,AIS1602 Assessment 1 Semester 1 2025 ;100 %
TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations
and Solutions.
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS A special library is a library that
provides specialised information resources on a particular
subject, serves a specialised and limited clientele, and delivers
specialised services to that clientele. Special libraries include
corporate libraries, government libraries, law libraries, medical
libraries, museum libraries, news libraries, and non profit
libraries. Special libraries also exist within academic institutions,
including law school libraries and medical school libraries.
These libraries are included as special libraries because they are
often funded separately from the rest of the university and they
serve a targeted group of users (Shumaker 2011:). Answer the
questions that follow: 1. What is the significance of special
libraries and information centres? (10) 2. Financial management
is concerned with planning, decision making, negotiation and
control with regards to the finances of the library or information
centre in its entirety (AIS1602 Only study guide 2012:27).
Discuss the role of budgeting in libraries and information
centres. (20) 3. Greenstone Inc. is a new private mining
organisation that has been operating in your town for a few
years. The organisation has recently opened a library that aims
to serve both its clientele and the community. You have been
appointed as the manager of this library. This library does not
, yet have mission and vision statements. You have been tasked
to formulate the mission and vision statements for the library.
In formulating the mission and vision statements, provide
background information by consulting reputable sources of
information and thereafter provide the mission and vision
statements. (20) TOTAL: [50 marks]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Significance of Special Libraries and Information Centres
3. The Role of Budgeting in Libraries and Information
Centres
4. Mission and Vision Statements for Greenstone Inc.
Library
4.1 Background Information
4.2 Mission Statement
4.3 Vision Statement
5. Conclusion
6. References
1. INTRODUCTION Special libraries play a crucial role in
providing specialized information to specific user groups.
These libraries differ from public and academic libraries as
they cater to a particular clientele with focused resources and
TRUSTED workings, Expert Solved, Explanations
and Solutions.
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS A special library is a library that
provides specialised information resources on a particular
subject, serves a specialised and limited clientele, and delivers
specialised services to that clientele. Special libraries include
corporate libraries, government libraries, law libraries, medical
libraries, museum libraries, news libraries, and non profit
libraries. Special libraries also exist within academic institutions,
including law school libraries and medical school libraries.
These libraries are included as special libraries because they are
often funded separately from the rest of the university and they
serve a targeted group of users (Shumaker 2011:). Answer the
questions that follow: 1. What is the significance of special
libraries and information centres? (10) 2. Financial management
is concerned with planning, decision making, negotiation and
control with regards to the finances of the library or information
centre in its entirety (AIS1602 Only study guide 2012:27).
Discuss the role of budgeting in libraries and information
centres. (20) 3. Greenstone Inc. is a new private mining
organisation that has been operating in your town for a few
years. The organisation has recently opened a library that aims
to serve both its clientele and the community. You have been
appointed as the manager of this library. This library does not
, yet have mission and vision statements. You have been tasked
to formulate the mission and vision statements for the library.
In formulating the mission and vision statements, provide
background information by consulting reputable sources of
information and thereafter provide the mission and vision
statements. (20) TOTAL: [50 marks]
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
2. Significance of Special Libraries and Information Centres
3. The Role of Budgeting in Libraries and Information
Centres
4. Mission and Vision Statements for Greenstone Inc.
Library
4.1 Background Information
4.2 Mission Statement
4.3 Vision Statement
5. Conclusion
6. References
1. INTRODUCTION Special libraries play a crucial role in
providing specialized information to specific user groups.
These libraries differ from public and academic libraries as
they cater to a particular clientele with focused resources and
