Library Clerk Exam
An anthology is compiled by 6 authors. According to the MLA format, how many of the author's names should be included in a citation?
1
The best combination of temperature and humidity for books is temperature -- degrees, humidity --
60-70 degrees, 50-60% humidity
What is a model?
A 3-D representation of a real object reproduced in the original size or to scale
What is a divided catalog?
A catalog in more than one part.
What is a dictionary catalog?
A catalog in which all entries are filed in alphabetical order
What is a vertical file?
A collection of materials such as pamphlets, clippings, or illustrations kept in special containers
What is a reserved materials collection?
A collection of materials with restricted circulation usually found in college and university libraries.
What is an index?
A guide to locate material
Bookplate means most nearly
A label in a book showing who owns it
What is a bibliography?
A list of materials
What is a central registration file?
A master file of all registered borrowers in a library system
What is a kardex?
A metal file containing a number if shallow drawers in which serial check-in cards are kept.
What is a linetop?
A metal file containing a number of flat metal leaves that hold single cardboard strips listing titles and holdings
What is an accession number?
A number assigned to each book or item as it is received by the library
What is a serial?
A publication issued in successive parts usually to be continued indefinitely
What is a shelf list?
A record of materials in a library
What is a subject heading?
A word, name, object, group of words, or acronym describing a subject
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Adjournment B) Ajournment
A) Adjournment
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Admissible B) Admissable
A) Admissible
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Battalion B) Batalion
A) Battalion
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Conciliate B) Concilliate
A) Conciliate
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Consistently B) Consistantly
A) Consistently
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Embarrassed B) Embarassed
A) Embarrassed
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Misspell B) Mispell C) Misspel
A) Misspell
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Personnel B) Personell
A) Personnel
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Pronunciation B) Pronounciation
A) Pronunciation
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Superfluous B) Superfluos
A) Superfluous
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Supersede B) Supercede
A) Supersede
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Withhold B) Withold
A) Withhold
The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative, an international effort to develop standard mechanisms for searching online resources, has named 15 core metadata elements to be used to direct searches. Which of the following is NOT one of these? A. Editor B. Rights C. Date D. Format
A. Editor
Which of the following is not an advantage of using HTML as a format for file preservation? A. Extensive authoring tools B. Improving tools for conversion-to-HTML C. Good standard for delivering simple text D. Can be viewed in any browser
A. Extensive authoring tools
What does Technical Services do?
Acquisitions, cataloging and materials preparation.
Decay of leather bindings may be most effectively delayed by
Air conditioning
What does it mean when a catalog card reads MOVIE see MOTION PICTURE?
All books on movies will be found under the subject heading MOTION PICTURE
Of the following, the situation least likely to result in injury to books is when
All books support each other standing upright
What is a video-recording?
An electromagnetic recording made for playback on a television set
What is a pamphlet?
An independent publication of 49 pages or less, bound in paper covers.
What is a library catalog?
An index to the materials collection
What is an added entry?
Any entry, other than a subject entry, that is made in a catalog in addition to the main entry
Two months have passed since the head of the department has borrowed one of the books in the department library. Of the following, the most advisable action is to
Ask the department head if he wishes to keep the book out longer
What should you do if you overturn a jar of glue on a new book? A. Allow the glue to harden so that it may be peeled off B. Attempt to wipe off the glue with any clean scrap paper C. Discard the book to prevent other materials from being spoiled D. Report the incident immediately to your supervisor
Attempt to wipe off the glue with any clean scrap paper
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Admittence B) Admittance
B) Admittance
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Committment B) Commitment
B) Commitment
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Comparitive B) Comparative
B) Comparative
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Exersice B) Exercise C) Excercise
B) Exercise
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Innoculate B) Inoculate
B) Inoculate
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Pilgrimmage B) Pilgrimage
B) Pilgrimage
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Statutary B) Statuary
B) Statuary
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Unparalelled B) Unparalleled C) Unparallelled
B) Unparalleled
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Auxilary B) Auxilliary C) Auxiliary
C) Auxiliary
A librarian wants to subscribe to an email newsletter that contains annotations of information technology articles and other items written by a team of librarians and library staff. She is wary, however, of having her inbox clogged with unread material that arrives too frequently for her to read it all, and would prefer to have the newsletter arrive monthly. The librarian should subscribe to A. Free Pint B. Edupage C. Current Cites D. NewsScan
C. Current Cites
___ is the online database designed and maintained since 1995 by the Library of Congress to make legislative information accessible to the public. A. CQ B. NARA C. THOMAS D. FindLaw
C. THOMAS
The abbreviation "NOP" on a publisher's invoice usually means the requested item A. Is on back order B. Is not in print C. The requested item is not published by the vendor D. Has not yet been published, but will be in the future
C. The requested item is not published by the vendor
What is a record of the loan of material?
Charge
Of the following, a characteristic of most photographic charging systems is that A. Book cards are not used B. Charging is done by one person C. Date due is stamped on borrower's card D. Transaction cards are not used
Charging is done by one person
The __ record is a separate record attached to the bibliographic record for a serial title in which the receipt of individual issues or parts is entered on an ongoing basis
Check-In
What is AMERICAN REFERENCE BOOKS ANNUAL?
Comprehensive reviewing service of reference books published in the United States
Which research tool would be most appropriate for finding where an author uses specific words or phrases?
Concordance
In the MARC record, the same digits are assigned across fields in the second and third character positions of the tag to indicate data of the same type. For example, tags reading "X10" contain information about A. Topical terms B. Uniform titles C. Bibliographic titles D. Corporate names
D. Corporate names
A library is in the process of conducting an annual performance evaluation. Which of the following would be an output measure that might be used in this process? A. Staff expenditures B. User satisfaction survey results C. Ratio of computer workstations to daily average users D. Ratio of interlibrary loan lending to borrowing
D. Ratio of interlibrary loan lending to borrowing
"Converting" electronic records means that A. There is a change to the underlying bit stream, but there is no change in the representation or intellectual content of the records. B. They are moved from a proprietary legacy system that lacks software functionality to an open system C. They have been transferred from old storage media to new storage media with the same format specifications and without any loss in structure, content, or context. D. They have been exported or imported from one software environment to another without the loss of structure, content, or context even though the underlying bit stream has likely been altered.
D. They have been exported or imported from one software environment to another without the loss of structure, content, or context even though the underlying bit stream has likely been altered.
The e must be retained when the suffix -able is added to the word A) Argue B) Love C) Move D) Notice
D= Noticeable
Glossary means most nearly a
Dictionary of selected terms in a particular book or field
What is the act of annulling the library's record of a loan?
Discharging
What is microfilm?
Film on which materials have been photographed in greatly reduced size
The abbreviation e.g. means most nearly
For example
A journal's "impact factor," a measure of its relative importance, is most often defined as the ___ in a given year.
Frequency of citations to its articles
Ex libris is a latin phrase meaning
From the books
The abbreviation ibid. means most nearly
In the same place
The dealer from whom you have been buying books for the department library has informed you that henceforth he can give you only a fifteen percent instead of a twenty percent discount. What is the most advisable action?
Investigate the discount given by other book dealers
The library you work at has received 50 new books. They must be cataloged, but you've never done it before. You are told that a professional librarian will join the staff in about six weeks. What should you do?
Let the users take the books even though they are not cataloged.
Salacious means most nearly
Lewd
Accessioning means most nearly
Listing books in the order of purchase
Is prefactory is word?
No. It's prefatory
An expurgated edition of a book is one which
Omits objectionable material
A sheet of paper that is pierced with holes is
Perforated
The 3XX fields in the MARC system contain
Physical Descriptions
When paste is used to mend a page, it is most desirable that the page should then be
Pressed
Two weeks after you begin working in the department library, you learn that books in library bindings last twice as long as those with the publisher's bindings. What is the most advisable action?
Put in library bindings only those books likely to get hard use.
What are realia?
Real objects, specimens or artifacts
The re-charging of a book to a borrower is usually called
Renewal
What is material held for a borrower for a limited time?
Reserved material
In library cataloging, a separately published part of a bibliographic resource, usually representing a subject category within the whole and indicated by a topical heading or an alphanumeric heading, is a
Section
You have just received from the publisher a new book for the department library, but you find that the binding is torn. What should you do?
Send the book back to the publisher
What should you do if you spill a glass of water over an open book?
Separate the wet pages with blotters
Monograph means most nearly a
Systematic treatise on a particular subject
What is registration?
The act of filling out required forms to become an eligible library borrower.
What is the day material is to be returned to a library referred to as?
The date-due day
What is the circulation control system?
The method used to lend materials to borrowers and maintain the necessary records
What is a classification schedule?
The printed scheme of a classification system
What are circulation statistics?
The record of the number of items charged out of a library.
What department is responsible for officially listing prospective borrowers?
The registration department
What is a date slip?
The strip of paper pasted in the book or on the book packet, on which the due date is stamped
A book that is perfectly clean but has been used by someone with chicken pox can probably best be handled by
Treating it the same as any other book
Which term is spelled correctly? A) Therefor B) Therefore
Trick question: Both are correct
You find that three pages are missing from one of the copies of a very popular book in the department library, what is the most advisable action?
Type copies of the pages from another volume of the book and tape them in the appropriate place.
Damp cloth may best be used to clean a cloth book cover that has been coated with
Varnish
Is "suable" a word?
Yes
Is punctilious a word?
Yes
The abbreviation ff. means most nearly
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