Categorization & Classification

Question 1

Unlike individual categories in an organizing system, which are created in an ad hoc manner to satisfy requirements arising from an individual’s unique experiences, preferences and resources, _________categories develop gradually and collectively and are long-lasting.

Answer 1

cultural

Glushko ch. 6

Question 2

True or False: Institutional categories impose semantic models that are more formally prescribed than cultural models, imposing a rigor that facilitates systematic classification.

Answer 2

True

Glushko ch. 6

Question 3

Monothetic categories:

Question options:

are based on the Prototype View of Categories.

are defined by necessary and sufficient properties.

contain members, which are all equally good examples.

are based on family resemblance or similarity.

Answer 3

are defined by necessary and sufficient properties.

contain members, which are all equally good examples.

(Glushko ch. 6)

Question 4

The more fine-grained an organizing system is, for the purposes of information retrieval,______is reduced and precision is increased.

Answer 4

recall

(See Glushko Chapter 6)

Question 5

True or False: Data schemas that specify entities, elements, attributes, and relationships in databases are implementations based on the classical model of categorization.

Answer 5

True (Glushko Ch. 6)

Question 6

An approach to classification in personal, social or informal contexts is often called______or social classification.

Answer 6

tagging (glushko ch 7)

Question 7

When creating a classification scheme for information resources,

Question options:

their aboutness should be ignored.

the size of the resource should be the first level of classification.

they are never organized according to their intrinsic physical properties.

their aboutness is usually more important than their physical properties.

Answer 7

their aboutness is usually more important than their physical properties. (glushko ch 7)

Question 8

Match the term with its characteristics.
1 = Specifications
2 = Standards

____
are developed by consensus of all relevant stakeholders in a particular domain.

____
are rigorous, transparent and considered legitimate by relevant stakeholders.

____
can become standards.

____
are created by an ad hoc group, which encourages others to use it.

Answer 8

(2, 2, 1, 1)

Standards are developed by consensus of all relevant stakeholders in a particular domain.

Standards are rigorous, transparent and considered legitimate by relevant stakeholders.

Specifications can become standards.

Specifications are created by an ad hoc group, which encourages others to use it.

(glushko ch 7)

Question 9

True or False: The degree of heterogeneity in a collection of resources influences the decision to classify more broadly or more precisely.

Answer 9

True (glushko ch. 7)

Question 10

The Dewey Decimal Classification System:

Question options:

is a free and open standard.

must be licensed from the Online Computer Library Center.

was invented by S. R. Ranganathan.

is the world’s most widely used bibliographic system.

Answer 10

must be licensed from the Online Computer Library Center.

is the world’s most widely used bibliographic system.

(glushko ch 7)