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Question 1: When helping a researcher with citation management, which tool would you recommend for managing a large collection of academic references?

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Zotero or EndNote, as these tools help organize and format citations in various styles.

A simple word processor to manually manage references.

Copy-pasting references into a text document.

Using a spreadsheet program to track references.

Question 2: How can a Library Software System support academic collaboration and resource sharing between multiple universities or libraries?

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The system should manage only physical collections without supporting collaboration.

It should include features for real-time inter-library loan management, resource sharing, and data exchange.

The system should focus solely on single-user borrowing experiences.

It should restrict collaboration to only local campus libraries and avoid integrating with external systems.

Question 3: Which action is essential when configuring a Library Software System to ensure it is accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities in academic libraries?

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Implementing WCAG-compliant features, such as screen reader compatibility and keyboard navigation.

Restricting system features to text-only formats.

Enabling the system to automatically assign text to speech for every document.

Ensuring that the system is compatible only with specific operating systems like Windows.

Question 4: When cataloging a book on medieval history, which of the following Dewey Decimal Classification codes is most appropriate?

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970 (History of North America)

960 (History of Africa)

940.1 (History of Europe, general history)

950 (History of Asia)

Question 5: How can you help a researcher identify key journals and conferences in a particular academic field?

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Encourage browsing freely for conference listings on general event websites.

Recommend specific journals with high impact factors and conferences with active peer review processes.

Suggest any journal that publishes articles on the topic without assessing quality.

Point out the first journals that appear in a Google search for the field.

Question 6: In the Library of Congress Classification system, books about literature in English are categorized under which class?

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