1. : What is a digital collection?
(A) A set of printed books only
(B) A group of digital resources organized for access and preservation
(C) A set of manuscripts in a library vault
(D) A catalog of paper-based materials
2. : Which of the following is not a type of digital collection?
(A) E-books
(B) Online databases
(C) Microfilms
(D) Digital images
3. : Digital collections are primarily built to:
(A) Reduce staff
(B) Provide remote access to resources
(C) Eliminate libraries
(D) Replace librarians
4. : A key advantage of digital collections is:
(A) Limited accessibility
(B) Easy duplication and sharing
(C) Frequent damage
(D) High storage cost
5. : Which of the following is a component of digital collection development?
(A) Digitization
(B) Weeding
(C) Binding
(D) Shelving
6. : The process of converting printed or analog materials into digital form is called:
(A) Preservation
(B) Digitization
(C) Classification
(D) Restoration
7. : Which file format is commonly used for storing digitized text documents?
(A) MP3
(B) PDF
(C) WAV
(D) AVI
8. : The long-term maintenance of digital materials is known as:
(A) Digital marketing
(B) Digital preservation
(C) Digital editing
(D) Digital printing
9. : A repository in digital libraries refers to:
(A) A physical storage room
(B) A system for storing and managing digital content
(C) A printed index
(D) A microfilm vault
10. : Which of the following is a metadata standard used in digital collections?
(A) Dewey Decimal Classification
(B) MARC 21
(C) AACR2
(D) Cutter Tables
11. : The Dublin Core standard is used for:
(A) Cataloging physical books
(B) Describing digital resources
(C) Shelving materials
(D) Circulation control
12. : The software used to manage digital collections is called a:
(A) OPAC system
(B) Digital repository system
(C) Accounting system
(D) Barcode scanner
13. : Which of the following is an example of an open-source digital repository?
(A) Koha
(B) DSpace
(C) MS Excel
(D) CorelDraw
14. : The Open Archives Initiative (OAI) promotes:
(A) Digital preservation standards
(B) Interoperability among repositories
(C) Printing technologies
(D) Manual cataloging
15. : Digital rights management (DRM) in digital collections deals with:
(A) Access and usage control of digital content
(B) Physical security
(C) Book repairs
(D) Staff hiring
16. : Which of the following is a benefit of digital collections?
(A) Fragility
(B) Instant access
(C) Limited searching
(D) High shipping costs
17. : The term “born-digital” refers to:
(A) Digitized books
(B) Materials originally created in digital format
(C) Scanned newspapers
(D) Printed journals
18. : The LOCKSS system (“Lots of Copies Keep Stuff Safe”) is used for:
(A) Digital preservation
(B) Cataloging
(C) Interlibrary loans
(D) Circulation management
19. : The main challenge of digital collection management is:
(A) Limited space
(B) Technological obsolescence
(C) Paper deterioration
(D) Lack of shelves
20. : Which organization provides key guidelines for digital preservation?
(A) UNESCO
(B) IFLA
(C) ISO
(D) All of the above
21. : Which of the following is an example of a digital collection project?
(A) Google Books
(B) Project Gutenberg
(C) HathiTrust
(D) All of the above
22. : Metadata in digital collections is important for:
(A) Description, discovery, and retrieval
(B) Printing and binding
(C) Building construction
(D) Advertising
23. : Which standard supports metadata harvesting in digital repositories?
(A) OAI-PMH
(B) Z39.50
(C) MARCXML
(D) LCSH
24. : The primary purpose of digital collection evaluation is to:
(A) Identify outdated formats and improve usability
(B) Reduce user access
(C) Increase storage costs
(D) Decrease online visibility
25. : Which of the following is a preservation format for images?
(A) JPEG
(B) TIFF
(C) DOCX
(D) MP4
26. : The process of selecting materials for digitization is called:
(A) Digital curation
(B) Digital acquisition
(C) Digital access
(D) Digital encryption
27. : A hybrid library is one that:
(A) Contains only digital resources
(B) Contains both print and digital resources
(C) Contains only manuscripts
(D) Is completely online
28. : Which of the following helps ensure authenticity of digital files?
(A) Checksum verification
(B) File renaming
(C) Data duplication
(D) Manual tracking
29. : The main purpose of digitization in libraries is to:
(A) Preserve and provide access to materials
(B) Destroy physical copies
(C) Save staff salaries
(D) Replace librarians
30. : Which of the following best describes digital collection management?
(A) Organizing, preserving, and providing access to digital materials
(B) Binding and labeling physical books
(C) Storing microfilms
(D) Designing library buildings