Subject Headings - 10

Question 1

Form terms and phrases designate specific kinds or __________ for describing literary materials.

Answer 1

GENRES

Question 2

The level of semantic depth used by a controlled vocabulary is known as _________.

Answer 2

SPECIFITY

Question 3

One function of vocabulary control is to indicate associative relationships between terms.
T or F?

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Match the following:
See also (SA) indicator
Broader term (BT) indicator
Related term (RT) indicator
Narrower term (NT) indicator

points to a parent in a hierarchical relationship
points to a child in a hierarchical relationship
points to a related term that suggests as associative, rather than an overlapping relationship
is used most often to describe a semantic or conceptual association

Answer 4

BT - points to a parent in a hierarchical relationship
NT - points to a child in a hierarchical relationship
SA - points to a related term that suggests as associative, rather than an overlapping relationship
RT - is used most often to describe a semantic or conceptual association

Question 5

When subject cataloging, a cataloger using the principle of specific entry

• assigns the broadest term possible.
• attempts to match the most appropriate term in topic and scope
• will ensure the terms assigned will be too broad
• will likely not also use the principle of coextensive entry.

Answer 5

-attempts to match the most appropriate term in topic and scope

Question 6

Match the approach to subject cataloging with either verbal approach or notational approach.
Library of Congress Classification System
Medical Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
Dewey Decimal Classification
Universal Decimal Classification

Answer 6

Library of Congress Classification System - Notational
Medical Subject Headings - Verbal
Library of Congress Subject Headings - Verbal
Faceted Application of Subject Terminology - Verbal
Dewey Decimal Classification - Notational
Universal Decimal Classification - Notational

Question 7

The use of LITERARY WARRANT PRINCIPLE (only adding a term to a controlled vocabulary after a resource has been created that is about that term) prevents taxonomists from creating headings that might prove to be invalid.
T or F?

Answer 7

TRUE

Question 8

Sears Subject Headings (select all that apply)

• use subject subdivisions to help differentiate among too many items under the same broad heading.
• use very few reciprocal references.
• encourage catalogers to create and use headings to fit their needs, using the Sears principles.
• are larger in scope than the Library of Congress Subject Headings.

Answer 8

• use subject subdivisions to help differentiate among too many items under the same broad heading.
• encourage catalogers to create and use headings to fit their needs, using the Sears principles.

NOT few reciprocal references
NOT larger than LC

Question 9

A ___________ ___________ is a term or phrase used to represent a topic; is incorporated into a list and used as metadata to describe the intellectual content of information resources.

Answer 9

SUBJECT HEADING

Question 10

The ASSOCIATIVE SEMANTIC RELATIONSHIP in controlled vocabularies usually describes related terms using RT.
T or F?

Answer 10

TRUE