Introduction
This post provides the complete set of answers for the IGNOU course BLI-221: Library, Information and Society as per the Tutor Marked Assignment for July 2025 and January 2026 sessions. Each question has been answered in detail and is suitable for understanding at a 10th-grade level. The answers are designed to help you complete your assignment smoothly and learn the key concepts.
Assignment Questions and Answers
- Define information society. Discuss the different perceptions of information society.
- Describe the academic library in your own words. Discuss the various types and functions of an academic library.
- What do you mean by the term “resource sharing”? Discuss its need and objectives.
- Discuss the concept of professional ethics. Explain code of ethics for LIS professionals.
- Discuss the implications of first law of library science.
- Explain the concept of Right to information Act and its utility in libraries.
- Discuss the objectives and activities of CeRA (Consortium for e-resources in Agriculture) in brief.
- Define “knowledge society”. Explain the characteristics of knowledge society.
- Discuss the objectives and functions of RRRLF.
- Explain the objectives of ILA.
Conclusion
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