Reference Sources & Types MCQ Quiz in বাংলা - Objective Question with Answer for Reference Sources & Types - বিনামূল্যে ডাউনলোড করুন [PDF]

The correct answer is "Monthly".

Key Points

• An abstract is a summary of the core content of documents that helps users to determine if they are required to read the entire document or not.

Additional Information

• LISA stands for "Library and Information Science Abstracts".
• It is an international abstracting and indexing tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists.
• It was founded in 1969. 
• Its update frequency is continuous when content is available.
• It is updated monthly with more than 1000 records added per update.
• It was originally published by Library Association (LA or LAUK), England.
• Presently, it is being published by ProQuest since 2007.
• It abstracts over 440 periodicals, from more than 68 countries and in more than 20 different languages.
• It covers the following major subject areas-
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Book reviews
  • CD-ROMs
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Centres
  • Information Management
  • Information Science
  • Information Storage
  • Information Technology
  • Internet Technology
  • Knowledge Management
  • Librarianship
  • Libraries and Archives
  • Library Management
  • Library Technology
  • Library use and users
  • Medical Information
  • Online Information retrieval
  • Publishing and Bookselling
  • Records Management
  • Telecommunications
  • Technical Services
  • World Wide Web​

The correct answer is the Online Dictionary of Library and Information Science.

Key Points

• It includes not only the terminology of the various specializations within library science and information studies but also the
  • the vocabulary of publishing,
  • printing,
  • binding,
  • the book trade,
  • graphic arts,
  • book history,
  • literature,
  • bibliography,
  • telecommunications, and
  • computer science
• It was created by Joan M. Reitz.
• ODLIS began at the Ruth Haas Library in 1994 as a four-page printed handout titled Library Lingo.
• In 1996, the text was expanded and converted to HTML format for installation on the WCSU Libraries Homepage.
• ODLIS was published in print in 2004 under the title Dictionary for Library and Information Science.

The Correct answer is John D. McDonald and Michael Levine-Clark.

Key Points

• Fourth Edition of the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences was Edited by John D. McDonald and Michael Levine-Clark.
• Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences:
  • ​It was first published in 1968-2003 in 73 volumes under the editorship of Allen Kent, Harold Lancour, and Jay E. Daily. 
  • The second edition edited by Miriam Drake was published in 2003 in 4 volumes,
  • The third edition edited by Marcia J. Bates and Mary Niles Maack came in 2010 in seven volumes and the fourth edition edited by John D. McDonald and Michael Levine-Clark came in 2017 also in seven volumes.
  • The first edition was strong on both library science and information science. The second edition cut back substantially on information science and related fields
  • The Fourth edition was published in 2017 in Four volumes.​

Additional Information

• CRC Press:
  • CRC Press, LLC, an American publishing group, specializes in the production of technical books, particularly in the fields of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  • They also cover topics such as business, forensics, and information technology.
  • Currently, CRC Press operates as a division of Taylor & Francis, a subsidiary of Informa.
  • The origins of CRC Press trace back to the establishment of the Chemical Rubber Company (CRC) in 1903 by brothers Arthur, Leo, and Emanuel Friedman in Cleveland, Ohio.
  • Initially, the company focused on selling rubber laboratory aprons, expanding over time to include laboratory equipment for chemists.

The Correct answer is the Grid system.

Key Points

• General evaluation criteria of maps and atlases:
  • ​Authority
  • Scope
  • Arrangement
  • Currency
• The following are the special criteria that help in evaluating maps and atlases.
  • Scale
  • Projection
  • Location Key/Grid System
  • Type Face
  • Topography
  • Use of Colours
  • Binding

Additional Information

• Maps:
  • ​According to the ALA Glossary of Library and Information Science (1983), a map is a representation typically drawn to scale on a flat medium, depicting material or abstract features concerning the Earth's surface or another celestial body.
• Atlas:
  • ​According to ALA Glossary, an atlas is, "a volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables etc., with or without descriptive letter press. It may be an independent publication or it may have been issued to accompany one or more volumes of text."

The correct answer is Pharmaceutical Chemistry.

Key Points

• The first abstracting periodical was published in the field of "Pharmaceutical Chemistry.."
• It was the "Chemisches Zentralblatt," first published in 1830 in Germany.
• This abstracting service was designed to help professionals in the field keep track of the ever-growing body of chemical literature.

Additional Information

• Index Medicus publication began in 1879 and continued monthly
• Physics Abstract began in 1898.
• Chemical Abstract began in 1907
• Biological abstract began in 1927.

The correct answer is "I-C, II-A, III-D, IV-B".

Key Points

• Almanacs-
  • An almanac is ‘an annual calendar' containing important dates and statistical information such as astronomical data.
  • The various almanacs published in our country, usually called "panchang" provide data in chronological order of all the days of the year.
  • For Example- "Whitaker’s Almanac" provides up-to-date information about the government and social structure of the United Kingdom and the rest of the world.
• Bibliography-
  • A bibliography is a systematically produced descriptive list of records.
  • The chief function of a bibliography is to help the users in locating the required information sources in the fastest possible manner.
  • Conrad Gesner is described as the 'Father of modern Bibliography'.
  • For example- Indian Books in Print: A Select Bibliography of English Books Published in India. Delhi: Indian Bureau of Bibliographies, 1969-.Print.
• Periodicals-
  • Periodicals are publications issued in successive parts at regular intervals such as newspapers, magazines, journals, etc.
  • For example- Chemical Abstracts (CA), covers articles from more than 10,000 journals, patents, conference proceedings, technical reports, books, dissertations, reviews, meeting abstracts, electronic journals, and web reprints emanating from about 150 countries in more than 50 languages. Three thousand records are added daily to the database called CAplus.
• Encyclopedia-
  • ​Encyclopedias are sources that provide information on any topic in such a way whereby one can get a holistic view of the topic.
  • Articles contained in them are informative and of varying length, ranging from a few lines to one hundred pages or more.
  • That is why encyclopedias are used not only as reference sources but also for self-education.
  • Broadly, there are two types of encyclopedias – General encyclopedias and Subject encyclopedias.
  • For example - Wikipedia is a free general encyclopedia and by far the biggest of all. This is an electronic encyclopedia and there is no printed version. It is being updated continuously.

The correct answer is "I and II".

Key Points

• Books in Print-​
  • "Books in Print" lists nearly all the books that are currently available in English and in the United States from major publishers.
  • It was first published in 1977 by R.R. Bowker.
  • It is a kind of trade bibliography.
• Cumulative Book Index-
  • It is the Bibliography of the USA popularly known as CBI.
  • It was first published in 1898 by H.W. Wilson.
  • Issues are published every month except July and August and are cumulated annually.
• Colourage-
  • It is the premier monthly magazine in India focused on the production and application of dyes, chemicals, and allied products used in the coloration of cotton, wool, jute, and synthetic fiber fabrics.
  • It is a "Technical Periodical" published in 1953 in India by "Colour Publications Pvt. Ltd."
  • It enjoys a testimony to its strong brand image both in India as well as abroad

The correct answer is 2012.

Key Points

Encyclopaedia Britannica 

• ​The first edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in 1768-1771 in 3 volumes.
• The fourteenth edition published in 1929 was revised and reorganised till 1973.
• In 1974, the fifteenth edition was published as the "New Encyclopaedia Britannica'' consisting of thirty volumes. It has three parts.
  • Propaedia - 1 volume
  • Micropaedia -10 volumes
  • Macropaeida - 19 volumes
• Printed for 244 years, the Britannica was the longest-running in-print encyclopaedia in the English language
• The 2010 version of the 15th edition, which spans 32 volumes and 32,640 pages, was the last printed edition. 
• 'Encyclopaedia Britannica ceased its print publication in the year 2012.
• Since 2016, it has been published exclusively as an online encyclopaedia.

The correct answer is News Digest.

Key Points 

• African Recorder is a News Digest.
• It is being published since 1962.
• It gives summaries of events in African Countries.

Additional Information

• Bibliography:
  • A bibliography is a systematically produced descriptive list of records.
  • The chief function of a bibliography is to help the users in locating the required information sources in the fastest possible manner.

• Biography
  • ​The reference consists of works that contain information about people.
  • These sources take care of diverse inquiries about a person, living or dead, with regard to his date and place of birth, nationality, educational background, professional achievements, and significant contributions.
• Directory
  • Lists of people or organizations are usually arranged alphabetically.
  • Some directories are arranged geographically or by subject.

The correct answer is "Premedia".

Key Points 

• Encyclopedia Britannica -
  • "Encyclopædia Britannica" is the world's oldest continuous encyclopedia published by the British-American company 'Encyclopedia Britannica Inc'.
  •  "Encyclopædia Britannica" is a well extensive digital effort that is aimed at educational tools for primary and secondary schools, and for everyday learners accessing information through online search.
  • The first edition of it was published in 1768.
• Parts of Encyclopedia Britannica-
  • Since 1985, the Britannica encyclopedia had four parts:  the Micropædia, the Macropædia, the Propædia, and a two-volume index.
  • The Britannica's articles are found in the Micro- and Macropædia, which encompass 12 and 17 volumes, respectively, each volume having roughly one thousand pages.

Additional Information

• ​Macropaedia-
  • ​The Macropædia was introduced in the 15th edition in 1974 with 19 volumes having 4,207 articles.
  • in 1985, these articles were combined and condensed into 17 volumes with roughly 700 articles, ranging in length from 2-310 pages. 
  • The Macropædia articles are meant both as authoritative, well-written articles on their subjects and as storehouses of information not covered elsewhere.
• Propaedia-
  • The core of the Propædia is its Outline of Knowledge, which seeks to provide a logical framework for all human knowledge.
  • The one-volume Propaedia was introduced in 1974 with the 15th edition and as a compendium and topical organization of the 12-volume Micropædia and the 17-volume Macropædia.
• Micropaedia-
  • The Micropædia was introduced in 1974 with 10 volumes having 102,214 short articles, all of which were strictly fewer than 750 words.
  • This limit was relaxed to 12 volumes in the major re-organization of the 15th edition resulting in roughly 65,000 articles in 12 volumes.
  • The Micropædia articles are intended for quick fact-checking and to help in finding more thorough information in the Macropædia.
• ​Premedia-
  • The term Pre-media or media is used in the design, creative, and publishing industries.
  • It refers to any number of activities that occur between the moment an initial idea for a product is articulated and the moment production is complete.