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Mlis 502: Practices Of Cataloguing And Classification Question Paper
Mlis 502: Practices Of Cataloguing And Classification
Course:Master Of Library And Information Sciences
Institution: Kenyatta University question papers
Exam Year:2009
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KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2009/2010
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF LIBRARY
& INFORMATION SCIENCE
MLIS 502: PRACTICES OF CATALOGUING AND CLASSIFICATION
DATE: THURSDAY, 26TH NOVEMBER 2009 TIME: 2.00 P.M. - 5.00 P.M.
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer THREE questions.
One question MUST be attempted from each section.
SECTION A
1. Explain the principles of library resource classification with full justification of each.
2. Discuss subject specialization as it relates to the organization of cataloguing activities in
a library with particular reference to its benefits and problems. Suggest possible
solutions to the problems.
SECTION B
Using the AACR2, Sears list of subject headings, and the Dewey decimal classification scheme,
22nd edition, and following the second level of description, prepare main catalogue entries with
the necessary notes and tracings for a divided dictionary catalogue, and assign CLASS
NUMBERS to the publications whose titles and other relevant details are given below in
questions 3 and 4.
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3. Title Page
The Challenge of Educational Innovation and National
Development in Southern Africa
by
Dickson A. Mungazi
Peter Morrison
Effie Robertson
Illustrations
by
Ellaine Jackson
Peter Lang, Inc.
New York. Bern. Nairobi.
© 1991
Other Details
The ISBN of this book is 0-8204-1713-0 and it has bibliographies at chapter ends. It
measures 14 cm in width and 29.5 cm in height. Its preliminary pages are marked in
Roman numerals up to xvi while text pages are numbered in Arabic numerals from
17 - 297. It is title number 36 in the “American University Studies Series.”
This study shows that the problems of national development in Southern Africa (that part
of Africa south of the Equator) are caused primarily by the absence of educational
innovation. The book begins by discussing the problem of contemporary Southern
Africa as a legacy of the policies defined and pursued by the colonial governments. The
unwillingness of the colonial governments to operate by the democratic principles
influenced their replacements. But African leaders who replaced the colonialists found it
politically expedient to perpetuate this practice.
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The authors’ grounded understanding of he importance of social and educational policy
in Southern Africa provides a binocular vision, from insiders to the outside world.
4. Title Page
CHILDHOOD OBSESITY
A Biobehavioral Perspective
Edited by
Norman A. Krasneger
Gilman D. Grave
Joseph Kretchmer
Second Edition
1998
The Telford Press, Inc.
Caldwell, New Jersey
New York. London
Other Details
This title is 15.2 cm wide and 23.3 cm high. It has a bibliography from page 242 to 250
and it is profusely illustrated in colour. Its preliminary pages are marked i – xii while
text pages are numbered 1- 254. Its ISBN is 0-307-34862-1.
Obesity is a significant risk factor associated with otherosclerotic disease, hypertension,
and type II diabetes mellitus in adults. An understanding of the behavioral and
biological factors involved in the onset of obesity during childhood could be of great
help in promoting and developing effective treatments for this risk factor. This volume
focuses upon basic research designed to elucidate factors that are necessary and
sufficient to account for the onset of obesity during childhood.
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The leading biomedical and behavioral research scientists who work in the field of childhood
obesity present overviews of methodological issues and new findings that provide the reader
with the most current research thinking on the topic.
SECTION C
Using the AACR2, The Library of Congress subject headings, the Library of Congress
classification scheme, the Library of Congress book number table, and following the second
level of description, prepare main catalogue entries with the necessary notes and tracings for a
divided dictionary catalogue, and assign CALL NUMBERS to the books whose titles and other
relevant details are given below in questions 5 and 6.
5. Title Page
THE REFERENCE INTERVIEW AS
A CREATIVE ART
Elaine Z. Jennerich
and
Edward J. Jennerich
Illustrations
by
Peter Wilberforce
Third Revised Edition
© 1997
Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
Englewood, Colorado. London. Nakuru
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Other Details
The ISBN of this book is 1 – 56308-466-X. Its height is 17 cm while its width is
25.2 cm. It has a bibliography on pages 122 – 126. Its preliminary pages are marked
I – x while text pages are numbered 11 – 128. Some of its illustrations are in colour.
Like the first and second editions of this title, this current edition is intended primarily
for practicing librarians in all types of libraries, as well as for library school students and
educators. The authors have attempted to keep the book readable and practical with a
firm basis in research regarding the reference interview. The reference interview
continues to remain a key element in assisting library patrons with their information
needs.
6. Title Page
New Directions in
Atomic Physics
Edited by
R.M. Dreizler
and
Colm T. Whelan
Illustrated by
H.R.J. Waters
Fifth Revised & Enlarged
Edition
Kluwer Academic Limited
© 1999
Boston. New York. London
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Other Details
This title is profusely illustrated in colour and its ISBN is 0-306-46181-1. It belongs to
the “Physics of Atoms and Molecules” series and it measures 12.5 cm in width and
26.2 cm in height. It contains comprehensive bibliographies at chapter ends.
Preliminary pages are not numbered but total 18 followed by a numbering in Arabic
numerals from 19 to 322.
One can look at bulk matter in such a way that the fundamental atomic character is
clearly evident and work has began to tease out properties of antimatter. The
contributions in this book are from several authors and they reflect many aspects of
modern atomic physics. They are designed as a way of taking stock of what has been
achieved, and it is hoped, as a means of stimulating new research in new areas along
new lines.
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