1.1 Define library classification. State its different types. Explain its types based on 'areas of application'.

1.2 State the canons for work in the idea plane. Discuss the canons of characteristics with examples.

1.3 What are the essential components of a bibliographic record format Discuss the structure and content of an exchange format.

1.4 Explain non-book materials stating their categories and utility in libraries. What are the problems encountered in their cataloguing?

1.5 Discuss the equivalence/preferential relations in indexing and their representation in a Thesaurus with examples.

1.6 Shelf list, accession register and library catalogue are records of the collection of a library. Differentiate between them from the point of view of their structure and objectives.

2.1 Explain the canon of mixed notation.

2.2 State the inner forms of a library catalogue. Explain the structure, advantages and disadvantages of a dictionary catalogue.

2.3 Describe the rules for cataloguing sound recordings with an example.

2.4 Explain the need, purpose and process of indexing.

2.5 What is a vocabulary control State the objectives and methods used for it.

2.8 Differentiate between manual and computerised indexing. Describe the components of a computerised indexing system.

2.7 Explain the syntax of PRECIS by giving an example.

2.8 What is ontology? Explain its different types.