Objective Compendium for Library and Information Science Examinations� is an extensive compilation of more than 270 previous year question papers related to Library and Information Science over the past few years. Through this series of 9 books, that have been subdivided to comprehend the syllabus of almost all exams related to Library and Information Science, an attempt has been made to analyze and resolve maximum questions related to the aforesaid subject that have previously been asked in competitive or entrance examinations held across India.
The series is targeted to reach out and help aspirants preparing for almost any type of competitive or entrance examination in the field of library and information science such as NTA NET/JRF, SET/SLET, NVS, KVS, DSSSB, JKSSB, RSMSSB, RPSC, MPPSC, Bihar Librarian and many others.
Each question in the book is carefully analyzed and the answers are crosschecked with various sources to get the most accurate and updated information for the readers. The sources of the explanation are the different genuine websites and books that have been cited with the answers. Few of the sources are e-gyankosh, epgpathshala and some eminent books and journals which have been duly acknowledged in the text.
The author has made maximum efforts to cover as many question papers as possible, the details of which are mentioned in the book. Utmost care has been taken to make the book error free, authentic and easy to read so that the readers can extract maximum benefits from the publication.
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1. Research - Concept, Purpose, Functions, Scope and Ethics; Types of Research – Basic and Applied,
Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary.
2. Research Methods: Historical, Descriptive, Experimental and Delphi.
3. Research Design - Selection of Research Problem, Review of Literature; Formulation of Research
Problem; Hypothesis – Formulation, Types and Testing; Sampling Techniques.
4. Methods of Data Collection: Questionnaire, Interview, Observation, Library Records, Scales and
Checklist.
5. Data Analysis and Interpretation - Presentation of Data; Statistical Methods/ Techniques.
6. Statistical Packages – Spreadsheet, SPSS, Bibexcel, ‘R’ Statistics.
7. Research Report Writing and Citation Tools – Structure, Style, Contents, Guidelines; Style Manuals;
Online Citation Tools; Reference Style Management Tools; Antiplagiarism Tools; Evaluation of Research
Report.
8. Metric Studies in LIS - Bibliometrics, Scientometric, Webometrics, Altmetrics;
9. Impact Factors – Journal, Institutional and Authors; h-Index, g-Index, i10 Index.
10. Trends in Library and Information Science Research.
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Previous Year Question Papers
1. KVS 2023 (Morning shift)
2. KVS 2023 (Evening Shift)
3. Maharashtra SET 2023
4. NCHMCT 2022
5. NTA NET December 2022 (Exam held on 13th March 2023)
6. NTA DU Library Attendant
7. Rajasthan SET 2023
8. Central Sanskrit University – Library Attendant, 2023
9. Central Sanskrit University – Professional Assistant, 2023
10. Skaust University – Library Assistant, 2023
11. Telangana SET 2022
12. APPSC 2018
13. IISER Tirupati 2020
Avneesh Kumar is currently pursuing M.Phil. in Library and Information Science from University of Delhi. He passed NTA-NET(LIS) in 2021 and was a JRF holder in LIS in the year 2022. He is also a post-graduate in Commerce and has cleared NTA-NET in Commerce too. His recently released series of 7 books on LIS examination named Cracking LIS Examinations: Subjective and Objective approach was a great success and also the inspiration for this series of Objective compilation.
The Author is also active on numerous social media platforms helping students and aspirants reach their dream space. He is currently running a platform for researchers, professionals and aspirants named “Researcher_thought” which has more than 2500 followers and the popularity is steeply increasing. He also has numerous active groups on Whatsapp for exam specific queries along with a telegram channel with the name “Researcher_thought” that helps in preparing for numerous examinations in the field of LIS.
