Question & AnswerQ&A (PRC BOARD FOR LIBRARIANS Resolution NO. 09)
The main purpose is to fully computerize the Librarian Licensure Examination starting from the December 1994 schedule to modernize and improve the examination process.
The Board is empowered under Section 4 of R.A. No. 4373 and Section 6 (a) of P.D. No. 223, as amended, and exercises quasi-legislative (rule-making) power under Section 8 of R.A. No. 4373.
The benefits include credible and qualitative examinations that gain public trust, expeditious release of examination results, and ample time for the Board to exercise its regulatory functions.
Subjects with both objective and subjective questions shall have a weight proportion of 70% objective and 30% subjective questions.
A Board Member must initially input no less than 500 questions per subject into the question bank.
The questions become the intellectual property of the Commission, and the Board Member who inputted them loses the right to withdraw them.
All authorized persons present in the confidential room shall not be allowed to leave within one hour after the exam starts, with agents of NBI, security officers, designated persons, and authorized observers stationed outside to safeguard proceedings.
Answers to objective type questions are corrected and rated through the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) Machine.
Yes, subjective answers such as problem solving, drawings, or essays may be corrected through the OMR or manual process.
Multiple passwords are adopted to ensure no one person has full access, and three responsible key officials are designated to safeguard the computer programs and files.