Organizing Systems

Question 1

Organizing systems for digital resources are never put in place before the creation of the items in the collection.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following activities naturally occur in every organizing system:

• designing resource-based interactions
• selecting
• organizing
• maintaining

Answer 2

All of them

Question 3

Physical resources are often accompanied by a description resource such as a card catalog. A catalog record can be replicated and arranged in multiple ways, such as alphabetically by title or subject, whereas the physical item can only be arranged in one way at any particular point in time.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The activity of designing an abstract and effective organization of information and then exposing that organization to facilitate navigation and information use is known as _____________ ______________

Answer 4

information architecture

Question 5

Which of the following allows a collection of description resources to be dynamically reorganized?

Faceted Classification
Phyletic Classification
Linear Classification
Hierarchical Classification

Answer 5

Faceted Classification

Question 6

A partial solution to the vocabulary problem is to use a ___________ ____________

Answer 6

controlled vocabulary

Question 7

The process of transforming a physical artifact into a form that can be manipulated by a computer is called digitization.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

The method of comparing digital formats that use the two dimensions of 1) how they distinguish content from presentation and 2) how they represent content distinctions, produces an ___________ ______. for the format.

Answer 8

Information IQ

Question 9

Match the resources to their type:
Types are:
Passive or Operand Resources
Active or Operant Resources

• GPS Tracker
• RFID Chips
• Smartphones
• Marble Sculptures
• Magazines

Answer 9

GPS Trackers - Active
RFID Chips - Active
Smartphones - Active
Marble Sculptures - Passive
Magazines - Passive

Question 10

Essential tasks when building any organization system include which of the following

• identifying the resources that belong in the domain
• determining the important and/or relevant properties of the resources
• identifying the creator of the resource
• specifying principles for building relationships among resources

Answer 10

** I got this one wrong! Did either of you get it right? I think it’s all the answers except the 3rd one (identify the creator). Can someone confirm?

***You’re right! It’s all except the 3rd one (identify the creator). –Esther