Applied Information Science Flashcards

A set of flashcards relating to the important concepts from the provided Applied Information Science lecture notes.

What is a library?

An agency which collects, organises, preserves and makes available collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people and other information material and helps users to find and use information.

What types of records are kept in a library?

Books, magazines, newspapers, CDs, videotapes, and DVDs.

What types of formats can be found in an electronic library?

Digital, analogue and digitised information.

What is Applied Information Science?

The discipline that studies information institutions and their sources, activities, user services, and management.

Why are libraries and information institutions important?

An integral part of the larger spectrum of any country’s information services.

What are comparative studies in applied information science?

The systematic analysis of library development, practices, or problems as they occur under different circumstances.

What is the purpose of this module?

To give you insight into the library as an information agency in general, and the different types of library and information services in particular.

Why do we need to study library history?

Those who do not study the past are bound to repeat it.

What is meant by the term "library"?

A collection of books and other literary material kept for reading, study and consultation OR a place, building, room or rooms set apart for the keeping and use of a collection of books, etcetera OR a collection of films, photographs and other non-book materials.

What records were used in Mesopotamia from the 4th millennium BC?

Clay tablets.

What records were used in Egypt from the 3rd millennium BC?

Papyrus scrolls.

What material replaced papyrus scrolls during the Classical period?

Parchment.

What important event happened during the Renaissance that changed the world of books and libraries?

The invention of the printing press.

What factors influence library and information services?

Social, cultural, economic, political, technological, and physical factors.

What is one of the main financial factors influencing library and information services?

The amount of money made available to the library by the government or other authority.

What political factors influence library and information services?

The law of the country and the regulations of the parent body that the library must comply with.

What technological factors influence library and information services?

The level of a country’s technological development.

What physical factors influence library and information services?

An environmental factor regarding variables of climate, such as temperature and humidity, together with the requirements for keeping books and audiovisual material under the best possible conditions.

What is the parent body of a library?

A subsystem of the organisation of which it forms a part.

What is a branch library?

A component of a library system that is similar in most respects to the main component.

What is a library's mission?

Broad aim or purpose, which serves as the basis for its long-term, medium-term and short-term planning.

What is the aim of a library and information service?

Is a broad proposition that a group, and organisation or an individual strives to reach. Formulation with a long-term view in mind.

What are the functions of a library and information service?

Actions undertaken in order to achieve objectives.

What are the main functions of a library

Collection development and management, information organisation and retrieval, physical preparation and lending and user guidance and user services management

What is collection development?

Addition of records to the existing stock of the library.

In what was do social and cultural factors influence library and information services?

Influence the functioning of library and information services in various ways.

What has the record material changed too.

Clay, Papyrus, Parchment, Paper and plastic