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FIT5106 practice exam
This exam has three parts. You must answer questions from each part.
Part A – Reflective pieces is worth 60 marks.
Part B – Short answers is worth 20 marks.
Part C – Dublin Core is worth 20 marks.
Part A – Reflective pieces
Answer THREE (3) of the following FOUR (4) questions. Each question is worth 20
marks. In each case, use examples to illustrate your arguments. [ACTUALLY
THERE ARE FIVE QUESTIONS IN THIS PRACTICE EXAM – JUST TO GIVE YOU
A BROADER RANGE OF POSSIBILITIES]
• Explore the strengths and weaknesses of the central arguments contained in
TWO (2) readings from weeks 5 to 12, explaining why these are relevant to
the organisation of information.
• What is RDA? Explain how RDA has evolved from AARC2 as a response to
the changing environment of information resources in the twenty-first century.
• Discuss your views on information organisation at the beginning of this
semester, and how (if at all) these views have evolved as you have studied
FIT5106.
• Discuss the meaning of “user-centric” and “user-sensitive”, and explain how
the Breast Cancer Knowledge Online portal differs from other health
information portals.
Part B – Short answers
Answer TWO (2) of the following THREE (3) questions. Each question is worth 10
marks. In each case, use examples to illustrate your arguments.
• What is metadata? How can it be used to help organise collections of
information resources?
• Define the following FIVE (5) terms/acronyms, and explain why they are
relevant to the topic of information organisation: LCSH / DDC / bibliographic
network / thesaurus / AACR2.
• Identify and discuss 2 problems that may be encountered by cataloguers
when using classification schemes such as the Library of Congress Subject
Headings or the Dewey Decimal Classification to catalogue Indigenous or
non-Western cultural resources. In your answer, include suggestions for
addressing these problems.
Part C – Dublin Core
Address BOTH of the following questions. This section is worth 20 (TWENTY)
marks.
Examine the document reproduced below.
a) Apply ALL relevant Dublin Core elements (listed below) to the following
document, so that it can be stored (and when necessary, retrieved) within an
organisation’s information system.
b) If you believe that any Dublin Core elements are not relevant, explain in each
case the reasoning behind your decision(s).