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Cataloguing I Question Paper

Cataloguing I

Course:Bachelor Of Education

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION

BLIS 102 / ELS 102: CATALOGUING I

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DATE: WEDNESDAY 23RD DECEMBER 2009
TIME: 11.00 A.M. – 1.00 P.M.

INSTRUCTIONS

Question ONE is Compulsory.
Answer any other two Questions.

Q.1
a)
Highlight the basic elements of a catalogue entry.

b)
Explain how standardization and uniformity are achieved in cataloguing.

Q.2
American Library Association (ALA) code Revision committee was set up immediately after the publication of Lubetsky Report. Describe the statement of objectives published by that committee in relation to Lubetzky Report.

Q.3
Compare and contrast AACR1 and AACR2 emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Q.4
a)
Distinguish between corporate authorship and personal authorship.
b)
Highlight the instances when title main entries can be prepared by a cataloguer

Q.5
Describe three specific features of the following catalogue codes.
i)
British Museum Rules
ii)
Cutters Rules for a dictionary catalogue
iii)
Anglo American Rules: Author and Title Entries (AA 1908)
Iv)
Library of congress Rules for Descriptive cataloguing (L.C. 1949)