Daily Important LIS Questions January 2026

Daily LIS Quiz

Daily Important LIS Question - January 2026

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13 Jan 2026

Which OSI layer is responsible for routing decisions?

A Physical Layer

B Data Link Layer

C Network Layer

D Transport Layer

✓Answer:(C)Network Layer

Routing means selecting the best path for data packets to travel from the source network to the destination network. The Network Layer is responsible for logical addressing, path determination (Routing), packet forwarding, Inter-network communication.

12 Jan 2026

Which metadata schema is specifically designed for long-term preservation of digital objects?

A Dublin Core

B MARC21

C PREMIS (Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies)

D METS (Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard)

✓Answer:(C)PREMIS (Preservation Metadata: Implementation Strategies)

PREMIS is the international standard for preservation metadata in digital archiving. MARC21 is for bibliographic data, Dublin Core for general resource description, and METS for structuring metadata.

11 Jan 2026

What does the term “bibliographic coupling” refer to in informetrics?

A When two documents cite the same third document

B When two documents are cited together by a third document

C When two documents share common references

D When two authors co-write multiple papers

✓Answer:(C)When two documents share common references

Bibliographic coupling occurs when two documents reference a common third document, indicating thematic similarity. Co-citation is when two documents are cited together by another.

10 Jan 2026

Which standard is used for exchanging digital rights information between libraries and publishers?

A ONIX for Books

B COUNTER

C SUSHI

D MARC21

✓Answer:(A)ONIX for Books

ONIX for Books is used for communicating rich metadata and digital rights information. COUNTER and SUSHI are for usage statistics, and MARC21 is for bibliographic data.

09 Jan 2026

Which protocol is used for real-time communication between library systems and self-checkout machines?

A Z39.50

B SIP2 (Standard Interchange Protocol)

C OAI-PMH

D SRU/SRW

✓Answer:(B)SIP2 (Standard Interchange Protocol)

SIP2 is a proprietary protocol widely used for communication between library management systems and self-service circulation devices like kiosks and checkout stations.

08 Jan 2026

What is the primary goal of a "Digital Detox"?

A To permanently delete all social media accounts.

B To intentionally reduce or take a break from using digital devices to improve well-being.

C To switch from using smartphones to using only desktop computers.

D To learn advanced digital skills.

✓Answer:(B)To intentionally reduce or take a break from using digital devices to improve well-being.

A digital detox is a period when a person voluntarily refrains from using digital devices like smartphones, computers, and social media to reduce stress, improve focus, and reconnect with the physical world.

07 Jan 2026

In Open Access publishing, what does the "Subscribe to Open (S2O)" model aim to achieve?

A Convert subscription journals to open access by using existing library subscription fees as the funding mechanism.

B Force authors to pay higher APCs for faster publication.

C Create a paywall that charges readers per article view.

D Allow publishers to double-dip by charging for both subscriptions and APCs.

✓Answer:(A) Convert subscription journals to open access by using existing library subscription fees as the funding mechanism.

Under S2O, if a critical mass of subscribing libraries renews, the journal's new volume is made OA for everyone. If not, it remains behind a paywall. It flips the business model without requiring authors to pay APCs.

06 Jan 2026

In digital preservation, what is the primary purpose of conducting a "LOCKSS Audit"?

A To check the copyright status of archived content.

B To verify the integrity and completeness of content across the distributed LOCKSS network.

C To calculate the cost of long-term storage.

D To improve the search engine ranking of preserved items.

✓Answer:(B) To verify the integrity and completeness of content across the distributed LOCKSS network.

LOCKSS (Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe) networks perform regular peer-to-peer audits to ensure that each participating node's preserved content matches the original, detecting and repairing corruption or loss automatically.

05 Jan 2026

Which e-book format is known for its reflowable text and adaptability to different screen sizes?

A PDF

B EPUB

C DJVU

D MOBI

✓Answer:(B) EPUB

EPUB is the standard, reflowable format for e-books, allowing text to adapt to various devices, unlike fixed-layout PDFs.

04 Jan 2026

Ethernet technology is mainly used for:

A Satellite communication

B Telephone-based Internet