Information Organization & Cataloging Flashcards

In MARC 21, which field is used to record the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)?

Answer: 650

MARC field 650 is the topical subject added entry used to record LCSH and other subject headings.

Which RDA element corresponds to the AACR2 concept of 'General Material Designation' (GMD)?

Answer: All three together

RDA replaced the single GMD with three separate elements: content type, media type, and carrier type.

A cataloger is describing a book with no author listed. Under AACR2, how is the main entry determined?

Answer: Title main entry is used

When no person or corporate body is primarily responsible, AACR2 prescribes a title main entry.

What does the Fixed-Length Data Elements field (008) position 06 represent in a MARC bibliographic record for a book?

Answer: Type of date/publication status

Position 06 of the 008 field codes the type of date (e.g., single known date, questionable date, serial) and publication status.

Which Dewey Decimal Classification auxiliary table is used to add geographic subdivisions to a base number?

Answer: Table 2

Table 2 (Areas, Periods, Biography) provides geographic notation added to base numbers with instruction to 'add as instructed under specific entries.'

In FRBR, which entity represents a single physical object such as a specific copy of a book?

Answer: Item

An Item in FRBR is the individual physical exemplar—the actual copy you can hold—distinct from its Manifestation (the published edition).

Which controlled vocabulary is most commonly used for subject headings in U.S. public and academic libraries?

Answer: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

LCSH is the dominant subject heading system used across U.S. public and academic libraries for broad, general collections.