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BLISc Entrance Exam Syllabus & Sample Questions

The document provides information about the syllabus and sample question papers for the entrance examination for Associateship in Documentation and Information Science (ADIS) at the Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore, India. Candidates are expected to have knowledge in topics covered in the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLISc) program in Indian universities, including foundation of library science, information resources, information technology applications, library classification and cataloguing, indexing, library services, and statistics. The sample question papers provide examples of multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of these topics.

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BLISc Entrance Exam Syllabus & Sample Questions

The document provides information about the syllabus and sample question papers for the entrance examination for Associateship in Documentation and Information Science (ADIS) at the Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore, India. Candidates are expected to have knowledge in topics covered in the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLISc) program in Indian universities, including foundation of library science, information resources, information technology applications, library classification and cataloguing, indexing, library services, and statistics. The sample question papers provide examples of multiple choice and short answer questions testing knowledge of these topics.

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INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE

DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTRE


8th, Mile Mysore Road
Bangalore- 560 059

Syllabus for the Entrance Examination for “Associateship in


Documentation and Information Science”

Candidates are expected to have the knowledge in all the topics


covered in BLISc programme of Universities in India. For example, to
name a few:

1. Foundation of Library and Information Science – library and society,


five laws of library science, etc

2. Information Resources – primary, secondary, tertiary sources, human


and institutional sources, etc

3. Fundamentals of Information Technology and its applications

4. Library classification (theory and practice) – CC, DDC, etc.

5. Library cataloguing (theory and practice) – CCC, AACR etc.

6. Indexing – Chain indexing, relative index, POPSI, etc.

7. Library and information services

8. Library administration, including collection development: book


selection, acquisition, evaluation, etc

9. Elements of Statistics and basics of bibliometrics.

1
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
For the entrance for ADIS Course-2007

Sub: Library & Information Science


Test Code: AD -I

Example

1. Library cess is one of the sources of finance for which type of


libraries

a. Business b. Academic
c. Special √ d. Public
______________________________________________________________

1. Which indicator digit is used for phase relation in CC

a) Colon (:) b) Hypen (-) c) Ampersand (&)


d) Dot (.)

2. The concept of user studies was first conceived by

a) de Solla Price b) J.D Bernal


c) S.R Ranganathan d) CV Raman

3. Which one is Canon of Idea Plane

a) Canon of ascertainability b) Canon of Context


c) Canon of reticence d) Canon of Enumeration

4. A Postulate is

a) A principle
b) A Self evident statement about the possibility of a thing
a) Findings of a research project
b) Process of analysis in fundamental research

5. The term “Library Economy” was coined

a) S.R Ranganathan b) Melvil Dewey


c) W.C.B Sayers d) C.A Cutter
2
SAMPLE QUESTION PAPER
For the entrance for ADIS Course-2007

Sub: Library & Information Science


Test Code: AD -II

1. What is meant by APUPA arrangement?

2. Discuss various implications of 1st Law of Library Science

3. Describe the features of ideal catalogue form.

4. What is bibliometrics? Discuss it briefly

5. Write short notes on

a) Analytical Entry
b) Selective Dissemination of Information

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