Question 1: Most specific notation [10 x 20 = 200 marks] Classifying subject statements according to
the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):
1. The development of prison libraries in Cameroon - 027.4796 (Library operations and
services, Libraries for specific subjects, Prisons)
2. A hotel guide to the French Riviera - 914.49104 (Geography and travel, Europe, France,
Riviera)
3. Latin speeches of the Medieval period - 871.01 (Latin literature, Medieval period)
4. Dictionary of Library and Information Sciences abbreviations - 020.30285 (Library and
information sciences, Dictionaries and encyclopedias, Abbreviations)
5. The application of astrology to predict marriage - 133.59243 (Parapsychology and occultism,
Astrology, Love and marriage)
6. The breeding of Ankole cattle for beef in Limpopo Province, South Africa - 636.2 (Animal
husbandry, Cattle)
7. Historical research in public administration - 351.0072 (Public administration, Research,
History)
8. Translation of the Lord’s Prayer into Tshivenda - 299.67635 (Religions, Christianity, Specific
religions and denominations, Protestant denominations, Specific Protestant denominations,
Lord's Prayer)
9. An English-Igbo dictionary - 496.3 (Bantu languages and literatures, Igbo)
10. A journal of organic chemistry - 547 (Organic chemistry)
11. Philosophy of Jamaica - 189.729 (Philosophy, Geographic treatment, Areas, regions, places in
specific continents, America, Caribbean area)
12. French cuisine - 641.5944 (Home economics and family living, Food and drink, Specific dishes
and beverages, French cooking)
13. The design of university buildings in the 21st Century - 727.7 (Architecture, Educational and
research buildings)
14. An anthology of 19th-century Zimbabwean poetry - 896.8195 (African literatures, Specific
literatures, Southern African literatures, Zimbabwean literature)
15. Research on the development of cloud seeding in Kwa-Zulu Natal - 551.5785 (Earth sciences,
Meteorology and climatology, Weather modification, Artificial rainmaking)
16. The Lutheran Church in Gauteng Province - 284.50968 (Religions, Christianity,
Denominations and sects, Protestant denominations, Lutheranism, Africa)
17. A research report in linguistics - 410.72 (Linguistics, Research)
18. South African folk music in Dubai - 781.629680968 (Music, General principles and musical
forms, Vocal music, Secular vocal music, Folk music, Geographic treatment, Africa, South
Africa, Dubai)
the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC):
1. The development of prison libraries in Cameroon - 027.4796 (Library operations and
services, Libraries for specific subjects, Prisons)
2. A hotel guide to the French Riviera - 914.49104 (Geography and travel, Europe, France,
Riviera)
3. Latin speeches of the Medieval period - 871.01 (Latin literature, Medieval period)
4. Dictionary of Library and Information Sciences abbreviations - 020.30285 (Library and
information sciences, Dictionaries and encyclopedias, Abbreviations)
5. The application of astrology to predict marriage - 133.59243 (Parapsychology and occultism,
Astrology, Love and marriage)
6. The breeding of Ankole cattle for beef in Limpopo Province, South Africa - 636.2 (Animal
husbandry, Cattle)
7. Historical research in public administration - 351.0072 (Public administration, Research,
History)
8. Translation of the Lord’s Prayer into Tshivenda - 299.67635 (Religions, Christianity, Specific
religions and denominations, Protestant denominations, Specific Protestant denominations,
Lord's Prayer)
9. An English-Igbo dictionary - 496.3 (Bantu languages and literatures, Igbo)
10. A journal of organic chemistry - 547 (Organic chemistry)
11. Philosophy of Jamaica - 189.729 (Philosophy, Geographic treatment, Areas, regions, places in
specific continents, America, Caribbean area)
12. French cuisine - 641.5944 (Home economics and family living, Food and drink, Specific dishes
and beverages, French cooking)
13. The design of university buildings in the 21st Century - 727.7 (Architecture, Educational and
research buildings)
14. An anthology of 19th-century Zimbabwean poetry - 896.8195 (African literatures, Specific
literatures, Southern African literatures, Zimbabwean literature)
15. Research on the development of cloud seeding in Kwa-Zulu Natal - 551.5785 (Earth sciences,
Meteorology and climatology, Weather modification, Artificial rainmaking)
16. The Lutheran Church in Gauteng Province - 284.50968 (Religions, Christianity,
Denominations and sects, Protestant denominations, Lutheranism, Africa)
17. A research report in linguistics - 410.72 (Linguistics, Research)
18. South African folk music in Dubai - 781.629680968 (Music, General principles and musical
forms, Vocal music, Secular vocal music, Folk music, Geographic treatment, Africa, South
Africa, Dubai)
