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Cataloguing  Question Paper

Cataloguing  

Course:Bachelor Of Library And Information Science

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2009



KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2008/2009
INSITUTE OF OPEN LEARNING (IOL)
EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF
LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE

BLIS 102: CATALOGUING I

DATE:
Tuesday 11th August 2009
TIME:
2.00pm-4.00pm
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INSTRUCTIONS
Answer any THREE Questions

1.
Discuss the dictionary catalogue with emphasis on strengths and weaknesses it has over the classified catalogue.
2.
What do you consider to be the contents of an ideal cataloguing code?
3.
Explain the objectives of revising the Anglo-American cataloguing rules of 1967 and state the extent to which they were achieved.
4.
Discuss the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) giving six advantages and six disadvantages it has over other forms of catalogue.
5.
Explain the purposes of a library catalogue and show how they are achieved.








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