Information, Communication And Development. Question Paper
Information, Communication And Development.
Course:Bachelor Of Education In Library 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.
QUESTION ONE:
a) What is national development?
b) With reference to Atherton P.(1977) explain SIX ways in which
information is valuable for national development.
QUESTION TWO:
Discuss the role of academic libraries to their parent organizations and to their
respective countries.
QUESTION THREE:
In what ways do modern libraries try to respond to Ranganathan’s 4th
law/principles of library science?
QUESTION FOUR:
What is the importance of user studies in a library and information centre?
Illustrate your answers using appropriate examples.
QUESTION FIVE:
Explain FIVE ways in which the book is considered important and FIVE
limitations of the same in the modern technological society.
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