Introduction to Knowledge Organization

Question 1

Linked data is considered to be the foundation of the _________ ___ (2 words).

Answer 1

Semantic Web

Taylor & Joudrey, Ch 1

Question 2

Resource Description and Access (RDA) expands on which of the following conceptual models?

Question options:

Semantic Web

Prototype Categorization

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)

Bibframe

Answer 2

Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR)

Taylor and Joudrey, Chapter 2.

Question 3

When designing an Organizing System, the designer should consider…

Question options:

when it is being organized.

which organizing system was used in previous projects.

how old the organizer is.

why it is being organized.

Answer 3

when it is being organized.

why it is being organized.

(Glushko ch 1)

Question 4

A Classified Catalog is the least useful type of catalog for studying a subject in depth.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 4

False

T&J, ch 2

Question 5

An Organizing System is an unintentionally arranged collection of resources and the interactions they support.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 5

False

glushko ch 1

Question 6

Organizing Systems can be classified by…

Question options:

their dominant purpose.

the gender of their designer.

the kind of resources they contain.

the unintended user community.

Answer 6

their dominant purpose.

the kind of resources they contain.

(glushko ch 1)

Question 7

A printed catalog, that is all of the formats of catalogs before the OPAC, required multiple copies of each bibliographic record so that the record could be found under multiple access points, such as title, author and subject.

Question options:
True
False

Answer 7

True

t&J, ch 2

Question 8

The three basic functions of bibliographic tools are to identify, collocate and

Question options:

evaluate.

provide access.

celebrate.

record user search history.

Answer 8

evaluate

Taylor & Joudrey, Chapter 1

Question 9

Taylor and Joudrey define information organization as a “ process of describing information resources and providing name, title, and subject access to the descriptions, resulting in records that serve as surrogates for the actual items of recorded information.”

Question options:
True
False

Answer 9

True

Taylor & Joudrey, Chapter 1

Question 10

Bibliographies, indices, catalogs, finding aids, bibliographic databases and search engines are all types of ____________tools.

Answer 10

bibliographic

Taylor & Joudrey, Chapter 1