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Classification Ii Question Paper

Classification Ii 

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
SECOND SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF LIBRARY
AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

BLIS 106: ELS 204: CLASSIFICATION II

DATE: Wednesday 26th August, 2009


TIME: 11.00a.m -1.00p.m



INSTRUCTIONS:

Answer Question ONE and any other two

Q1.
a)
Highlight three key areas where special classification schemes are used.
b)
Special classification schemes are used because of the short comings of general classification schemes. Discuss
Q2.
a)
Giving appropriate examples describe the Fiction classification scheme designed by Mcclellan.
(b)
Explain why personal guidance is still very important in libraries as a method of guiding the classified arrangement.
Q3.
Discuss the practical arrangement of library stock with special reference to the Broken and parallel arrangement.
Q4.
Describe
(i) Five purposes of a thesaurus
(ii) Five key features of a thesaurus [23 Marks]
Q5.
a)
Distinguish between syntactic relationships as used in subject indexing.
b)
Exhaustively and specificity are two characteristics of indexing. Discuss.






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