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Write T if the statement is correct and write F if the statement is not correct on the space before the number.
1. When choosing a reference work, the librarian selector has to consider the authority, aim, scope,
arrangement, slant and recency of information.
2. The publisher’s reputation is important as a measure of the quality of work.
3. Most reference does not include an introduction to explain the production of the reference work.
4. It is not important whether the publication is comprehensive within its chosen area or not.
5. The Librarian should check where the reference work was published to know its biases in the
information.
6. A reference source is often judged by its arrangement rather than its content.
7. It is not important to check the recency of the reference source.
8. The quality of the index should not include “Cross-references” and “see references” from non-used terms.
9. It is important not to be side-tracked by the color, photographs and other presentation and forget to check
the accuracy of the content or information .
10. To select a reference work, it is not important to check/study the title page to find out the scope of the
work, name of the author, his/her background, publisher and the date.
Match column
with column
. Write the letter which corresponds to your answer on the space before each item number.
Column A
______ 1. It is a alphabetically arranged publication containing
information words, meanings, derivations, spelling,
pronunciation, syllabication and usage.
family etc.
2. It is a synthetic summary of significant knowledge;
a summery of knowledge of one subject usually
arranged alphabetically.
3. It is a listing of people usually in alphabetical order of
surnames, providing details of dates, titles, birthplace,
4. It is a list of surnames of residents organization or
firms in a city, region, country or internationally,
providing various details-( e.g. addresses, a list of
members of a particular profession or trade).
5. It is a volume of maps or charts with or without
explanations.
6. It is a geographical directory listing of places their
location and information about them.
7. It is an Annual publication containing current
information in brief, descriptive and /or statistical form.
Column B a.
Encyclopedia b.
Directory c.
Atlas d.
e.
f.
g.
Biographical Dictionary
Dictionary
Gazetteers
Almanac h.
Manual i.
Handbooks j.
Bibliography k.
Internet l.
m.
CD-ROMs n.
o.
p.
q.
Yearbook
Government Publication
Maps
Annual Reports
News Summaries
8. It is an annual calendar with astronomies and other data. It is a miscellany of useful farts and statistical form.
9. It is a book of instruction on doing, making or performing something.
10. It is concise reference source of information for a particular field of knowledge.
11. It is a list of related library, materials resources, usually subject-related.
12. It is a global web of computers networks; a networks of networks; used to disseminate information, to
seek information to communicate, to teach and learn and to conduct business.
13. These are produced by a wide range of bodies ranging for parliaments, courts, government departments
and statutory authorities.
14. These are valuable reference sources which give up-to-date information in organizations, government
departments, companies and statutory bodies. Information includes mission statements, personnel
policies, details of programs and financial statistics.
15. These are weekly or monthly loose-leaf digests of news events, which are designated for storage in
binders in chronological order.
Write the correct answer on the blank provided for in each number.
1. The work containing synonyms and related works and phrase rather than meaning is called ______________.
2. The Greek terms ‘lexis’ meaning word dictionary of ancient language is called ___________.
3. It is a list of alphabetical definition used in a particular book is known as ______________.
4. It is an alphabetical index of important words in a book or works of an author with reference to the phrase and

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passages in the text. This reference is called _______________.
5. The list of terms or topics in a work usually found at the back of the book which indicates the contents of the documents is called an________________.
Identify its reference (in Column B) for each of information in Column A among the choices below. Write your answer on the space on column B on the opposite of the item:.
Almanacs Government Publication
Bibliographies or guides to literature Handbook and Manuals
Biographical dictionaries Historical tables, chronologies
Bibliographies or guides to literature Indexes or Abstracts
Dictionaries Internet
Directories Map/ Atlases/Gazetteers
Encyclopedias
1. Words
2. General information overview of topic
3. Names and addresses of people,
organizations, institutions, companies
4. Profiles of people
5. Places --------------------
6. Facts and statistics
7. Formula, tables, how-to-do-it
8. A person’s work
9.Dates, outlines, historical timeless
10.Periodical articles
Choose the correct answer. Write the letter which correspond the correct answer and write it on the space before the number.
1. Which of the following is NOT an indirect function of reference service? a. ILL c. Instruction in the use of the library b. Bibliography d. Indexes and files compilation
2. What is a service provided by the reference section that reviews newly available documents and selects items relevant to the needs of an individual or group and recording them so that notification may be sent. a. SDI b. CAS c. SDM d. CAB
3. Which of the following is NOT a major Bibliographic network? a. RLIN b. Internet c. CD-ROM d. OCLC
4. What do you call the term that which is asked by a librarian during a reference interview? a. Interrogative b. Query c. Survey d. Questions
5. Which of the following reference tools is a compendium of useful data and statistics relating to countries, personalities, events and subject, etc. a. Annual b. Yearbook c. Almanac d. Compendium
6. What do you call the process which aims to find out as much as possible about the client’s real query? a. search process c. reference process b. reference interview d. query negotiation
7. Aside from James Ingersoll Wyer, what is the name of a library scholar who also theorized a three level approach to reference services? a. Gerald Jahoda c. Wiliam Katz
b. Samuel Rothein d. Shiyali Ramanritan Rangathan
8. What do you call location devices or lead-in tool which lists the holdings of a given group of libraries? a. Card Catalog b. Bibliography c. Unionlist d. Bibiophile
9. Value-added tax(VAT) may be best defined by this dictionary.
a. Dictionary of Social Work c. Dictionary of Business and Economic Terms
b. English-Tagalog Dictionary d. Dictionary of Legal Terms
10. Who compiled the Graduate These in the Philippine Universities and Colleges, 1908-1969 a. Nena Mata b. Concordia Sanchez c. Catalina Nemenzo d. Felipe Landa Jocano
11. What is the title of the first book printed in the Philippines? a. Flora de Filipinas c. La Imprenta en Manila b. Doctrina Christiana d. De Moluccis Insulis
12. What is known as the first newspaper published in the Philippines? a. Manila Times b. Del Superior Govierno c. Tribune d. Manila Daily Bulletin

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13. What index contains a compilation of periodical articles on the Philippine medical and health-real areas? a. U.P. these and Dissertations Index c. Philippine Business and Industry Index b. Index to Philippine Periodicals d. Philippine Index Medicus
14. This a complete listing of local computer suppliers under the different products and services they offer. a. Philippine Construction Directory c. Philippine Computer Directory b. Philippine Business Directory d. Philippine Manufacturers Directory
15. What directory contains the officers, staff, member schools and educational affiliates. DECS key officials, educational and professional associations, funding agencies , publishers and book distributors of the Catholic
Educational Association of the Philippines. a. Directory of Libraries in the Philippines c. Philippine Almanac and Handbook of facts b. Directory of Foundations and Non-Government Organizations d. CEAP Directory
16. Treaties of which the Philippines is a signatory are complied and classified in this work. a. Index to Philippine Periodicals c. Diplomatic and consular list b. Philippine Treaties Index d. Laws & Resolutions of the Phil. Congress
17. This book gives basic facts about the SVG foundation. Inc. Including its programs and activities. a. Directory of the Philippine Foundations and Non-Government Organizations b. Philippines’ best 1000 Corporations c. Directory of Philippine NGO’s d. Philippine Banking Almanac
18. A historian wanting to know about the history of the Lopez Memorial Museum including its collections,
programs, services, and activities may be referred to this book.
a. Philippine Government Directory c. Philippine Excavation & Explorations
b. A guidebook to the Museums of Metro Manila. d. Directory of Phil. Foundations and Non-Gov’t Org
19. What do you call a person who loves to collect books because of peculiarities, physique of books, and
artistically distinguished binding? a. Bibliophile b. Book collector c. Book worm d, Librarian
20. If current national bibliographies are usually compiled by national libraries, what do you call the current
bibliographies published by commercial publishers? a. Subject catalogs b. Trade catalogs c. Union catalogs d. None of these
21. If Philippine National Bibliography is for the Philippines, what is the national bibliography of Canada? a. Canadiana c. National machine readable automation b. Canadian National Bibliography d. National Union of Canadian Books
22. Which of the following is not a major internet search engine. a. Yahoo b. Alta Vista c. WebCrawler d. Wired
23. The interaction between the librarian, the user, and the library materials in order for the needs of the user too
be satisfies. a. Interview process
b. Query Negotiation c. Reference Process d. Bibliographic Instruction
24. An Actuality, reference sources are comprised of: a. All printed materials, except serials and periodicals b. All types of materials excluding recent technological innovations such as computers and CD-ROM’s. c. All print and non-print materials excluding government documents. d. All types of materials.
25. He delivered a paper entitled ”Personal Relations Between Librarians and Readers” during the 1 st ALA conference in 1876 which was earliest proposal for the establishment of a formalized reference service in Libraries. a. William Katz
b. Gabriel A. Bernardo c. Samuel S. Green d. Gerald Jahoda
Read, answer and discuss the following statements. You may use spaces at the back of the test paper. You may attach additional sheet if needed. (10 pts. each)
1.
How to evaluate reference work? Illustrate how to evaluate reference materials for acquisition.
2.
Classify Reference assistance into 3 and explain each type briefly and correctly.
3.
As a librarian design an application of bibliography in the library setting. How are bibliographies utilized?
Discuss your answer.
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God bless........

ANSWER KEY -LIS 5a
Final Examination
I. True or false
1.
T
III. Fill-in the Blanks
1. Thesaurus
2.
T 2. Lexicon
3.
F
4.
F
5.
T
3. Glossary
4. Concordance
5. Index
6.
T
7.
F
8.
F
IV. Identification
1. Dictionaries
9.
T 2. Encyclopedia
10.
T 3. Directories
4. Biographical Dictionaries
5. Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
6. Almanacs, Gov’ Publications
7. Handbooks and Manuals
8. Bibliographies or guides to literature
9. Historical Tables, Chronologies
10. News Summaries
II. Matching type
1.
E
2.
A
3.
D
4.
B
5.
C
6.
F
7.
L
8.
G
9.
H
10.
I
11.
J
12.
K
13.
N
14.
P
15.Q
V. Multiple Choice:
VI. Essay.
1. C
2. A
3. C
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. D
16. B
17. A
18. B
19. A
20. B
21. A
22. D
23. C
24. C
25. C
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