Jammu Kashmir High Court Library Assistant Syllabus and Exam Pattern

The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has established a comprehensive examination process for the recruitment of Library Assistants, a crucial role within the judiciary’s support system. The selection process includes a written examination designed to assess candidates’ proficiency in various aspects of library science, language skills.

Jammu Kashmir High Court Library Assistant Exam Pattern for Written Examination

• Total Marks: 100
• Time Duration: 2 Hours

Jammu Kashmir High Court Library Assistant Syllabus

Unit-I: (20 Marks)

1. Tenses
2. Rearranging of jumbled sentences
3. Narration
4. Models
5. Articles
6. Comprehension with blanks to be filled in with:
   • Phrases
   • Pronouns
   • Homonyms/Homophones
7. Clauses
8. Synonyms and antonyms
9. Pairs of words and their use in meaningful sentences
10. Idioms and phrases
11. Uses of Prepositions
12. Active & Passive Voice

Unit-II: (20 Marks)

1. Types of Libraries and their Features
2. Role of Libraries in Contemporary Society
3. Five Laws of Library Science
4. Library Legislations in India
5. Digital Library
6. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
7. National and International Library Associations:
   • ILA
   • IASLIC
   • IFLA
   • FID
   • ALA
   • ASLIB, etc.
8. National and International Agencies:
   • UNESCO
   • OCLC
   • PRRLF
   • UGC
   • INFLIBNET
   • DELNET, etc.
9. Information Centres:
   • DRTC
   • ISI
   • INSDOC (NISCAIR)
   • NASSDOC
   • DESIDOC
   • SENDOC, etc.

Unit-III: (15 Marks)

1. Basic Terminology:
   • Call Number
   • Class Number
   • Book Number
   • Isolates
2. Classification:
   • Concept & Purpose
3. Types and Characteristics of Classification Schemes
4. ISBD, ISBN, ISSN; Classification Schemes
5. Features of DDC, UDC, and CC
6. Five Fundamental Categories
7. Notation: Definition and Purpose
8. Library Catalogue: Definition and Purpose
9. Canons of Classification and Cataloguing

Unit-IV: (15 Marks)

1. Principles of Book Selection
2. Selection Tools; Print and Non-Print Materials
3. Processing of Documents:
   • Accessioning
   • Classification
   • Cataloguing
   • Labelling and Shelving
4. Difference between:
   • Catalogue
   • Accession Register
   • Bibliography
   • Shelf List
5. Serials/Journals:
   • Selection and Procurement
6. Book Transaction System:
   • Traditional and Modern
7. Stock Verification of Books:
   • Methods and Tools
8. Weeding Process

Unit-V: (15 Marks)

1. Information Sources:
   • Definition
   • Types and Importance
2. Types of Information Sources:
   • Primary
   • Secondary
   • Tertiary
3. Information Services:
   • Definition and Need of Reference, Documentation, and Information Services
4. Types of Dictionaries
5. Encyclopedias
6. Geographical and Biographical Sources
7. Indexing and Abstracting Sources
8. Types of Bibliographies
9. Bibliographic Sources

Unit-VI: (15 Marks)

1. Types of Reference Service:
   • Ready Reference Service
   • Long Range Reference
2. Reference Librarian:
   • Role, Skills, and Competences
3. User Education/Information Literacy Skills
4. CAS/SDI
5. International Information Systems:
   • INIS
   • AGRIS
   • MEDLARS/MEDLINE
   • INSPEC
6. Information Seeking Pattern

This comprehensive syllabus outlines the topics and areas that will be covered in the exam.

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