Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Services Selection Board
Sehkari Bhawan Rail Head Complex, Jammu
- It is for the information of all the candidates who have applied for the posts advertised vide Advertisement Notification No 05 of 2017, that the items /syllabi are as such being annexed herewith.
- The candidates are also intimated that there shall be negative marking for wrong answers (-0.25 for each wrong answer) attempted in the said examination.
- This advance notice is for the purpose of intimation to the concerned candidates only.
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Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board
Jr. Librarian / Library Assistant
Multiple Choice Based Written test
Reference Guidelines and Syllabus
120 Marks/120 Minutes
Unit-I Marks 20
- Types of Libraries and their Features
- Role of Libraries in contemporary Society
- Five Laws of Library Sciences
- Library legislation in different states of India
- Intellectual Property Rights( IPR)
- National and International Library Associations: ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS, SIS IFLA, FID ALA, ASLIB SLA etc.
- National and intercalation Agencies : UNESCO, OCLC, PRRLF, UGC, INFLIBNET, DELNET ,etc
- Information Centers, DRTC, ISI, INSDOC( NISCAIR),NASSDOC, DESIDOC, SENDOC, etc
Unit-II Marks 20
- Basic Terminology: call Number, Class Number, Book Number, Isolates
- Classification; concept, purpose and species
- Features of DDC, UDC, and CC
- Five Fundamental Categories
- Notation: Definition and Purpose
- Library Catalogue; Definition and purpose
- OPAC AND WebOPAC
- Cannons of Classification and Cataloguing
Unit-II Marks 20
- Principles of Book Selection
- Selection Tool; Print and Non-Print Materials
- Processing of Documents; Accessioning, Classification,
- Cataloguing labeling and shelving
- Serials/ Journals; Selection and procurement
- Book Transaction System: Traditional and Modern
- Stock verification of Books; Methods and Tools
- Weeding Process
Unit-IV Marks 20
- Information Sources: Print and No- Print ; Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources
- Types of Dictionaries, Encyclopedias
- Geographical and Biographical Sources
- Indexing and Abstracting Sources
- Types of Bibliographies
- Bibliographies Sources
Unit-V Marks 20
- Types of Reference service ,Ready reference service, Long Rang Reference Service
- Reference Librarian: Role Skills and Competences
- User Education/ Information Literacy Skills
