnect LANs.

  Authority Record : A collection of information about one name, uniform title, or topical term heading. An authority record can contain the established form of heading, see from references, see also from references, and notes.

  FRBR : A conceptual data model for bibliographic database design and management. The model, proposed by IFLA in 1998, is based on entity-analysis techniques.

  Integrated Library : An automated library system in which data entered in System: one module by other modules can be to eliminate data redundancy.

  ISO-2709 : An international standard for bibliographic information interchange on magnetic tape, developed in 1981. Most of the content designator schemes are based on this standard.

  Master Database : A main file of information that acts as the core database. Entries made once in the master file are available for data entry work in related files.

  Module : Functions specific to a particular system capability such as the online public access catalog, cataloging, acquisition, serial control, circulation, etc.

  Open Source Software : Open source software is typically created and maintained by developers crossing institutional and national boundaries, collaborating by using internet based communications and development tools. The products are usually free or sometimes through a license (GPL).

  RFID : RFID stands for Radio Frequency IDentification. RFID system comprises three components: a tag, a reader and an antenna. The tag is paper-thin chip, which stores vital bibliographic data. Reader decodes the information contained in the chip and sends to the server through antenna. This technology is now used extensively by LMSs for patron self-checking function.
  
  
  

  Tag 856 : A field in UNIMARC and MARC 21 bibliographic format to accommodate electronic location and access related to a bibliographical item. The field is optional and repeatable.

  
  

  Third party Software : These are products manufactured or developed by a corporate entity independent from vendor and provided by vendor on a non-exclusive licensing or other distribution agreement with the third party manufacturer.

  Unicode : Unicode is a two byte oriented code that can represent a total of 216 characters i,e, 65,536 characters. This standard is designed by Unicode Consortium and offers an ideal solution to deal with multilingual processing work.

   

  
  

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  Information Communication technology – applications

  Bibliographic Database : A collection of bibliographic records in a machine-readable form.

  Typical databases include surrogates (i.e. author’s name, title, abstract, etc) of library holdings or published journal articles.

  Bibliographic Record : A collection of bibliographic data fields treated as one logical entity

  that describes a specific bibliographic item.

  Database : Refers generally a machine-readable file of records but may be used more specifically to refer a shared collection of structured data managed by a set of special software.

  Database  Management System : The software used to manipulate and access data stored in database. A DBMS is generally designed to provide facilities for the maintenance of and access to structured data. The characteristics of data can be clearly defined with the help of a DBMS.

  Field : Collection of data elements that together make up a unit of information. A field contains data elements such as the name of the author, title of the document, imprint, etc.

  File : An organised collection of information and may consist of a set of logical records. It may be a named collection of computer records, usually with common attributes. A file may be stored and recalled as one unit by name.

  Format : Structuring of fields in a record.

  MARC Format : A bibliographic record format that has been devised for the MARC

  project.

  Record : A collection of fields that form a logically related and discrete unit of information. For example, information regarding a library user constitutes a personal record.

  Cache Memory : A high speed temporary storage in the CPU for storing parts of a

  program or data during processing.

  Binary Search : A search technique for sorted data.

  B-tree : An indexed data storage method that is efficient for a wide range of data access tasks.

  B+-tree : A variation on the B-tree structure that provides sequential access to the data as well as fast-indexed access.

  Hashing : An access mechanism that transforms the search key into a storage address,thereby providing very fast access to stored data.

  Index : A sorted list of key values from the original table along with a pointer to the rest of the data in each row.

  Pointer : A logical or physical address of a piece of data .

  RAID : Redundant Array of Independent Disks. A disk drive system that consists of multiple drives with independent controllers. The goal is to split the data to provide faster access and automatic duplication for error recovery.

  Sequential Access : Access that takes records in order, looking at the first, then the next, and so on.

  Access Method : The method used to store, find and retrieve the data from a database.

  Artificial Intelligence : A branch of computer science that is attempting to develop systems to emulate human-like qualities such as learning, reasoning, communicating, seeing and hearing.

  Data Independence : Separates the data from the program, which often enables data definition to be changed without altering the program.

  Data Integrity : Keeping accurate data which means few errors and the data reflect the true state of a database.

  Dependency : A dependency refers to relationship amongst attributes belonging to the relation or different relations.

  E-R Diagram : Entity-Relationship Diagram. A diagram that shows associations (relationships) between entities.

  Expert System : A system with a knowledge base consisting of data and rules that enables users to make decisions as effectively as an expert.

  Foreign Key : A column in one table that is primary key in a second table. It does not need to be a key in the first table.

  Knowledge Base : A knowledge base is an expert system’s database of knowledge about a particular subject. This includes relevant facts, rules and procedures for solving problems. The basic unit of knowledge is expressed as an IF-THEN- ELSE rule.

  Normalisation : The process of creating a well-behaved set of tables to efficiently store data, minimize redundancy and ensure data integrity.

  Primary Key : A column or a set of columns that identify a particular row in a table.

  Relation : A relation is a table.

  Relationship : An association between two or more entities.

  Schema : An overall conceptual or logical view of the relationships between the data in a database.

  Subschema : A subset or transformation of the logical view of the database schema that is required by a particular user application program.

  Transparent : In computing, it pertains to a process or procedure involving a user without the later being aware of its existence.

  Boolean Operators : A system of three symbolic logical operators to combine search terms to constitute a search statement, representing ‘logical sum’ (+) (OR), ‘logical product’ (x) (AND) and ‘logical difference’ (-) (NOT)

  Data : Raw numbers or letters stored in a computer which represent facts about entities

  Database : An organised collection of data that exists for the purpose of providing information

  Descriptor : A word / term taken from a controlled vocabulary – usually a thesaurus – and assigned to a text to represent, partially or fully, the ‘aboutness’ of the text (see also Keyword)

  Field-Specific search : A search facility that allows the searcher to specify the field (e.g. Title field) in which a search term should be present

  
  

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  Baseband transmission : A technique in which bits are transmitted without any modulation.

  Cable modem : A modem used for connecting home computer to television cable.

  Classed IP address : Structured IP address with three classes A, B and C.

  Classless IP address : Unstructured IP address with no class definition and of variable length.

  Client : A human being or a computer that accesses the services of a server.

  Datagram : A unit of data usually transmitted in an independent manner.

  End-to-end : A connection between peer entities in two end systems that run applications.

  Entities : Hardware or software modules that implement functions of a layer.

  Flow control : A technique for regulating the speed of despatch of data units matching the capabilities of the source and the destination computers. Traversal of a signal from a ground station to a satellite and back to another ground station.

  Host : Any computer connected to Internet.

  Hub : In satellite communication, hub is the master earth station. In LANs, hub is a device to which computers are connected in a star fashion.

  Internet protocol : The protocol that runs on the Internet layer and is used for delivering datagrams on best of efforts basis.

  Internetworking : Connecting two or more networks.

  IP' address : Unique address assigned to a host on Internet.

  IP datagram : Data unit transported by IP protocol.

  Layered architecture : Communication architecture in which functions are performed in a stacked manner.

  Link-to-link : Connection between peer entities in adjacent systems.

  Low earth orbit : Orbits at around 1000-3000 km altitude.

  Multiple access : Access to a shared medium by a number of stations.

  Open system : A system that follows IS0 standards.

  Peer entities : Entities at the same level on different systems.

  Port : An interface point between to adjacent layers.

  Port binding : Allocation of a port number to an application.

  Protocol : Procedure for exchange of data units.

  Protocol data unit : Data unit carrying both protocol control information and user data.

  Protocol Suite : A set of protocols in all layers of a communication architecture selected for a particular app location area.

  Scalability : Ability to increase the capacity of a system without affecting the operations.

  Server : A system that provides a set of specified services.

  Set top box : A unit that allows a TV set to function as a low - end computer.

  Turn around delay : Time taken for signal to traverse from one ground station to another and back via satellite.

  Transmission control protocol : A connection oriented protocol used in large data transfers.

  User Datagram : A data unit transmitted independently at the user level.

  
  

  Bluetooth : Low power radio technology to enable two or more devices that are located in the near vicinity of each other to interact.

  B -ISDN : Broadband ISDN. See ISDN below. An ISDN with very large information carrying capacity.

  Cell switching : A convergent switching technique that combines the strengths of circuit and packet switching.

  
  

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  Modulation : Embedding base signals in high frequency carriers.

  Multiplexing : Sending more than one information signal on the same communication

  medium.

  Noise : Disturbance in a communication system.

  Photodetector : A device that accepts light as input and produces electric current as output.

  Repeater : A device used in microwave radio communication which filters noise from

  the incoming signal, amplifies and retransmits the signal to the next station

  at the same frequency.

  Shielded Twisted Pair (STP) : Shielded pair of wires that are twisted.

  Signal : A time varying electrical, optical or electromagnetic quantity representing

  information, speech, video, etc.

  Transponder : A device inside the satellite that receives uplink signals, filters out noise, amplifies and retransmits at the downlink frequency.

  Unipolar : Representation of digital signals using voltages of the same polarity.

  Unshielded Twisted Pair (UTP) : Unshielded pair of wires that are twisted.

  Wavelength : The physical distance occupied by one cycle of a signal wave while propagating

  in free space.

  Access links : Communication links that connect the user to the nearest switch.

  Asynchronous transfer mode  : Mode of information transfer in broadband ISDN.

  Base station : A wireless station covering a certain geographical area called

  cell.

  Broadband ISDN : An ISDN designed for very high-speed applications.

  Cell : In the context of mobile communication, a cell denotes a small geographical area. In the context of broadband ISDN, cell is a small digital packet that carries information.

  Cell switching : A switching technique in which information is cast in the form of small cells and transported over broadband ISDN networks.

  Cellular communication : A wireless communication technique in which a large geographical

  region is divided into a number of cells that are networked.

  Channel : An information pipe with some specified characteristics like bandwidth, capacity, level of attenuation and noise immunity.

  Circuit : A two-way link comprising two channels, one in each direction.

  Circuit switching : A switching technique in which a dedicated path is established between end points for the entire duration of information transfer.

  Common Channel  Signalling: Signalling done using a separate channel that is common to many information channels.

  Datagram : An independent packet containing complete address information.

  Digit processing : Processing of a telephone number at the telephone exchange.

  End systems : Equipments at the subscriber premises that connect to a telecommunication network.

  Fully connected network : A network in which all communicating entities are directly connected with each other.

  Packet switching : A switching technique in which large size data is broken as packets and transferred across networks.

  Permanent virtual circuit  : A virtual circuit assigned on a long-term basis.

  Public switched network  : A switched network open to public.

  Reassembling : The process of assembling packets or cells to reconstruct the original message at the destination.

  Resequencing : The process of arranging the packets in proper order when they arrive out of sequence at the destination.

  Signalling : Indicative or control signals exchanged between a subscriber and a switching node or between two switching nodes.

  Space division switching : A technique in which a dedicated physical path is established inside a switch.

  Subscriber : A user connected to a telecommunication network.

  Switch : A device that establishes and releases connections between subscribers.

  Switched network : A network in which users are connected to a switching system.

  Time division  switching: A technique in which a shared common resource is used for transferring information from an inlet to an outlet in a switch.

  Transmission links : Communication links that interconnect switching systems.

  Virtual circuit : A fixed route for information transfer.

  Address resolution : Conversion of one address to another like IP address to machine

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  Mouse Movements : The mouse points to the location of the desired item on the screen with the help of a cursor called mouse pointer.

  My Computer : My Computer gives a quick overview of all the files and programs available in the system. Any program installed shall get into ‘My computer’ folder automatically.

  My Documents : It gives a quick overview of all the documents saved in the system. Any document that is saved gets into My Documents folder automatically. Besides these basic components, many other icons can be kept on the desktop.

  Network : It helps to get a glimpse of what is available with other Neighborhood computers on the network.

  Pointing : Pointing refers to the positioning of the mouse pointer at a specific location on the screen.

  Recycle Bin : It keeps all deleted files, to retrieve them later.

  Release : A minor upgrade in a software product. It is usually indicated by a change in number after the decimal point such as 3.0, 3.1, 3.11, 3.2, etc.

  Use of year : Occasionally software developers prefer to add the year of release to a new version rather than a numeral for their products. For example, Windows 95 (but not, Windows 4.0),

  Windows 98, Windows 2000, etc.

  Version : A major upgrade in a software product. It is usually indicated by numbers such as 2.0, 3.0, etc.

  Application program : Program that has been developed to solve a particular problem, perform useful work on general purpose tasks, or provide entertainment

  Assembly language : It is a low level programming language that allows a computer user to write a program using abbreviations or more easily remembered words instead of numbers.

  Compiler : A language translator that converts the entire program of a high-level language into machine language before the computer executes the program.

  High level language : Also known as the procedural language it resembles human languages such as English.

  Interpreter : A language translator that converts each procedural language statement into machine language and executes it immediately.

  Machine language : A binary type low-level language consisting of 1s and 0s that the computer can run directly.

  System program : Program that helps the computer to perform essential operating tasks and enables the application program to run.

  Attenuation : Loss of signal power caused by the communication media.

  Bipolar : Representation of digital signals using voltages of different polarities.

  Carrier : A high frequency signal that carries information signals.

  Coaxial cable : Pair of conductors placed in the form of concentric cylinders along the same axis.

  Communication media : Media like copper and optical cables used in telecommunication.

  Communication system : Any telecommunication system like electrical or satellite communication system.

  Decoding : Performing mathematical operations on coded signals to detect and possibly

  correct errors if any.

  Demodulation : Extraction of base signals from the high frequency carrier.

  Demultiplexing : Extraction of different information signals from a multiplexed stream of

  Signals

  Digital communication : A form of communication in which information is represented and

  transmitted by one's and zero's

  Encoding (coding) : Performing some defined mathematical operations on digital signals to improve  reliability and efficiency.

  Energy form : Electrical, optical or electromagnetic energy

  Fourier analysis : Analysis of complex waveform in terms of simple pure waves.

  Frequency spectrum : Range of frequencies in telecommunication systems.

  Geostationary satellite : A satellite whose instantaneous angular velocity and mean orbital period are the same as that of earth.

  Geosynchronous satellite : A satellite whose mean orbital period is the same as the period of revolution of earth, but its instantaneous angular velocity may differ slightly from that of

  earth’s rotational speed.

  Injection laser diode (ILD) : An optical source that produces sharp light beam when current is applied to it.

  Light emitting diode (LED) : A low-cost optical source that produces light when electric current is applied to it.

  
  

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  Fundamentals of Information and Communication Technology

  Arithmetic and Logic : A part of the computer that performs arithmetic operations, Unit (ALU) Logic operations, and related operations.

  Assembly Language : A computer oriented language whose instructions are usually in one-to-one correspondence with computer instructions and that may provide machine language output

  in terms of ‘0’ and ‘1’.

  Associative Memory : A memory whose storage locations are identified by their contents, or by a part of their contents, rather than by their names or positions.

  Cache Memory : A special buffer storage, smaller and faster than main storage, that is used to hold a copy of instructions and data in main storage that are likely to be needed next by the

  processor and that have been obtained automatically from main storage.

  CD ROM : Compact Disk Read Only Memory. A non-erasable disk used for storing computer data. The standard system uses 12-cm disks and can hold more than 500 Mbytes.

  Instruction Set : A complete set of the operators of the instructions of a computer together with the description of the types of meanings that can be attributed to their operands. Synonymous with machine instruction.

  Input Devices : A device by which data can be entered into a computer system.

  Output Devices : A device used for transferring data from internal storage of a computer to an external device or user.

  Input-Output (I/O) : Pertaining to either input or output, or both. Refers to the movement of data between a computer and a directly attached peripheral.

  Information Technology : The acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a micro-electronics based combination of computing and telecommunication.

  Storage Device : In computing, a unit into which data can be entered, retained and later retrieved.

  Buttons : A button is a kind of icon which is stimulated on-screen and is activated by a mouse or other pointing devices to execute a command.

  Clicking : Clicking refers to pointing an item on the screen and then pressing and releasing mouse button.

  Desktop : Windows desktop is the basic windows working area. As the system is started, the first thing one can see is the desktop, the area on the screen where one works. The following components appear immediately on the desktop.

  Dialog box : A dialog box is a box that appears on the screen and displays an option among the alternatives, for example ‘Y’ for yes and ‘N’ for no or typing the name of a file.

  Dragging : Dragging refers to holding down the left mouse button while sliding the mouse to a new position on the screen, and then releasing the button.

  Icons : An icon is a small picture or graphical display used to represent a command, a program or a task. It has to be activated by a mouse or other pointing devices. In the figure, the desktop contains different icons.

  Internet Explorer : It enables user to connect the Internet.

  Microsoft Outlook : It is a component of Internet Explorer that integrates an e-mail Express and newsgroup services. It has the address book to store and retrieve e-mail addresses.

  
  

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  ILL : Inter library loan (ILL) is the process by which a library requests material from, or supplies

  material to, another library. Material includes books, audiovisual materials and other returnable

  as well as copies of journal articles, book chapters, excerpts, and other non-returnable items.

  Metadata : Data about data. Metadata describes how and when and by whom a particular set of data was collected, and how the data is formatted. Metadata is essential for understanding

  information stored in data warehouses.

  e-learning : e-learning refers to using electronic applications and processes to learn. e-learning applications and processes include Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms and digital collaboration.

  Internet : A global network connecting millions of computers. More than 100 countries are linked into exchanges of data, news and opinions.

  e-book : An electronic version of a book which can be read through computer or any other device.

  DELNET : Developing Library Network (DELNET) has been established with the prime objective of promoting resource sharing among the libraries through the development of a network of libraries.

  EDDS : Electronic Document Delivery ServICE

  
  

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  Standing Order : i) An order to supply each succeeding issue of a serial or periodical or subsequent volumes of a work. ii) An order which is to be acted upon continuously until countermanded.

  Standing Vendor : A supplier of books and other reading materials who executes standing orders.

  Attitudinal : Opinion, feeling or emotion concerning an event, fact or state.

  Peers : Groups of people of similar status in an organisation.

  Para-Professional : A person without professional training to whom a particular aspect of a professional task is delegated.

  Rank-and-file : Placement of staff in an ascending or descending order according to importance.

  
  

  DVD : A high-density compact disk for storing large amounts of data, especially high-resolution

  audio-visual material.

  EDDS : Electronic Document Delivery Service.

  E-learning : It is an interactive learning in which the learning content is available online and provides automatic feedback.

  User Orientation : It is study of the process from user ambition to full implementation of new, inhabitable, inspiring,etc.

  WWW : This is the acronym of World Wide Web which means the complete set of documents residing on all Internet servers that use the HTTP protocol, accessible to users via a simple pointand-click system.

  Aptitude : A combination of native and acquired abilities and other characteristics which can be regarded as predictive of a person’s ability to become proficient in a line of activity with a given

  amount of training.

  Ergonomics : Theories and methods of measuring and analysing work and its relationship to human abilities and behaviour patterns.

  Hoist : Lift with an apparatus of ropes and pulleys or a kind of elevator.

  Induction : A formal process of introducing and training new employees on their job, position, or office.

  Perquisites : Payments, emoluments or other benefits gained by a public official beyond his regular salary while acting in his official capacity.

  Personnel : The total human resources of an organization.

  Library Cooperation : Two or more libraries working together to achieve their goals providing effective service to their users.

  Resource Sharing : Two or more libraries/information systems sharing their resources to satisfy increased pressure of user demands. The resources may be physical or intellectual.

  Library Networks : Two or more libraries connected together through telecommunication links for effective sharing of resources overcoming the barriers of geographical distances.

  Library Consortia : Libraries and publishers coming together for mutual benefit and enabling collaborative acquisition of e-documents to a group of libraries.

  Automation : The organisation of machine handling of routines or operations, requiring minimal human intervention.

  Document Delivery : This system enables users to order copies of materials retrieved by online searches, either by direct despatch of items by the host or via an agent.

  Database : Information stored on computer files and accessible via a remote terminal and

  telecommunications link.

  Electronic Mail : The transfer of messages, memoranda, letters, reports, etc. between individuals or organizations by the use of videotext, online and online networks.

  Facsimile : An electronic system for transmitting pictures and graphic materials over very high frequency airwaves.

  Gateways : Any system permitting users of one computer system to access another.

  Network : A system of physically separate computers with telecommunication links, allowing the resources of each participating machine to be shared by each of the others.

  OPAC : (Online Public Access Catalogue) An automated catalogue system stored in machine readable form and accessed online by the library clientele via a VDU and employing user-friendly software.

  Reprography : The reproduction in facsimile of documents of all kinds by any process using light, heat or electric variation – photocopies, micro-copies, blue prints, electro-copies, thermo-copies, etc.

  Teleconference : A conference with participants in different locations linked by telecommunication devices.

  ILL : Inter library loan (ILL) is the process by which a library requests material from, or supplies

  
  
  

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  Book Reservoir : A place either within the library or at a predetermined place within a region or country where weeded out documents can be stored or preserved.

  CD-ROM : Stands for compact disk/read only memory. A high volume convenient and inexpensive storage disk for computer data. Updating is not possible with this disc.

  Censorship : Prohibition of production, distribution and circulation or sale of material considered to be objectionable on grounds of politics, religion, obscenity or blasphemy.

  Clientele : Users of the library and its services.

  Authority File : Term synonymous with ‘Authority List’. A list of all personal and corporate names of anonymous classic and sacred books, the titles of anonymous books and the headings for series cards, which are used as headings in the catalogue; sometimes references are given to

  books in which each name and its variants were found, and in the case of corporate entries, sources, a brief history and particulars as to changes of name. The entries are made when a heading is first decided upon. A list is classified order of classification symbols or numbers which have been allocated to books, with their corresponding index entries (Harrod).

  Book Support : A piece of wood or steel placed at the end of a row of books to keep them upright. Also called ‘Book end’.

  Cataloguing in Source : Cataloguing books before they are published, the entries being compiled from proof copies made available by the publishers and the work being carried out by a centralised agency so that full cataloguing information is printed in the books concerned.” (Harrod)

  Division Library : A collection attached to, and administered by a division or a group of related departments of a university or college, usually with some form of cooperative arrangement with the general library or as a part of the library system.

  Faceted Classification : A scheme of classification which reflects in its structure the analysis of subject according to a number of fundamental concepts (In colon classification they are Personality, Matter, Energy, Space and Time). In a faceted classification scheme only simple classes are enumerated and arranged in facets. Composite classes are expressed by synthesised notation.

  Principle of Osmosis : When a library switches over to a new scheme of classification or to a new catalogue code the principle of osmosis suggests a smooth change over. According to this Principle new accessions and frequently used present collection should first of all be classified or

  catalogued according to the new scheme or new code or both as the case may be. Users should be informed through reference department and the library staff about the existence of two collections in the library. Whenever a book is borrowed on its return it should be recatalogued and reclassified and absorbed in the new collection. The principle was suggested by Ranganathan.

  Rare Book : A book of value, which is scarce and not easily available.

  Special Collection : A collection of books connected with local history, celebrities, industries etc., or on a certain subject period or gathered for some particular reason, in a library which is general in character.

  Conventional Document : A document where the thought content is recorded in a natural language by means of writing, typing printing or by some near-printing process.

  Curriculum : All the courses of study in a school, college, university, etc.

  Format : i) “The shape and size of a book expressed in terms of the size of the full sheet of paper and the number of times it has been folded to get the leaf of a document”. (Ranganathan).

  ii) A statement of height and width of a typical leaf of a document.

  Glossary : An alphabetical list of abstruse or technical terms concerned with any specific subject, together with their definitions or elucidations.

  Meta Document : An instrument record of natural and social phenomena made directly unmediated by the human mind even before it got transformed into thought and got into human mind.

  Micro Facsimile : A copy of an original reproduced in micro size.

  Neo-Conventional  Documents: “Standards, specifications, patents, data of properties in natural sciences and their applications, reaction formulae in chemistry, differential clinical data in medicine, and press cuttings of current opinion and news in the field of social sciences (etc) which form a new class of micro documents ... They may be called Neo-conventional Documents”.

  Non-Conventional Documents: Micro reproduction of a conventional documents; audio; visual; and audio-visual records.

  Sole Agent : A book-supplier who will supply reading materials on all subjects to a library

  
  

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  OPAC            : Online Public Access Catalogue.

  E-Consortia   : Sharing of electronic resources.

  E-Journals     : Electronic journals.

  Consortium : Resource sharing initiative to develop collection by negotiating better discounts from publishers / suppliers for the participating Libraries.

  Document : The system enables users to other copies of Delivery Service materials retrieved by online searches, either by direct dispatch of items by the host, or via an agent.

  Microfilm : A microphotograph on cellulose film. It may be negative or positive and may be 16 or 35 mm wide and of any length depending on the number of exposures thereon.

  Network : A system of physically separate computers with telecommunication links, allowing the resources of each participating machine to be shared by each of the others.

  Open Access : A library system where readers are admitted to the shelves.

  On-line  : Using the devices and peripherals, which are interacting directly and simultaneously with a computer central processing unit.

  Repository   : A book store belonging to one library system, or a number of co-operative library systems prepared to inter-lend the books deposited therein.

  Library  : Any body which is responsible for library Authority services. The local government responsible for the provision of public library services in UK.

  Library Board  : The committee responsible for the control of an American library system. It is also known as “Library Trustees”, “Board of Directors”, “Board of Library Trustees” and sometimes as “Library Commission”.

  Library Governing Body  : Person or a collective body of persons empowered by law to act on behalf of the library concerned.

  Library Committee  : The committee set up for the governance of the library.

  Promotional Role  : Activities related to raise the capacity of the library in providing services to its users.

  Bibliographic Instruction  : Course-related classroom-based library instruction.

  Cognition acquired  : The mental process by which knowledge is through the mind.

  Conceptual Instruction system : An integrated system of concepts in a logically closed.

  Elasticity of quantum of Demand : Measuring the impact of change in price on the demand.

  
  

  Hawthorne Study : The effect of making people feel very special by changing their perception.

  Independent Study : Cognitive capabilities of user to access library resources and service independently.

  Information Need : Are mainly psychological and consist of the processes involving the identification, analysis, and satisfaction at conceptual level.

  Library College : The concept of independent study in the context of American undergraduate colleges.

  Orientation : Formal orientation of the library to the user through direct and indirect method.

  Paradigm : It is defined as a pattern or model.

  Personal System of Information (PSI) : Individual user’s profile for modulated and planned

  independent study.

  Profiling : User profile (individual, group/community) of information needs in conceptual terms.

  Reference Interview : That part of the reference process in which the inquirer and the searcher interact to stabilise the enquiry.

  Budget : An itemised list of expected income and expenditure for a specific future period.

  Cost-Benefit Analysis : Analytical technique involving a momentary assessment of total costs and revenue of a project, paying particular attention to social costs and benefits which do not normally feature conventional costing exercises.

  Cost Effectiveness : Analysis of particular expenditure to establish whether the same expenditure could be used more effective or whether the same benefits are attainable with less expenditure.

  Endowments : Giving a large amount of money or property for the use and benefit of an organisation.

  Pamphlets : A non-periodical publication of at least five but not more than 48 pages, exclusive of the cover pages.

  Productivity : Relationship between input and output of an organisation. Input being measured in men, machines, materials and money, and output in products and services.

  Standard Cost : A predetermined cost of using some resource (such as labour or materials) in the production of something by the manufacturer.
  
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  UGC-NET Previous years Question Papers for Library & Information Science (Subject Code 59) are available for View and Download. These Papers are helpful in preparing for the examination as you can get an idea about how to do study and which book is best for preparation. Solving Previous years Question Papers helps you to know about your level of preparation towards the examination.

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