DISTANCE EDUCATION
B.Lib.I.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2016.
INFORMATION PROCESSING I
CLASSIFICATION (THEORY)
Time Three hours Maximum 100 marks
PART A — × 8 40 marks)
Answer any FIVE questions in about 200 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
1. Discuss about the structure of knowledge classification.
2. Write short notes on Lamination and Loose Assemblage.
3. Explain the principles of Facet Sequence.
4. Discuss about the Fundamental Categories in CC.
5. What are the various kinds of Normative Principles?
6. Write short notes on Pure and Mixed notation.
7. Explain Tables in DDC.
8. Discuss phase relation.
PART B — × 15 60 marks)
Answer any FOUR questions in about 400 words each.
All questions carry equal marks.
9. Define classification. Discuss the importance and
functions of library classification.
10. State the features of DDC 22nd edition.
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11. Define Notation. Discuss the qualities of Notation.
12. Describe any five important devices used in CC and
Compare them with DDC.
13. Define Zone Analysis. Explain the applications of Zone
Analysis in CC (Colon Classification).
14. Write an essay on Common Isolates in DDC, UDC and
CC.
15. Trace the historical development of Colon Classification.