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Digital Libraries Question Paper

Digital Libraries 

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2010



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
INSTITUTIONAL BASED EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF
BACHELOR OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
BLIS 208: DIGITAL LIBRARIES

DATE: Wednesday 28th April, 2010 TIME: 4.30 p.m. – 6.30 p.m.
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE questions.
1.
Describe FIVE core professional competencies for digital librarians and explain why they are essential.
2.
Using appropriate examples, explain the factors you would take into consideration when setting up a digital library.
3.
Describe the factors that have led to the development of digital libraries in Kenya.
4.
With the help of examples, discuss FIVE advantages and FIVE disadvantages of applying the web in the development of digital libraries.
5.
Using appropriate examples, discuss the challenges facing academic libraries in digitizing print materials in Kenya.






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