AIS2601
EXAM
PACK
2025
,JAN FEB EXAM ANSWERS 2025
SECTION A: THEORY [25 MARKS]
QUESTION 1 [25]
1.1 A
(Explanation: The National Library of South Africa's core functions include promoting
information literacy, promoting awareness and appreciation of the national documentary
heritage, and acting as the national bibliographic agency. Facilitating collection
development in public libraries is not a core function; this is typically handled by
provincial or local library services.)
1.2 A
(Explanation: A classification system that proceeds deductively from general to specific
is hierarchical, as it organizes knowledge in a top-down structure based on broader
categories subdividing into narrower ones.)
1.3 C
(Explanation: The breeding of Belgian cattle falls under 636.24, while Angora goats fall
under 636.3985. For an entity dealing with both, the "first-of-two" rule applies,
classifying under the first notation in the schedule, which is 636.24 for Belgian cattle
breeds.)
1.4 C
(Explanation: The first-of-two rule is applied when a work treats two subjects equally; it
is classed under the subject that comes first in the schedules.)
1.5 D
(Explanation: Metadata refers to structured data that describes electronic resources,
enabling their bibliographic description, discovery, and management.)
1.6 D
(Explanation: The National Library of South Africa is responsible for compiling and
maintaining the South African National Bibliography as part of its role as the national
bibliographic agency.)
,1.7 A
(Explanation: Selection aids, such as reviews and bibliographies, often include
publication dates and edition information, allowing users to assess the currency of a
source.)
1.8 B
(Explanation: A book index is an internal tool within a single book for locating content.
Indexing journals are separate publications that index articles from periodicals,
newspapers, or citations across multiple sources.)
1.9 C
(Explanation: The subject "The use of technology in mathematics education" is classed
under mathematics (500 class), specifically 510.71 for mathematics education, with
technology as an aspect added via standard subdivisions. The main class is 500 for
pure sciences.)
1.10 D
(Explanation: Bibliographic control systematically lists and organizes information
sources to make users aware of available materials, facilitating access and retrieval.)
1.11 A
(Explanation: Instructions for number building in DDC have "hierarchical force" (not
"hierarchical value"), meaning instructions at higher levels take precedence over lower
ones. The term "value" makes this statement incorrect.)
1.12 B
(Explanation: Part I of AACR2R contains rules for bibliographic description, covering the
eight areas of description.)
1.13 C
(Explanation: When only an editor's name appears on the chief source and the work is a
collection or compilation without a principal author, the main entry is under the title per
Rule 21.7A.)
, 1.14 D
(Explanation: A series is a group of separate monographs issued successively under a
collective title, often on related topics.)
1.15 A
(Explanation: Pagination (number of pages) is recorded in Area 5, the physical
description area, per Rule 2.5B.)
1.16 B
(Explanation: Volume 4 of DDC 23 contains the Relative Index, an alphabetical index
linking terms to notations across the system.)
1.17 D
(Explanation: Class-elsewhere notes direct classifiers to related or preferred numbers
for interrelated topics or to distinguish within the same hierarchy.)
1.18 A
(Explanation: A name catalogue organizes entries under names of persons or corporate
bodies responsible for the work, serving as an access point for authors, editors, etc.)
1.19 C
(Explanation: Area 7 (notes) is presented in the language of the cataloguing
agency/catalogue, allowing for explanatory notes in the agency's preferred language.)
1.20 B
(Explanation: AACR2R Rule 1.1F7 generally omits titles of honor (e.g., Prof., Dr.) from
statements of responsibility unless essential for identification or if the name is indistinct
without it.)
1.21 C
(Explanation: The statement of responsibility (Area 1) includes persons or bodies
responsible for intellectual or artistic content, such as authors, editors, or illustrators.
Publishers are recorded in Area 4.)
EXAM
PACK
2025
,JAN FEB EXAM ANSWERS 2025
SECTION A: THEORY [25 MARKS]
QUESTION 1 [25]
1.1 A
(Explanation: The National Library of South Africa's core functions include promoting
information literacy, promoting awareness and appreciation of the national documentary
heritage, and acting as the national bibliographic agency. Facilitating collection
development in public libraries is not a core function; this is typically handled by
provincial or local library services.)
1.2 A
(Explanation: A classification system that proceeds deductively from general to specific
is hierarchical, as it organizes knowledge in a top-down structure based on broader
categories subdividing into narrower ones.)
1.3 C
(Explanation: The breeding of Belgian cattle falls under 636.24, while Angora goats fall
under 636.3985. For an entity dealing with both, the "first-of-two" rule applies,
classifying under the first notation in the schedule, which is 636.24 for Belgian cattle
breeds.)
1.4 C
(Explanation: The first-of-two rule is applied when a work treats two subjects equally; it
is classed under the subject that comes first in the schedules.)
1.5 D
(Explanation: Metadata refers to structured data that describes electronic resources,
enabling their bibliographic description, discovery, and management.)
1.6 D
(Explanation: The National Library of South Africa is responsible for compiling and
maintaining the South African National Bibliography as part of its role as the national
bibliographic agency.)
,1.7 A
(Explanation: Selection aids, such as reviews and bibliographies, often include
publication dates and edition information, allowing users to assess the currency of a
source.)
1.8 B
(Explanation: A book index is an internal tool within a single book for locating content.
Indexing journals are separate publications that index articles from periodicals,
newspapers, or citations across multiple sources.)
1.9 C
(Explanation: The subject "The use of technology in mathematics education" is classed
under mathematics (500 class), specifically 510.71 for mathematics education, with
technology as an aspect added via standard subdivisions. The main class is 500 for
pure sciences.)
1.10 D
(Explanation: Bibliographic control systematically lists and organizes information
sources to make users aware of available materials, facilitating access and retrieval.)
1.11 A
(Explanation: Instructions for number building in DDC have "hierarchical force" (not
"hierarchical value"), meaning instructions at higher levels take precedence over lower
ones. The term "value" makes this statement incorrect.)
1.12 B
(Explanation: Part I of AACR2R contains rules for bibliographic description, covering the
eight areas of description.)
1.13 C
(Explanation: When only an editor's name appears on the chief source and the work is a
collection or compilation without a principal author, the main entry is under the title per
Rule 21.7A.)
, 1.14 D
(Explanation: A series is a group of separate monographs issued successively under a
collective title, often on related topics.)
1.15 A
(Explanation: Pagination (number of pages) is recorded in Area 5, the physical
description area, per Rule 2.5B.)
1.16 B
(Explanation: Volume 4 of DDC 23 contains the Relative Index, an alphabetical index
linking terms to notations across the system.)
1.17 D
(Explanation: Class-elsewhere notes direct classifiers to related or preferred numbers
for interrelated topics or to distinguish within the same hierarchy.)
1.18 A
(Explanation: A name catalogue organizes entries under names of persons or corporate
bodies responsible for the work, serving as an access point for authors, editors, etc.)
1.19 C
(Explanation: Area 7 (notes) is presented in the language of the cataloguing
agency/catalogue, allowing for explanatory notes in the agency's preferred language.)
1.20 B
(Explanation: AACR2R Rule 1.1F7 generally omits titles of honor (e.g., Prof., Dr.) from
statements of responsibility unless essential for identification or if the name is indistinct
without it.)
1.21 C
(Explanation: The statement of responsibility (Area 1) includes persons or bodies
responsible for intellectual or artistic content, such as authors, editors, or illustrators.
Publishers are recorded in Area 4.)
