Classification Systems

Question 1

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DCC)

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has a relative index that serves as a key to the schedules and tables.

can produce numbers so long that this system loses some of its mnemonic usefulness.

is rarely used in the United States,

has 21 main classes.

Answer 1

(1, 2)
has a relative index that serves as a key to the schedules and tables.

can produce numbers so long that this system loses some of its mnemonic usefulness.

(joudrey, ch 17)

Question 2

Classification schemes have four components: a schedule, a notation, an index, and a search/retrieval tool.

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True
False

Answer 2

False (search/retrieval tool is NOT part of this. there are only 3.)

(joudrey, 16)

Question 3

Select all that apply.

Successful classification schemes should

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be expandable for the incorporation of new terms.

bring together topics in a logical, systematic way.

be comprehensive for the body of knowledge it represents.

be conservative and inflexible when adding new terms, especially in fields where a lot of work is being done.

Answer 3

(1, 2, 3)

be expandable for the incorporation of new terms.

bring together topics in a logical, systematic way.

be comprehensive for the body of knowledge it represents.

(joudrey, ch 16)

Question 4

When an information resource is about more than three topics, the cataloger should classify it in a broader class that encompasses all three (or more) topics.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 4

True

joudrey, ch 16

Question 5

The Colon Classification Scheme has which of the following five facets?

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Time, Personality, Energy, Space, Matter

Energy, Space, Time, Presence, Material

Time, Presence, Energy, Space, Matter

Material, Time, Entropy, Space, Predictability

Answer 5

(1) Time, Personality, Energy, Space, Matter

joudrey, ch 16

Question 6

Unlike the symmetry present in the Dewey Decimal Classification, each class in the Library of Congress Classification is subdivided into an irregular number of subclasses that pertain to the particular subject area.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 6

True

joudrey, ch 18

Question 7

The earliest arrangement of books in the Library of Congress collection was by _________, and then subarranged by accession number.

Answer 7

size

Question 8

___________classification collocates works under the primary divisions of a classification scheme, whereas ___________classification classes each work as specifically as possible.

Answer 8

broad, close

joudrey, ch 16

Question 9

Notation used with Library of Congress Classification can contain letters, whole numbers, and decimal numbers.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 9

True

joudrey, ch 18

Question 10

Library of Congress Classification is divided into________main classes.

Answer 10

21

joudrey, ch 18