GLC Information Organization & Cataloging 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In MARC 21, which field is used to record the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)?
- 600
- 650 (Correct answer)
- 655
- 700
Correct answer: 650
MARC field 650 is the topical subject added entry used to record LCSH and other subject headings.
Question 2: Which RDA element corresponds to the AACR2 concept of 'General Material Designation' (GMD)?
- Content type
- Media type
- Carrier type
- All three together (Correct answer)
Correct answer: All three together
RDA replaced the single GMD with three separate elements: content type, media type, and carrier type.
Question 3: A cataloger is describing a book with no author listed. Under AACR2, how is the main entry determined?
- Title main entry is used (Correct answer)
- Publisher is entered as main entry
- The editor becomes the main entry
- A fictitious author is assigned
Correct answer: Title main entry is used
When no person or corporate body is primarily responsible, AACR2 prescribes a title main entry.
Question 4: What does the Fixed-Length Data Elements field (008) position 06 represent in a MARC bibliographic record for a book?
- Date type and publication status
- Type of date/publication status (Correct answer)
- Country of publication
- Language of the text
Correct answer: Type of date/publication status
Position 06 of the 008 field codes the type of date (e.g., single known date, questionable date, serial) and publication status.
Question 5: Which Dewey Decimal Classification auxiliary table is used to add geographic subdivisions to a base number?
- Table 1
- Table 2 (Correct answer)
- Table 3
- Table 4
Correct answer: Table 2
Table 2 (Areas, Periods, Biography) provides geographic notation added to base numbers with instruction to 'add as instructed under specific entries.'
Question 6: In FRBR, which entity represents a single physical object such as a specific copy of a book?
- Work
- Expression
- Manifestation
- Item (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Item
An Item in FRBR is the individual physical exemplar—the actual copy you can hold—distinct from its Manifestation (the published edition).
Question 7: Which controlled vocabulary is most commonly used for subject headings in U.S. public and academic libraries?
- Sears List of Subject Headings
- Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) (Correct answer)
- Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
- Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
Correct answer: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
LCSH is the dominant subject heading system used across U.S. public and academic libraries for broad, general collections.
GLC Information Organization & Cataloging 2
In MARC 21, which field is used to record the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)?