LIS 701 Spring 2015

Due by 4 p.m., March 3rd

Name: Daniel Sipiora

Answer by marking T or F with a checkmark or by filling in the blanks (10 pts.)

After each answer, indicate your source of information from the assigned reading material
(through February 21).

There is no doubt that librarians and those with an MLS are best-equipped to apply classification
schemes to information and knowledge, and therefore it is not necessary for these professionals to
seek assistances elsewhere because, after all, the organization of information is a core subject of the
LIS curriculum. (1) T____ or F____
Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 129. Print.

We should subscribe to the notion of intellectual property and thus not interfere with a persons
right to access information. (1) T__ __ or F_______
ALA. Freedom to Read Statement
http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/statementspols/ftrstatement/freedomtoreadstatement.
pdf
ALA. Intellectual Freedom Principles for Academic Libraries: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights.
www.ala.org/ala/issuesadvocacy/intfreedom/librarybill/interpretations/intellectual.cfm
ALA Interpretations of the Library Bill of Rights
http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=interpretations&Template=/ContentManagement/Cont
entDisplay.cfm&ContentID=88625

In the case of academic librarians, the most critical need in terms of the digital age and digital
technology is staff acceptance of digital technology. (1) T____ or F_____
Todd, Michael. State of the Stacks: Academic Libraries in a Digital Age. March 11, 2014. Accessed
January 3, 2015.
http://www.socialsciencespace.com/2014/03/state-of-the-stacks-report/
Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 260-261. Print.

It used to be that libraries are warehouses of books (and information and knowledge). As library
collections now include digital materials, what function (a one-word function) of the LIS profession,
broadly defined, is particularly challenged (2) List the one word, and explain how.

One function of the LIS profession is preservation, or the protection of items of information
and knowledge. Storage media on computer drives and files, or floppy or zip disks may fall
victim to impermanent electronic text and viruses or other external attacks on the system.
 Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 260. Print.
We have much to learn about the scholarly mission of the library from the history of Moslem
libraries. (1) T____ or F______
Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 40-41. Print.

What has been an initiative carried out by a library system in the United States in order to grapple
with the impact of eBooks on their collections and their relationship with publishers? Write a few
sentences to answer this question. (2)

One initiative carried out by the Massachusetts Library System (MLS) was the pilot
program that allowed all participating libraries to access one broad, common collection of
eBooks. Due to this, all individual libraries and regional networks now have their own
possession of eBook collections.
Vaccaro, Adam. Why Its Difficult For Your Library to Lend Ebooks. Boston.com. 6.27.14. Accessed
January 3, 2015.
http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2014/06/27/why-difficult-for-your-library-
stock-ebooks/rrl464TPxDaYmDnJewOmzH/story.html

Give an example of rights in Dublin Core. (1)

Copyright, a statement of claim of the owner's/creator's right over the resource.

Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 159, 159f. Print.

You would very likely find a paper presentation on mobile storage in the tropics at the annual
conference of this association. (1) IFLA
Rubin, Richard E. Foundations of the Library and Information. 3rd ed. New York: Neal-Schuman
Publishers, Inc, 2010. 139. Print.