SSB Librarian Recruitment Examination Book

 

The “SSB Librarian Recruitment Examination” book is a complete preparation guide specially designed for candidates appearing in the State Selection Board Librarian Recruitment Examination for non-government aided colleges of Odisha. Prepared according to the latest syllabus, the book serves as a one-stop resource for aspirants seeking conceptual clarity, exam-oriented preparation, and extensive practice material.

Authored by Dillip Kumar Parida and Satyajit Nayak, the book reflects strong academic expertise and practical understanding of Library and Information Science (LIS). It covers all major areas of the syllabus in a systematic and student-friendly manner.

One of the key highlights of the book is the inclusion of 3500+ MCQs and 1000+ One-liners, which help candidates practice objective questions and improve accuracy and confidence for competitive examinations. The content is structured to support both beginners and advanced learners preparing for librarian recruitment tests.

The book includes detailed coverage of:

• Foundation of Library & Information Society
• Organization and Management of Library and Information Centres
• Knowledge Organization & Bibliographic Description
• Information Sources and Services
• Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR)
• Information Technology & Networking
• Library Automation and Digital Library

The attractive layout, syllabus-oriented approach, and updated topics such as RFID, Digital Libraries, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, Cloud Computing, and Big Data make the book highly relevant for modern LIS examinations.

This book is highly beneficial for:

• SSB Librarian Recruitment aspirants
• LIS students and researchers
• UGC NET and competitive exam candidates
• Professionals seeking conceptual revision in Library Science

With comprehensive coverage, practical MCQs, and updated content, this book acts as a reliable companion for candidates aiming to succeed in the Odisha SSB Librarian Recruitment Examination.

Odisha SSB Librarian Recruitment Examination syllabus

UNIT: 1

Foundation of Library & Information Society

  

1. Types of libraries: characteristics and functions of Academic, Public, Special and National library;

2. Five laws of library science & their Implementations;

3. Library legislations and library acts in Indian states: The Press and Registration of Books Act, 1867; The Delivery of Books and Newspapers (Public Libraries) Act, 1954;

4. Legal issues: Intellectual Property Rights, plagiarism, Right to Information Act (RTI);

5. Library and information science education in India;

6. Professional Associations: National – ILA, IASLIC, IATLIS; International – IFLA, ALA, ASLIB;

7. Role of UGC, RRRLF, UNESCO and NEP 2020 in promotion and development of libraries;

8. Communication: types, theories, models, channels and barriers;

9. User studies: methods/ techniques and evaluation of User Studies;

10. Information literacy: models, standards;

11. Information seeking behaviour: models.

UNIT: 2

Organisation & Management of Library and Information Centres

1. Management: principles, functions (POSDCORB);

2. Scientific Management Theory: Classical Management Theory, Modern Management Theory;

3. Principles of Management: Taylor, Fayol and Bernard;

4. Organizational structure and planning: divisions of organisation charts, Library Authority and Committee, Library Building, Furniture and Equipment;

5. Management of housekeeping operations: Library Acquisition, Technical Processing, Circulation, Serial Control, Maintenance, Stock verification & Stock rectification;

6. Library records & statistics: Annual report;

7. Human Resource Management and Planning: Job Analysis, Job Description, Job Evaluation, Selection, Recruitment, Training and Development, Performance Appraisal, Motivation - types;

8. Financial Management in Libraries: Sources of Finance, Budgeting Methods, Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis;

9. Project Management: PERT / CPM and Total Quality Management (TQM) - Concepts,

UNIT: 3

Knowledge Organization & Bibliographic Description

1. Classification – Salient features of DDC, UDC and CC

2. Principles and Postulates: fundamental categories, facet sequence, cannons;

3. Classification Techniques: devices, phase -relation, Common Isolates, Auxiliary Tables, Notations, Call Number;

4. Modes of formation of subjects: types;

5. Cataloguing: Entry – Book, Serial, Non-book materials, cartographic materials;

6. Cannons and Principles: types;

7.  Library Cataloguing Codes: AACR – II;

8. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Metadata Standards: ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, Dublin Core;

IX.        OPAC, WebOPAC, OCLC.

UNIT: 4

Information Sources and Services

1. Sources of Information: characteristics of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary; Documentary and Non-Documentary;

2. Primary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Journals, Conference Proceedings, Patents, Standards, Theses & Dissertations, Trade Literature.

3. Secondary Information Sources (Print and Electronic) - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Bibliographies, Indexing & Abstracting, Statistical sources, Handbooks and Manuals.

4. Tertiary Information Sources (Print and Electronic)- Directories, Year Books, Almanacs.

5. Other Reference Sources: Bibliographical, Biographical, Educational, Language and Geographical.

6. Electronic Information Resources: Subject Gateways, Web Portals, Bulletin Boards, Discussion Forums /Groups. Databases: Bibliographic, Numeric, Full text, Multimedia;

7. Institutional Sources: Annual Reports, directories, handbooks, manuals, bulletins

8. Open Educational Resources – types, SWAYAM, NPTEL, e-PGPathshala, Creative Common Licenses;

9. Reference Service and Reference questions: Ready Reference Service and Long-Range Reference Service, type of reference questions, Referral Services, Alerting Services - CAS, SDI, RSS feed;

UNIT: 5

 Information Storage & Retrieval (ISAR)

1. Subject Analysis and representation: cutter, Kaiser, Ranganathan, Farradane and Coats

2. ISAR Systems Compatibility Study: Need, Areas, Standards, Protocols and Interoperability issues;

3. Controlled Vocabulary: Thesaurus- types;

4. Recall and Precision devices in Indexing Languages

5. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Pre-coordinate (PRECIS, POPSI, Chain Indexing); Post-Coordinate (KWIC, KWOC), Uniterm;

6. Search Strategies and searching techniques: Boolean Searches and other types of Search Techniques;

7. Searching Features of Online Search Services: OPACs, e-Journal Services, Repositories;

8. Abstracting and Indexing – Types and Guidelines;

9. Artificial Intelligence and Expert System: knowledge discovery;

UNIT: 6

Information Technology & Networking

1. Computer Components: Hardware & Software;

2. Character Representation: ASCII, ISCII, Unicode;

3. Hardware: Storage Devices, Input and Output Devices.

4. Types of Software: System Software, Application Software;

5. Computer Software: Library Packages

6. Database Management Systems: Types, Characteristics and Applications;

7.  Programming Languages – Object Oriented, Procedural, High Level.

8. Computer Networks - Topologies, Types of Networks – LAN, MAN, WAN.

9. Internet - Web browsers, WWW, E-mail; Search Engines, Internet Protocols and Standards – HTTP, SHTTP, FTP, SMTP, TCP/IP, URI, URL. Hypertext, Hypermedia, Multimedia, Video conferencing,

UNIT: 7

Library Automation and Digital Library

1. Library Automation: Need, Infrastructure, purposes;

2. Library Automation Process: Selection, Evaluation and Implementation of Hardware and Software;

3. Library Automation Components: Barcode, RFID, QR Code, Biometric, Smartcard: Features and Applications.

4. Library Automation Applications: Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation and Serial Control process

5. Digital Library Genesis and initiatives: Genesis, Characteristics, Types, Architecture, Standards, Formats and Protocols, DOI; National and International initiatives;

6. Digitization: Planning, Selection of Materials, Hardware, Software, Process, Issues.

7. Digital Preservation: Need, Purpose, Standards, Methods, Techniques,

8. Institutional Repositories and standards: Need, Purpose, Types and Tools, ROAR, DOAR, SHERPA-ROMEO,

9. Application of Artificial Intelligence- Chatbots, Chatgpt, Gemini; Expert Systems and Robotics in Libraries; Cloud Computing, Big Data.

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