Module 1—Review Questions

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Subject Analysis Principles: Review Questions

1. Cataloging looks at the work as a whole to determine its overall content.

True-Correct.
False-Incorrect.

2. For textual material, the following sections are examined to get a general idea of what is covered.

Title page-Incorrect.
Preface-Incorrect.
Table of Contents -Incorrect.
Introductory Material-Incorrect.
All of the Above-Correct.

3. The subject of a publication is:

The physical characteristics of the item-Incorrect.
What the item is about-Correct.
The type of data the item contains-Incorrect.
The format and style of item-Incorrect.

4. Which is NOT true about controlled vocabularies?

They identify a preferred way of expressing a concept. -Incorrect.
They provide access to terms actually used by the author. -Correct.
They identify a term’s relationship to broader, narrower, and related terms.-Incorrect.
They provide cross-references that lead to the preferred term.-Incorrect.

5. Controlled vocabulary allows for searching of works only in English.

True-Incorrect.
False-Correct.

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