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Lis 313: Informational Retrieval And Reference Services Question Paper

Lis 313: Informational Retrieval And Reference Services

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Catholic University Of Eastern Africa question papers

Exam Year:2015

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN AFRICA
A. M. E. C. E. A
MAIN EXAMINATION
MAY-JULY 2015 TRIMESTER
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
LIS 313: INFORMATIONAL RETRIEVAL AND REFERENCE SERVICES
Duration 2 hrs
Instructions: Answer Questions ONE and any other TWO questions.
Q1.
a) Make short notes on the following areas:
i. Command language
ii. Informational retrieval in the web
iii. Recall and precision
iv. Meta search engine (8 marks)
b) Outline four reasons for studying reference and retrieval as a librarian in the vast technological advancing era. (8 marks)
c) Identify seven steps involved in planning a search strategy. (7 marks)
d) Identify four factors to consider when organizing a focus group to help evaluate information services. (7 marks)
Q2. Discuss the use of national language and controlled vocabulary outlining the advantages and disadvantages of using each one of them in the retrieval process. (20 marks)
Q3.
a) Discuss the various tools used to help users retrieve information from the internet. (16 marks)
b) List the basic and advanced techniques used to limit results and also expand search results. (4 marks)
Q4. Define what a search engine is and explain the various types of search engines giving atleast TWO examples of each. (20 marks)
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