MLS - Master of Library and Information Science Cataloging and Metadata Questions and Answers

Question 1

A cataloger is creating a bibliographic record for a new edition of a classic novel.
The previous cataloging standard, AACR2, often used Latin-based abbreviations like 's.l.' and 's.n.'.
How does the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard instruct the cataloger to handle the transcription of publication information when the place or publisher is unknown?

Accepted Answer

Transcribe the phrases '[Place of publication not identified]' and '[publisher not identified]'.

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Use the abbreviations '[S.l.]' and '[s.n.]' as specified in AACR2.

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Omit the publication information fields entirely if the data is not present on the resource.

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Invent a probable place and publisher based on the content of the resource.

Question 2

Which of the following user tasks is NOT one of the four principal tasks identified by the Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR) model?

Accepted Answer

Summarize

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Find

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Identify

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Select

Question 3

A digital library is looking to provide subject access for a large collection of web resources. They want a system derived from Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) but with a simpler syntax that is easier for non-specialists to apply. A key feature is that subject strings are broken into separate components (e.g., topical, geographic, chronological). Which controlled vocabulary would be most suitable?

Accepted Answer

Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST)

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)

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Library of Congress Classification (LCC)

Question 4

In a MARC 21 bibliographic record, which field is designated for the main title statement of a resource?

Accepted Answer

245

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100

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650

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700

Question 5

An art museum library is cataloging its collection of digital images of sculptures. They need a metadata schema specifically designed to describe works of visual culture and distinguish between the original work (the sculpture) and the image surrogate (the digital photograph). Which schema is the most appropriate choice?

Accepted Answer

VRA Core (Visual Resources Association Core)

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MODS (Metadata Object Description Schema)

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EAD (Encoded Archival Description)

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TEI (Text Encoding Initiative)

Question 6

Which international organization, composed of member institutions, aims to expand access to library collections by creating and sharing high-quality, cost-effective bibliographic and authority records under a common set of mutually-accepted standards?

Accepted Answer

Program for Cooperative Cataloging (PCC)

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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)

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American Library Association (ALA)

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Online Computer Library Center (OCLC)