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Information, Comunication And Development Question Paper

Information, Comunication And Development

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

BLIS 100:
INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION AND DEVELOPMENT

DATE: Monday, 24th December, 2009

TIME: 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer any THREE questions.
1.
a)
What is national development?
b)
With reference to Atherton P.(1977) explain SIX ways in which information is valuable for national development.
2.
Discuss the role of academic libraries to their parent organizations and to their respective countries.
3.
In what ways do modern libraries try to respond to Ranganathan’s 4th law/principles of library science?
4.
What is the importance of user studies in a library and information centre? Illustrate your answers using appropriate examples.
5.
Explain FIVE ways in which the book is considered important and FIVE limitations of the same in the modern technological society.