School of Information Management & Systems.
290-1  Design of Library Services.   Buckland. Spring 1999.

CLOSED BOOK, IN-CLASS TEST - MARCH 11, 1999

One hour only. Answer three questions, in any order. (Recommendation: Ration your time.) Try to give as complete an answer as you can within the time available. When applicable, use real or imaginary examples to illustrate your answers. In any answer, draw on any parts of the course that are relevant. Write legibly. Use clear English.

1. Either (i) In what ways was James Burke's video Printing Transforms Knowledge relevant to this course?

Or (ii) James Burke said that Gutenberg destroyed our memories. The instructor talked about libraries being part of some "external memory." Explain what each meant and what the relevance to the purpose and design of library services might be.

2. Either (i) "Collection as the first stage of retrieval" is a heading in the textbook. Compare and contrast (i) document retrieval and (ii) making document collections.

Or (ii) In what ways relevant to library planning does the technology of paper differ from the technology of digital documents? Explain the consequences for the provision of library services.

3. Either (i) In what ways would the naming of the topics that documents are about be problematic?

Or (ii) What problems arise and what are the options when the topic of a document involves two related topics, e.g. a book about the economics of railroads.

CLOSED BOOK, IN-CLASS TEST - APRIL 30, 1999

One hour only. Answer three questions, in any order. (Recommendation: Ration your time.) Try to give as complete an answer as you can within the time available. When applicable, use real or imaginary examples to illustrate your answers. In any answer, draw on any parts of the course that are relevant. Write legibly. Use clear English.

1. Either (a) What is "marketing among sponsors"? What are the alternatives? Explain in relation to library services.

Or (b) What might people mean by "library goodness"?

2. Either (a) In Library and Information Science, "access" has sometimes been seen as a unifying concept. Explain in relation in relation to library services.

Or (b) Explain "Efficiency", "Effectiveness", and "Cost-effectiveness" in relation to library services.

3. Either (a) Summarize the basic objectives and trade-offs in collection development.

Or (b) Evaluate the San Francisco Main library building as a library building.