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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