The  Shipboard  Library Textbook Assignment: Chapter 8, pages 1 through 31, Appendix A and Appendix B Assignment  8 Learning Objective: Review the history  of  the  development  of the  shipboard  library. 8-1. The  Command  Religious  Program  and  the  ship- board  library  are  very  important  factors in the effort to maintain the morale of command  personnel. 1. True 2. False 8-2. The  first  shipboard  library  to  be  placed aboard  a  USS  warship  was  placed  on  board (a) what ship, (b) in what year? 1. (a) USS Constitution; (b) 1800 2. (a) USS Franklin; (b) 1821 3. (a) USS Constellation; (b) 1828 4. (a) USS Franklin; (b) 1898 8-3. Shipboard  libraries  were  among  the  first projects  sponsored  by  Navy  chaplains  to improve  the  social  and  moral  welfare  of naval  personnel. 1. True 2. False 8-4. The  Navy  assumed  official  responsibility for  the  provision  of  shipboard  libraries from  appropriated  funds  in  what  year? 1. 1776 2. 1812 3. 1828 4. 1860 Learning Objective: Identify the goals  of  the  shipboard  library; determine  where  the  responsibility for  the  operation  of  Navy  libraries lies. 8-5. Naval  general  libraries  afloat  serve  to assemble  and  make  easily  available  to shipboard  naval  personnel  collections  of library  materials  and  accompanying library  services  so  that  naval  personnel may  meet  all  EXCEPT  which  of  the  following goals? 1.  Continue to educate themselves 2. Discharge  political  and  social obligations 3. Develop an esprit de corps in the naval  service 4. Prepare  for  advancement  in  rate 8-6. What  official  serves  as  the  Navy  resource sponsor  for  the  Navy’s  General  Library Program? 1. The  Chief  of  Naval  Operations  (OP-01) 2. The Navy Chief of Chaplains 3. The  Chief  of  Naval  Education  and Training 4. The Commanding Officer, Naval Education  and  Training  Program Development  Center  (NETPDC) 8-7. What  official  has  the  responsibility  for providing  technical  direction  to  the General  Library  Program? 1. The  Chief  of  Naval  Operations 2. The Navy Chief of Chaplains 3. The  Chief  of  Naval  Education  and Training 4. Commanding  Officer,  Naval  Education and  Training  program  Development Center 8-8. Religious  Program  Specialists  are  trained to provide library services afloat. If assigned to a squadron staff, RPs may be required  to  provide  advice  and  assistance to  shipboard  library  officers  in  their squadron  when  requested. 1. True 2. False 49