5. Knowledge Org & Retrieval

Universe of Knowledge, Classification, Cataloguing and Bibliographic Standards, Metadata Standards, Indexing and Abstracting, Information Retrieval Systems

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POPSI – Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing System

POPSI (Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing) was developed by G. Bhattacharyya in 1980. He created it by logically analyzing the deeper structure of subject indexing language (SIL). POPSI recommends ...

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PMEST: Ranganathan’s Five Fundamental Categories With MCQs and Answer

S.R. Ranganathan introduced the concept of “five fundamental categories”, These Categories of PMEST stand for Personality, Matter, Energy, Space, and Time” identifying five essential categories that represent the ...

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What is MARC 21 & its Tags in Library Science: MCQs with Answer

MARC 21 (Machine-Readable Cataloging) is a standard format for the representation and communication of bibliographic data and related information in machine-readable form. Developed and maintained by the Library ...

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Knowledge Organization in Digital Libraries MCQs with Answer

Knowledge Organization in Digital Libraries MCQs with Answer & Explanation | Library & Information Science Knowledge organization in digital libraries refers to the methods and systems used to ...

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Library of Congress Classification (LCC): Main Classes, Notation, Enumerative

Overview of Library of Congress Classification (LCC) The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system used by most research and academic libraries in the United States of ...

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Universal Decimal Classification (UDC): 10 Main Classes, Special Auxiliaries

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is a structured bibliographic and library classification system that organizes all branches of human knowledge. UDC is an analytico-synthetic and/or faceted classification.  NIScPR Online ...

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DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification): 10 Main Classes, & Tables

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) has 10 Main Classes, 100 Divisions, and 1000 Sections, Developed in 1976 by Melvil Dewey, and Maintained by OCLC. Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC): Overview ...