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The Correct answer is i and iii are correct

Key PointsIASLIC:​

• The Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) was founded on September 03, 1955.
• The headquarters of the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is located at Kolkata - 700 054, West Bengal, India
• Dr. S L hora was elected as the first president and Mr. J Saha as the first honorary General Secretary of IASLIC.
• The second edition of the Directory of Special and Research Libraries in India was in 1985.
• ​Research in progress: IASLIC has launched a compilation of a register of Research in Progress (RiP) from October 2012.
• Publications:
  • The serial publications of IASLIC are the IASLIC Bulletin (quarterly), established in 1956.
  • IASLIC Newsletter (monthly).
  • Indian Library Science Abstracts (annual).
• IASLIC gives the Best Librarian of the Year and Best Article in the IASLIC Bulletin awards every year.
• THE IASLIC SM Ganguly Award has been given to the Librarian of the Year since 1993.

The Correct answer is All of these

Key PointsBekker’s Core Principles for a Library Ethics Code

• User-Centered Service
  • Always act in users’ best interests: anticipate needs, deliver exemplary service, and uphold privacy.
  • Proactively address professional misconduct and promote adherence to ethical standards.
• Professional Excellence
  • Engage continuously in professional development and research to advance library services.
  • Support and lead within professional associations.
  • Avoid conflicts of interest or personal gain at the expense of the library or its patrons.
• Intellectual Freedom
  • Guarantee open access to information and resist censorship.
  • Acquire and present materials impartially.
  • Foster an environment where inquiry, learning, and scholarly expression thrive.
• Social Responsibility
  • Preserve and protect information for future generations.
  • Safeguard confidential and proprietary data.
  • Respect professional boundaries and ensure information is not misused to infringe others’ rights.

The Correct answer is All of these

Key Points

• Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T):
  • ​Founded nearly 85 years ago, ASIS&T is the premier professional body uniting information science researchers and practitioners worldwide.
  • Its 2,000+ members—from over 50 countries—include faculty, developers, librarians, students, and information professionals dedicated to advancing how information is stored, retrieved, analyzed, managed, archived, and share.
• Vision: To be the leading global voice on information science and technology research and its real-world applications.
• Mission: To foster and disseminate cutting-edge research and best practices in information science and technology.
• Core Values:
  • Interdisciplinarity: Solving information challenges by integrating diverse disciplines.
  • Knowledge Sharing: Promoting the exchange and publication of research for the benefit of society.
  • Lifelong Learning: Supporting continuous professional development and education.
  • Equity, Diversity & Inclusion: Ensuring all voices contribute to the field’s growth.
  • Societal Impact: Recognizing and amplifying information science’s effects on individuals, communities, and cultures.
  • Community: Building a collaborative network of researchers and practitioners.
  • Balanced Open Access: Advocating for freely available research while sustaining the association’s finances and member benefits.

The Correct answer is Drop Everything and Read.

Key Points

• D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read)
  • Each April, “Drop Everything and Read” invites people of all ages to pause daily routines and dive into a good book, extending the celebration beyond just April 12 (Beverly Cleary’s birthday, when it first appeared in Ramona Quimby, Age 8) to the entire month.
  • It’s a reminder to make reading a priority anytime you visit this site during April (or whenever inspiration strikes).

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The Correct answer is A, C, and D.

Key Points

• In August 2020, ALA dissolved ALCTS, LITA, and LLAMA and, on September 1, launched Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures.
• Core brings together librarians and information professionals working in leadership, collections & technical services, and technology.
• Mission: Cultivate and amplify library workers’ expertise in core functions through community building, advocacy, and learning.
• Vision: Core members, by balancing maintenance and innovation, will shape the future of the profession through collaboration and leadership.
• Values:
  • Transparency: Clear roles, processes, and opportunities for every member.
  • Diversity: Strength through inclusion of varied voices and perspectives.
  • Inclusion: Welcoming all members—new or experienced—to participate.
  • Knowledge Sharing: Providing programming and publications that foster professional growth.
  • Collaboration: Creating meaningful, accessible ways for members to work together.
  • Sustainability: Prioritizing both economic and ecological stewardship to secure our shared future.
  • Innovation: Balancing agility with strategic planning to keep Core—and the profession—ahead of the curve.

The correct answer is 2009

Key Points

• The Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly passed the Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act (Act No. 6 of 2009) which received the assent of the Governor on 31 August 2009 and came into existence.
• Some Salient Features of the act are:
  • There shall be a ‘Library Planning Committee’ with the Minister in charge as Chairman.
  • Make compulsory enrolment of every student in the public libraries on reaching standard eight.
  • Creation of the Department of Public Libraries with a full-time Director.
  • No provision for cess.

​Additional Information Other Library acts

The correct answer is 3rd Law:

Key Points

•  3rd law;
  • Every Book its Reader.
  • The approach of this law is oriented toward the book. As per the law, every book in a library should have a chance of finding its appropriate reader and be useful to her/him.
  • The third law implicitly means that “resources look for users.in fact, the duty of the librarian is to help the library resources find the people who want and need them most.
  • This principle naturally addresses the fundamental issue of open access.
  • A book misplaced is a book lost forever is the principle of the 3rd law on the reader's side.
  • The third law also advocates the maintenance of a well-designed library catalog

Additional Information

• 2nd Law:
  • The second law is “Every reader his/her book is the variant form of which is “books for all.
  • Implications of the second law are
    • The obligation of the State
    • Obligations of the Library Authority.
• 1st Law;
  •  First Law: Books are for Use
  • Implications of the first law are.
    • Library Location
    • Working Hours
    • Library Building and Furniture
    • Staff
• 4th law;
  • Fourth Law: Save the Time of the Reader, presents the biggest challenge to the library administrator. Policies must always be formulated keeping in view the needs of the readers (users) in mind.
  • Implications of 4th law are;
    • open access system
    • Proper classification system
    • Effective circulation systems with all recently developed methods and techniques like photo-charging systems, ticket systems, computerized charging systems, barcode systems, and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems

The correct answer is the National Library of India, Kolkata.

Key Points

National Library of India, Kolkata:

• The National Library of India is the largest in India by volume and public record.
• It came into existence through the  Imperial Library (Change of name) Act, of 1948.
• Maulana Abul Kalam Azad opened the National Library to the public in 1953.
• It was renamed The National Library of India by the National Library of India Act, 1976.

Delhi Public Library:

• The Delhi Public Library (DPL) was established on October 27, 1951.
• It was established as a joint public library project of UNESCO and the Government of India.
• It is recognized as the first public library in the country to satisfy all the criteria laid down in the UNESCO manifesto.
• UNESCO has published a book on the library entitled "The Delhi Public Library".

RRRLF:

• ​It stands for Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation.
• It was established in May 1972 by the Department of Culture, Government of India.
• It is the nodal agency of the Government of India to support public library service and promote the public library movement in the country.
• It is headquartered in Kolkata with 4 zonal offices located in Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, and Chennai.

Indian Library Association (ILA):

• ​It was founded in 1933 in Calcutta.
• It aims to establish high standards of librarianship and library services in the country.​

Additional Information

• The Indian Library Review blog was launched in 2012. 
• Professor Supriya Choudhary was the first who proposed the idea of an electronic digest of library news in 2011.
• The blog was created on Blogspot, a free blogging platform by google.

The correct answer is "(D), (C), (A), (B)".

Key Points

• Manipur Public Libraries Act-
  • The act was enacted in 1988.
  • It makes provision for the constitution of a State Library Committee, to advise the State Government on all matters arising under this Act.
  • It makes provision for No library cess.
• Haryana Public Libraries Act-
  • The act was formed in the year 1989.
  • It makes provision for the constitution of the State Library Authority.
  • It makes provision for the levy of library cess in the form of a surcharge on property tax and house.
• Mizoram Public Libraries Act-
  • The act was enacted on March 10, 1993.
  • It makes provision for the constitution of a State Library Committee, to advise the State Government on all matters arising under this Act.
  • It makes provision for No library cess.
• Goa Public Library Act-
  • This act was brought on November 26, 1994.
  • It makes provision for the constitution of a state Library Authority.
  • It makes provision for the constitution of a Library Directorate to control and direct the Public Library System in the state.

The correct answer Internal environment

Key Points

•  Internal environment
  • The internal environment is composed of factors and elements within the library or any other organization.
  • Internal environment factors are controlled by the library or organization.
  • The shift from print to electronic resources is a type of change in the internal environment.
• Economic Environment
  • It refers to the factors pertaining to an economy that influence the library in any way
  • These factors are often beyond the control of the library or any organization
• Socio environment
  • Socio Environment refers to the environment developed by the professionals and staff working within the library.
  • It refers to the way the staff or professionals in the library influence or supports users.
• External environment
  • It is composed of all the factors outside the library that influence the library in any way.
  • It is of two types: Micro Environment and Macro Environment.​

Important Points

• ​​PESTEL (political, economic, social, technological, environmental, legal ) are the six segments of the General environment.

Additional Information 

The Correct answer is Edward Goldston:

Key Points

• The Book Five Laws of Library Science was authored by S R Ranganathan and first published in 1931 and the first publisher was Edward Goldston Ltd.
• Today it is published by Ess Ess publication     

Additional Information

• These laws, as presented in Ranganathan's The Five Laws of Library Science, are:
  • Books are for use.
  • Every person his or her book.
  • Every book its reader.
  • Save the time of the reader.
  • A library is a growing organism.

The correct answer is Raja Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata

Key Points

•  Raja Library Foundation (RRRLF), Kolkata
  • RRRLF was established on 20th May 1972 by GOI  and is registered under the Societies Act 1961 of  West Bengal.
  • The supreme policy-making body of RRRLF is called Foundation and has 22 members.
  • 1972 was celebrated as an international Book year.
  • DYRC ( District youth Resource center) is an effort of RRRLF.
  • Granthana is an official publication of RRRLF.
  • The directory of Public Libraries is provided by RRRLF.
  • The CIP( India) project and SDP(skill Development program) for public libraries in India are initiated by RRRLF.
  • RRRLF initiated the compilation of the Web bibliography of Rabindranath Tagore.
  • The Foundation institutes “RRRLF Fellowship” to offer fellowship to five eminent men and women in the field of Library service.
  • Matching Scheme Assistance by RRRLF.

Important Points

•  Central Reference Library:
  • It was established in 1955 on the National Library of India campus.
  • Central Reference Library publishes Indian National Bibliography from 1957.
• Delhi Public Library:
  • DPL was established in 1951 by UNESCO as Pilot Project.
  • It is The National Depository Library of India.
  • DPL was inaugurated by Pandith Jawaharlal Nehru.

The correct answer is R L Mittal.

Key Points

•  The ‘Seven Lamps of Conduct’ that are ‘musts’ for library professionals  were suggested by R L Mittal and are as:
  • Impersonal book selection
  • Service before self
  • Split-mind
  • Sympathetic behavior
  • Tact
  • Industry
  • Scholarship

Important Points

•  Ethics of Librarianship
  • Librarians’ Canons of Ethics 1909 was the first set of the ‘Code of Ethics in librarianship in the USA.
  • The first code of ethics from ALA was prepared in 1938 by Ms. Flora B Ledington.
  • The Library Association (UK) appointed a working party on professional ethics in 1978.
  • A K Mukherjee stated 20 points for library ethics.
  • Amitabha Chatterjee also contributed to the code of ethics.
  • In 1989 Joint Council of Library Association in India (JOCLAI) finalized a draft code of ethics.

The correct answer is (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

Key Points List of public libraries acts in India

1. Madras Public Libraries Act, 1948
2. Andhra Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 1960
3. Karnataka Public Libraries Act, 196
4. Maharashtra​ Public Libraries Act, 1967
5. West Bengal Public Libraries Act, 1979
6. Manipur Public Libraries Act, 1988
7. Kerala Public Libraries Act, 1989
8. Haryana Public Libraries Act, 1989
9. Mizoram public libraries Act, 1993
10. Goa Public Libraries Act; 1993
11. Gujrat Public Libraries Act, 2001
12. Orissa Public Libraries Act, 2001
13. Uttarakhand Public Libraries Act,2005
14. Rajasthan Public Libraries Act, 2006
15. Uttar Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2006
16. Bihar Public Libraries Act, 2008
17. Chhattisgarh Public Libraries Act, 2008
18. Arunachal Pradesh Public Libraries Act, 2009
19. Telangana Public Libraries Act, 2015

The Correct answer is DS Kothari:

Key Points

• The Indian Education Commission is mostly famous as the Kothari Commission on Secondary Education was set up by the Government of India, on 14th July 1964, to evaluate the educational system in India.
• Daulat Singh Kothari was made the committee's Chairman, then the Chairman of UGC.
• The aim was to survey all aspects of the educational system at all levels and give suggestions to help the education system to progress at all levels.
• The Kothari Commission (1964-66) submitted its report in 1966, under the sub-title of 'Education for National Development’. The unique feature of the Commission was its conviction that education is the most potent instrument of national development.
• The report had four sub-sections:
  • Section I: General issues
  • Section II: Stages of Education
  • Section III: Recommendations and programmes
  • Section IV: Additional papers
• The four main themes of the commission were:
  • Increase in Productivity
  • Promoting social and National Integration
  • Education and Modernization
  • Developing social, moral, and spiritual values.

Additional Information

• The Mudaliar (The Secondary Education) Commission:
  • ​ In 1952, Mudaliar Commission was appointed to reform secondary education. Dr. A. Lakshamanswami Mudaliar, Vice-Chancellor, of Madras University, was the Chairman of this Commission. The Commission submitted its report in 1953.
• Radhakrishnan Commission (1948-1949):
  • University Education Commission (1948-49) was the first Commission on education after Independence. Its major emphasis was on higher education. The Commission was appointed under the chairmanship of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishan. The commission was appointed to report on Indian University Education and to suggest improvements to suit the present and future requirements of the country.

Confusion PointCommittees and Commissions by Govt. of India on Libraries:

• A​dvisory Committee for Libraries (1957):
  • Also called as K. P. Sinha Committee, the committee gave its report in 1958.
• National Policy on Library and Information System (1986):
  • ​ In 1985, the Government of India set up Committee (CONPOLIS) with Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya as its Chairman. It submitted its report in 1986.
• National Knowledge Commission (2005)
  • ​It was constituted on 13th June 2005 with a time-frame of three years from 2nd October 2005 to 2nd October 2008. The report was named “Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge.”

​​Committees and Commissions by UGC on Library Science Education:

• Library Committee (1957)
  • It was chaired by Dr. S R Ranganathan to look into the functioning of academic libraries.
• Review Committee on Library Science Education (1965)
  • It was again chaired by Dr. S R Ranganathan.
• Curriculum Development Committees (1990 & 2001):
  • UGC set up two curriculum development committees. The first was in 1990 chaired by Prof. P N Kaula.
  • The Second was in 2001 headed by Dr. C R Karisiddappa.