Q129 · UPPSC Prelims 2019 · Set A · General Studies

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Bibliometrics is

A Function of Library Network
B Information Management Service
C Information Management Tool
D Library Service

Correct answer: (c) Information Management Tool

Explanation

  1. A

    Function of Library Network

    (a) Function of Library Network. Networks (INFLIBNET, DELNET) share catalogues; bibliometrics is not defined as that function.

  2. B

    Information Management Service

    (b) Information Management Service. A service is a delivered activity; bibliometrics is a measurement toolkit used inside such services.

  3. C

    Information Management Tool

    (c) Information Management Tool. Bibliometrics counts publications, citations and impact—an analytical tool for managing scholarly information. (c) Official key.

  4. D

    Library Service

    (d) Library Service. Circulation or reference is a service; bibliometrics may support it but is not itself “a library service” in this key.

Summary. Official key is (c). Bibliometrics is treated as an information-management tool (publication and citation analysis), not as a network function or a front-desk library service.