Daily Important LIS Questions June 2025

Daily Important LIS Question - June 2025

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13 June 2025

Which of the following is an open-source federated search engine?

British Council Library RRRLF Kolkata IIT Delhi National Archives of India

Answer: (C) IIT Delhi

Description:

IIT Delhi and other Indian institutes like IIT Bombay are OCLC members and have integrated their holdings into WorldCat Discovery.

12 June 2025

Which of the following is an open-source federated search engine?

British Council Library RRRLF Kolkata IIT Delhi National Archives of India

Answer: (C) IIT Delhi

Description:

IIT Delhi and other Indian institutes like IIT Bombay are OCLC members and have integrated their holdings into WorldCat Discovery.

11 June 2025

Which of the following is an open-source federated search engine?

EBSCO Discovery Service Primo VuFind Summon

Answer: (C) VuFind

Description:

VuFind is a widely used open-source discovery interface developed by Villanova University, often used with Koha or DSpace.

10 June 2025

What is a federated search engine?

A tool that crawls the web like Google A system that allows simultaneous searching of multiple databases from a single interface A file-sharing software A tool for managing digital rights

Answer: (B) A system that allows simultaneous searching of multiple databases from a single interface

Description:

Federated search engines send a single query to multiple databases and present the combined results in one unified view.

09 June 2025

Which of the following represents the correct order in the LRM bibliographic hierarchy?

Item → Manifestation → Work → Expression Manifestation → Item → Expression → Work Work → Expression → Manifestation → Item Work → Manifestation → Expression → Item

Answer: (C) Work → Expression → Manifestation → Item

Description:

The correct sequence is: Work (concept) → Expression (realization) → Manifestation (embodiment) → Item (copy).

08 June 2025

Which of the following best describes a key difference between FRBR and LRM?

FRBR supports linked data; LRM does not LRM uses separate models for each entity type LRM unifies multiple conceptual models into one FRBR includes Nomen as a standalone entity

Answer: (C) LRM unifies multiple conceptual models into one

Description:

LRM consolidates FRBR, FRAD, and FRSAD into a single, consistent model.

07 June 2025

Which of the following is the correct sequence of actions when removing a damaged and outdated book from the library collection?

Written off → Withdrawn → Weeded out Withdrawn → Weeded out → Written off Weeded out → Written off → Withdrawn Written off → Weeded out → Withdrawn

Answer: (C) Weeded out → Written off → Withdrawn

Description:

First, the book is weeded out based on criteria. Then, it is written off from records, and finally marked as withdrawn in the library catalog.

06 June 2025

When a library item has been removed from the collection and this change is reflected in the OPAC, it is considered as:

Withdrawn Written off Weeded out Accessioned

Answer: (A) Withdrawn

Description:

Withdrawn" is the official cataloguing status indicating that the item is no longer available in the library’s collection or searchable in the database.

05 June 2025

Which term refers to the process of identifying library items that are no longer useful due to age, condition, or lack of use?

Withdrawn Written off Weeded out Accessioned

Answer: (C) Weeded out

Description:

Weeded out" refers to the deselection process in library collection management where outdated or low-use items are identified for removal.

04 June 2025

What is the primary format used by newer Amazon Kindle devices for advanced layout and formatting?

TXT MOBI EPUB KFX

Answer: (D) KFX

Description:

KFX is Amazon’s latest e-book format that supports enhanced formatting features like hyphenation, improved layout, and page flow. It's used in newer Kindle models.

03 June 2025

What is a major disadvantage of reading PDF files on basic e-readers like the Kindle Paperwhite?

Fixed layout and poor reflow on small screens Poor contrast No zoom support Lack of annotation tools

Answer: (A) Fixed layout and poor reflow on small screens

Description:

PDFs are designed for fixed layouts and don’t adapt well to small screens. On basic e-readers, text often doesn’t reflow, making PDFs hard to read without zooming and panning.

02 June 2025

Which of the following file formats is NOT natively supported by Amazon Kindle?

AZW MOBI EPUB KFX

Answer: (C) EPUB

Description:

Amazon Kindle devices do not support the EPUB format directly. Users must convert EPUB files to Kindle formats like MOBI or AZW using tools like Calibre or Amazon’s email conversion service.

01 June 2025

Who maintains OpenDOAR?

Elsevier CORE at the University of Nottingham University of Oxford UNESCO

Answer: (B) CORE at the University of Nottingham

Description:

OpenDOAR is maintained by CORE (COnnecting REpositories), which is based at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom. OpenDOAR (Open Directory of Open Access Repositories) is a global directory of academic open access repositories. It provides a comprehensive and authoritative listing of institutional and subject-based repositories that make their contents freely accessible to the public.

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