ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

(Department Library & Information Sciences)

WARNING

1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
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Course & Code: Classification and Subject Headings (9208)

Level: BS Semester: Spring, 2025

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B. Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).

1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are distributed according to its requirements.

2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the questions.

3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide or allied material.

4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.

5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.

6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.

7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.

8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file should not exceed 5MB.

Note 1: Use your own words while working on your assignment. In quoting any fact or statement from any source, always remember to provide full reference of the source according to “APA 6^th edition.

Note 2: The study guide for this course is available on the AIOU website. However, students at the postgraduate level are expected to use multiple sources in solving this assignment. Attempt in English. All questions carry equal marks.

Note 3: Dewey Decimal Classification, 20^th edition (DDC-20) and Sears List of Subject Headings, 19^th edition (SLSH-19) to solve this assignment are available free on the internet via Google search.

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

Assignment No. 1

(Units 1-4)

Q1. Why is Notation a basis for all classification systems? Compare all types of notations with examples. (20)

Q2. Write a comprehensive note on the structure and usage of Sears List of Subject Headings. (20)

Q3. Library classification schemes have distinct features. Compare such features in DDC, UDC, and LCC schemes. (20)

Q4. What is the book number/author mark? Describe various formations of a call number with examples. (20)

Q5. There are some limitations in the DDC system about coverage of oriental subjects. Highlight such limitations and suggest a viable solution thereto with relevant examples. (20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50

Assignment No. 2

(Units 5–9)

Q1. Assign the DDC-20 classification number and SLSH-19 subject heading(s) to each of the following phrases. (20)

1. Animal taming in Uganda.
2. Journal of medical research.
3. Exercises in statistical principles.
4. Architecture of religious buildings in Nepal.
5. Korean drama, 2023.
6. Sindhi fiction, 1990-2010.
7. Saraiki satire and humour.
8. Travels in the South of Pakistan.
9. Geography of Uranus planet.
10. Haiti since 1980.

Q2. Analyze and interpret each of the following numbers with DDC-20 and convert each Interpretation into SLSH-19 subject heading(s). (20)

10. 337.69909614

Q3. Assign the DDC-20 classification number and SLSH-19 subject heading(s) to each of the following phrases. (20)

Q4. Analyze and interpret each of the following numbers with DDC-20 and convert each Interpretation into SLSH-19 subject heading(s). (20)

Q5. Assign the DDC-20 classification number and SLSH-19 subject heading(s) to each of the following phrases. (20)

1. Folk heritage of Azad Kashmir.
2. Formation of mental processes in a fetus.
3. Political conditions in the USA.
4. Foreign policy of Bangladesh.
5. Fiction from the French Revolution.
6. Philosophy and theory of philosophy.
7. Life under water.
8. Language readers.
9. Braj Boli grammar.
10. Journal of Science standards.