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Library Assistant Practice Test

Check what you know about the library assistant job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on library assistant knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Circulation means:
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Answer: Checking items in and out. Lending.

Question 2 of 15A patron is:
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Answer: A library user. User.

Question 3 of 15Interlibrary loan:
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Answer: Borrows from other libraries. Sharing.

Question 4 of 15Weeding means:
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Answer: Removing old items. Collection care.

Question 5 of 15Patron records are:
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Answer: Confidential. Privacy.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Checking order on shelves.”
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Answer: Shelf reading. Shelf reading: Checking order on shelves.

Question 7 of 15What does “Book drop” mean?
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Answer: Return slot.. Book drop: Return slot.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Shelver.”
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Answer: Page. Page: Shelver.

Question 9 of 15What does “Barcode” mean?
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Answer: Item identifier.. Barcode: Item identifier.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Removing old items.”
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Answer: Weeding. Weeding: Removing old items.

Question 11 of 15What does “Dewey Decimal” mean?
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Answer: Numbered classification system.. Dewey Decimal: Numbered classification system.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Keeping records confidential.”
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Answer: Patron privacy. Patron privacy: Keeping records confidential.

Question 13 of 15What does “Circulation” mean?
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Answer: Checking items in and out.. Circulation: Checking items in and out.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Reserved item.”
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Answer: Hold. Hold: Reserved item.

Question 15 of 15What does “ILS” mean?
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Answer: Integrated library system.. ILS: Integrated library system.

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