GST 104 TMA 2
10/10

1.I receive on monthly basis list of all new arrivals in my field from my library. This service is known as
Current Awareness Services (CAS)

2.What period should a typical review cover?
Last 5 years

3.Which of these databases contain mainly agricultural resources?
AGORA

4.What does the acronym “SDI” stand for?
Selective dissemination of information

5.Below are the three major components of open educational resources EXCEPT
Teaching content

6.Mr Kolawole just published a book and by compulsion needed to deposit three copies of his books in a library, what type of library plays this role?
National library

7.A referral service can be best described as
The act of directing users to an alternative source of information if such information is not available in their own library

8.The acronym OAPEN stands for
Open Access Publishing in European Networks

9.The acronym DOAJ stands for
Directory of Open Access Journals

10.What does the acronym “OARE” stand for?
Online Access to  Research in the Environment

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1) One of the options is NOT true of Open Educational Resources (OER)
Select one:
a. Nobody paid for Open Educational Resources✓✓✓
b. OER can be used at any location once there is access to internet
c. It has solved the problem of poverty for researchers in developing countries
d. It has made research easier

2) The 35 main classes of Bliss classification scheme consist of  numerical and __ alphabetical classes.
Select one:
a. 17,  18
b. 15, 20
c. 26, 9
d.  9,  26✓✓✓

3) What classification scheme employs decimals for specificity?
Select one:
a. Library of congress classification scheme
b. Dewey classification scheme✓✓✓
c. Colon classification scheme
d. Bliss classification scheme

4) What does LC cutter number represent?
Select one:
a. Subject Mark
b.
Author’s number✓✓✓
c. Class Mark
d. Main classes of LC

5) Literature review is important because
Select one:
a. It is easier to copy what others have done
b. It can assist the researcher in choosing an appropriate research topic, formulate reliable hypotheses and in designing appropriate research methodology✓✓✓✓
c. It can assist the researcher to identify  sources of funding
d. It can help to ensure that the researcher has a perfect work

6) What classification scheme has its language class merged with Literature class?
Select one:
a. Colon
b. UDC✓✓✓
c. Bliss
d. Dewey

7) Digital libraries interface design should be all of the following EXCEPT
Select one:
a. Highly sophisticated✓✓✓
b. Appropriate
c. User friendly
d. Flexible

8) What is the main class of “generalities” in Dewey decimal classification?
Select one:
a. 000✓✓✓
b. 200
c. 300
d. 400

9) The main class for “science” in LC is
Select one:
a. Q✓✓✓
b. T
c. Z
d. L

10) Digital libraries can help to solve the following problems EXCEPT
Select one:
a. Loss of library materials through theft
b. Mutilation of library materials
c. Human error
d. Information explosion✓✓✓✓