Library Science Cataloging and Classification 2

Question 1

Which authority file is maintained by the Library of Congress and used to standardize subject headings?

Accepted Answer

LCSH

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Sears List

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MeSH

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BISAC

Question 2

What is the purpose of a call number in library cataloging?

Accepted Answer

To identify the physical location of an item on the shelf

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To record the ISBN of a book

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To list all authors of a work

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To encode digital metadata

Question 3

What does 'copy cataloging' mean in library practice?

Accepted Answer

Adapting an existing bibliographic record from a shared database

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Photocopying catalog cards

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Creating duplicate records for the same item

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Cataloging identical copies of the same edition

Question 4

In FRBR, which entity represents a specific physical item such as a single book on a shelf?

Accepted Answer

Item

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Work

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Expression

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Manifestation

Question 5

Which Dewey Decimal number range is assigned to literature and rhetoric?

Accepted Answer

800–899

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400–499

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500–599

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700–799

Question 6

What is a 'fixed field' in a MARC record?

Accepted Answer

A field of defined length containing coded data in specific character positions

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A field that cannot be edited once created

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A field always present in every record

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A field used only for serials