Midterms

Question 1

The process of creating and maintaining records, or metadata, that describe and organize library materials is called?

Answer 1

Cataloguing

Question 2

What method do librarians use to arrange books on the shelves?

Answer 2

Classification

Question 3

What is the type of library that is established or owned and financed by an individual called?

Answer 3

Private library

Question 4

What does ISSN stand for?

Answer 4

International Standard Serial Number

Question 5

All are online information access/retrieval tools EXCEPT?

Answer 5

Card catalog

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT among the types of indexes?

Answer 6

Classified index

Question 7

The following are different types of classification schemes EXCEPT?

Answer 7

Library of British Classification (LBC)

Question 8

What is also referred to as a ‘library without walls’?

Answer 8

Virtual library

Question 9

The following are different types/kinds of catalogue EXCEPT?

Answer 9

Categorized catalogue

Question 10

Finding aids are retrieval tools used mainly in?

Answer 10

Archives

Question 11

Information access/retrieval tools used in the traditional environment include all the following EXCEPT?

Answer 11

Repositories

Question 12

Which of the following is the most suitable classification scheme used in an academic library?

Answer 12

Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Question 13

What is the full meaning of the acronym OPAC?

Answer 13

Online Public Access Catalogue

Question 14

Library material that defines words and terms; used to confirm origins, spellings, pronunciations, and sometimes synonyms and antonyms, is called?

Answer 14

Dictionary

Question 15

Library collections include all the following EXCEPT?

Answer 15

Transcripts

Question 16

What are materials in digital format accessible electronically called?

Answer 16

E-Resources

Question 17

ISBN is for books, while ISSN is for _______ documents.

Answer 17

Serial

Question 18

The entire holdings of a library is called?

Answer 18

Library Collections

Question 19

Which is NOT an example of library databases?

Answer 19

HEM online

Question 20

To meet the requirements of users, the library catalogue consists of various unit records. These records are called?

Answer 20

Entries

Question 21

The type of cataloguing which focuses on the physical characteristics of the item, such as title, author, edition, physical description, among others, is called?

Answer 21

Descriptive cataloguing

Question 22

The purpose of a catalogue is to enable library users to find a book of which either the _______ is known.

Answer 22

Title

Question 23

Academic libraries are to support the community in all the following activities EXCEPT?

Answer 23

Plagiarism

Question 24

The ability to find, evaluate, and effectively use information in various formats and situations, including problem-solving and decision-making, is known as?

Answer 24

Information Literacy

Question 25

The general library resources requiring special equipment or technological devices for their usage are?

Answer 25

Electronic resources

Question 26

What is NOT a reference material used in the library?

Answer 26

Newsletter

Question 27

A search engine for scholarly literature, including articles, theses, books, and abstracts, used for research work is?

Answer 27

Google Scholar

Question 28

An open source database is a database that is _______ to the users.

Answer 28

Unrestricted

Question 29

In Nigeria, the library that is responsible for issuing the ISSN and ISBN is?

Answer 29

National Library of Nigeria

Question 30

What are important to avoid plagiarism, to verify quotations, and to enable readers to follow up on work you have referred to?

Answer 30

Referencing & Citation

Question 31

What are essential information access tools, serving as a list of works including books, articles, websites, and other sources that an author has consulted or cited?

Answer 31

Bibliographies

Question 32

All the following are among the classifications of non-print resources EXCEPT?

Answer 32

Video-visual resources

Question 33

The multi-sensory media resources, which appeal to both sight and sound and play a vital role in disseminating information, are?

Answer 33

Audio-visual materials

Question 34

What is considered a multidisciplinary online database?

Answer 34

Econbiz

Question 35

The classification scheme that uses mixed notation to classify library resources is called?

Answer 35

Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Question 36

The selection of e-resources in the library is done according to the?

Answer 36

Needs of users

Question 37

What is defined as any document that has a collection of 49 pages or more bound together with a distinctive title written by either a single author or multiple authors or an organization?

Answer 37

A book