1- “Connecting information professionals” tagline is given by Special Library Association (SLA).

2- National Library Week was established by Indian Library Association (ILA) in 1968, the National Library Week is celebrated on 14-20 November all over India

3- 12 August is celebrated as Librarians day because the official birth date of S R Ranganathan   is 12th August..

4- World Book & Copyright day- 23^rd April.

5- e-Granthalaya is a Digital Platform developed by National Informatics Centres(NIC) for Automation and Networking of Government & Semi-government Libraries.

6- Latest version of e-Granthalaya i.e. Ver.4.0 is a 'Cloud Ready Application' and provides a Web-based solution in enterprise mode with a centralized database for cluster of libraries.

7-- e-Granthalaya 4.0 uses PostgreSQL - an Open Source DBMS as back-end database solution and is made available in NIC National Cloud (Meghraj) for Government/Semi-government Libraries on request basis with hosting of application and databases for online access.

8- ABCD Library Automation Software, as an integrated package for library automation and a tool for documentation centres, is the culmination of several technologies developed by BIREME (OPS/PAHO, Brazil).

9- ABCD Library Automation Software was initial release in 3rd 2009.

10- phpMyLibrary is a PHP MySQL Library automation application & initial release on 2002.

11- SearX is a free and open-source Meta search engine & initial release on 22 January 2014.

12- Skyscanner is a meta search engine and travel agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland.   Skyscanner was first developed and released in 2002.

13- KAYAK is an American online travel agency & Meta search engine owned and operated by Booking Holdings. Kayak was founded in January 2004 by Steve Hafner and Paul M. English.

14- Henry Fayol, also known as the ‘father of modern management theory’ gave a new perception of the concept of management.

15- The fourteen principles of management created by Henri Fayol.

16- Henri Fayol, 14 principles of management given below in proper sequence.

Division of work- Authority & Responsibility- Discipline- Unity of command- Unity of Direction- Subordination of Individual Interest- Remuneration- Centralization- Scalar Chain- Equity- Stability- Initiative- Esprit de Corps.

 

17- Sections of Main entry of CCC in correct sequence are-

i- Leading Section ii- Heading Section iii- Title Section iv- Note Section v- Accession No. Section- vi- Tracing Section.

 

18- Facebook is an American online Social Networking Site was founded in 2004 by Mark  Zuckerberg.

19- YouTube is an American online video sharing platform and headquarter in San Bruno, California. It was launched on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim. It is owned by Google.

20- WhatsApp Messenger or WhatsApp is a internationally available American freeware, cross-plateform, centralised instant messaging (IM) and Voice –over IP (VoIP) service. It was launched on January 2009 by Brian Acton, Jan Koum. It allows users to send text message, Voice message, Video call, Voice call, Share images & documents & other content.

21- Instagram is an American photo and video sharing social networking service founded in 2010 by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and later acquired by Facebook Inc. It was launched on 6 October 2010 by Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger.

22- TikTok, known in China as Douyin is a short-form video hosting service hosting owned by Chinese company Byte Dance. It was initial release on September 2016.

23- Snapchat is an American multimedia instant messaging app and service developed by Snap Inc. It was initial release on 8 July 2011 & founded by Evan Spijel, Bobby Murphy & Reggie Brown.

24- Pinterest is an image sharing & social media service. The site was created by Ben Silbermann, Paul Sciarra & Evan Sharp. It was founded on   December 2009.

25- FORSA Consortium stands for Forum for Resource Sharing in Astronomy/ Astrophysics

26- The first meeting of the FORSA, consortium held on July 29, 1981, at Raman Research Institute, Bangalore.

 

27- CSIR E – Journals Consortium has been re-named as NKRC due to the change in its scope.

 

28- Spacenet is a communication network of ISRO using Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) network. The hub is located at the ISTARAC, Bangalore and remote stations at 44 centres/divisions of ISRO at different places in India.

 

29- Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) was formed in November 2007 at the Indian Agriculture Research Institute (IARI), Pusa, New Delhi. It was funded by the National Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP).

30- The Ohio College Library Centre became online computer library centre (OCLC) in 1981.

 

31- OCLC Database Service: FirstSearch is an online service that provides web access to research databases consisting primarily of journal.

 

32- Question Point is a unique virtual reference service, supported by global network of cooperating libraries worldwide, as well as an infrastructure of software tools and communications.

 

33- The Research Libraries Group (RLG), a not-for-profit organisation consisting of over 150 research libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural memory institutions was founded in 1974 by the New York Public Library, Columbia University, Harvard University and Yale University.

 

34- Research Libraries Group (RLG) merged with OCLC in 2006.

 

35- SUNCAT is the union catalogue of serials & use in UK libraries.

36 - SUNCAT, Union Catalogue is developed and maintained by University of Edinburgh and designated as an EDINA service.

 

37- The China Academic Library and Information System (CALIS), launched in 1998, is a nation-wide resource-sharing system among Chinese academic libraries.

 

38- Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) was formed in July 2005 to serve the academic and research libraries in Illinois.

 

39- Consortium on Core Electronic Resources in Taiwan (CONCERT) was set up in 1990.

 

40- Consortium of University Research Libraries (CURL) of University Research Libraries in UK.

 

41- COPAC is a union catalogue that provides free access to the merged online catalogues of members of the CURL.

 

42- International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) is a Consortium of Consortia, and first met informally in 1997. It comprises over 200 library consortia across the world and the Coalition represents thousands of members.

 

43- Retrospective Conversion Service is a service that involves conversion of a library’s paper catalogue records into machine-readable form.

 

44- Virtual reference is reference service initiated electronically where patrons employ computers or other Internet technology to communicate with reference staff, without being physically present.

 

45- SDI is a current awareness system which alerts the user to the latest publications in his/her specified field(s) of interest.

 

46- Name of  ILA Awards are - DR. PSG KUMAR LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, KAULA BEST LIBRARIAN AWARD, DR. L M PADHYA BEST UNIVERSITY LIBRARY AWARD, GIDWANI-DESHPANDEY BEST ACADEMIC LIBRARIAN AWARD, S M GANGULY BEST SCHOOL LIBRARY AWARD, VENDANAIKEE FELLOWSHIP 2020, DR. K. PADMA UMAPATHY AND K. S. UMAPATHY FELLOWSHIP IN LIBRARY & INFO. SCIENCE, C D SHARMA AWARD, A G MOTIWALE AWARD, P V VERGHESE AWARD.

47- IASLIC has instituted a national level SM Ganguly IASLIC award for the Librarian of the year since 1993, sponsored by Late SM Ganguly.

48- IASLIC has instituted a national level Smt. A Satyavathi & Prof AAN Raju sponsored by Prof. AA N Raju.

49- IASLIC Best Young LIS Teacher Award since 2008, sponsored by Prof. AA N Raju.

50- IASLIC has instituted a national level IASLIC Ranganathan Medal for the Best Article published in IASLIC Bulletin & Conference /Seminar/Proceedings in the preceding year.