Recruitment to the Posts of Librarian in Govt. Colleges - Scheme of Preliminary Screening Test

Oct 5, 2026

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Recruitment scheme for Librarian posts under the West Bengal Public Service Commission, covering two advertised categories for government colleges and government engineering and technological colleges. Defines the preliminary screening test structure: 100 MCQ questions, one mark each, with negative marking for wrong answers, and a total test duration of 1 hour 30 minutes. Specifies weightage across Library Science, English language, and Mathematical and Logical Reasoning, followed by a detailed unit-wise syllabus covering information sources, reference evaluation, knowledge organization, standards, library services, management, and core information technology topics.

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Scheme of Preliminary Screening Test

Syllabus of Preliminary Screening Test

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PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION,WEST BENGAL 161A,S.P.Mukherjee Road,Kolkata-700026 RECRUITMENT TO THE POSTS OF LIBRARIAN IN 1)GOVT.COLLEGES [ADVT.NO.23/2019] AND 2)GOVT.ENGINEERING&TECHNOLOGICAL COLLEGES IN THE WBGS [ADVT.NO.17(2)/2019]UNDER HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,GOVT.OF W.B. # SCHEME OF PRELIMINARY SCREENING TEST 1.There will be 100 questions of MCQ type,carrying one mark for each question andthere will be negative marking of 1/3 rd of the fullmark for each wrong answer. 2.Duration of examination will be 1 hour 30 minute. 3.80 %of the weightage will be given to the knowledge of the subject in “LibraryScience”,10%on“English"language and 10%on“Mathematical and LogicalReasoning". # SYLLABUS OF PRELIMINARY SCREENING TEST ## UNIT-1: 1.IPR and Legal Issues-Categories,Conventions,Treaties,Laws. 2.Plagiarism:Concept and Types. 3.Right to Information Act(RTI);Information Technology Act. ## UNIT-I: 1.Library and Information Science Profession-Librarianship as a Profession,Professional Skills and Competences;Professional Ethics. 2.Library Public Relations and Extension Activities. 3.Type of Users-User Studies,User Education. ## UNIT-Ⅲ: 1.Sources of Information-Primary,Secondary and Tertiary;Documentary and Non-Documentary. 2.Reference Sources-Bibliographical,Biographical,Educational,Language andGeographical. 3.Databases:Bibliographic,Numeric,Full Text,Multimedia;Open Access Databases. 4.Evaluation of Reference Sources and Web Resources. ## UNIT-IV: 1.Community Information Services. 2.Alerting Services-CAS,SDI,Inter Library Loan and Document Delivery. 3.Mobile based Library Services and Tools-Mobile OPAC,Mobile Databases,MobileLibrary Website,Library Apps,Mobile Library Instructions,Augmented Reality,SMSAlerts,Geo-Location,Reference Enquiry. 4.Web 2.0 and 3.0-Library 2.0-Concept,Characteristics,Components;InstantMessaging,RSS Feeds,Podcasts,Vodcasts,Ask a Librarian. 5.International Information Systems and Networks:INIS,AGRIS,INSPEC,MEDLARS,BIOSIS,ERIC,Patent Information System(PIS),Biotechnology Information System(BIS). 6.Library Resource Sharing and Library Consortia-National and International. ## UNIT-V: 1.Knowledge Organisation:Cataloguing-Cannons and Principles;Centralized and Co- operative Catalogue;Library Cataloguing Codes:CCC and AACR-I. 2.Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description-ISBD,MARC 21,CCF,RDA,FRBR,Bibframe. 3.Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange &Communication-ISO 2709,Z39.50,Z39.71. 4.Metadata Standards:Dublin Core;MARC21,METS,MODES,EAD. 5.Indexing Systems and Techniques:Assigned-Pre-coordinate;Post-coordinate; Derived-Title-based;Vocabulary Control. 6.Information Retrieval System-Features,Components,Models and Evaluation. ## UNIT-VI: 1.Library and Information Centers management-Book Selection Tools and Principles;Library Acquisition,Technical Processing,Circulation,Serial Control,Maintenance andStock Verification;Preservation and Conservation;Hazards and Control Measures ofLibrary Materials. 2.Financial Management in Libraries-Sources of Finance,Resource Mobilisation,Budgeting Methods;Cost Effective and Cost Benefit Analysis,Annual Reports &Statistics;Library Authority and Committee. 3.Project Management-SWOT,PEST,PERT/CPM. 4.Total Quality Management (TQM)-Concepts,Principles and Techniques,Six Sigma;Evaluation of Services of libraries and Information Centers. 5.Management Information System(MIS),MBO,Change Management,DisasterManagement,Crisis Management. UNIT-VII: 1.Types of Software-System Software,Application Software. 2.Computer Networks-Topologies,Types of Networks-LAN,MAN,WAN. 3.Internet-Web browsers,WWW,E-mail;Search Engines,Meta and Entity Searchengines. 4.Internet Protocols and Standards-HTTP,SHTTP,FTP,SMTP,TCP/IP,URI,URL. 5.Hypertext,Hypermedia,Multimedia,Video conferencing,Virtual Reality,AugmentedTechnologies. 6.Data Security,Network Security,Firewalls,Cryptographic Techniques,Anti-

FAQs

How many questions are in the preliminary screening test, and is there negative marking?

The test has 100 MCQ questions. Each question carries one mark, with negative marking of 1/3 of the full mark for each wrong answer.

What is the duration of the preliminary screening test?

The duration of the examination is 1 hour 30 minutes.

How is the weightage distributed among Library Science, English, and Mathematical & Logical Reasoning?

Eighty percent weightage is for Library Science, 10% for English language, and 10% for Mathematical and Logical Reasoning.

Oct 5, 2026

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