Document Processing and Organisation (Practical)

Paper Code: 
24CLIS 134
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This course will enable the students to-

  • Acquire skills to do subject analysis of the documents for classification
  • Assign the appropriate class number to a document

 

Practicals on:

 

Cataloguing of Works:

Single Authorship: Cataloguing documents authored by a single individual.

Shared Authorship: Cataloguing documents with multiple authors or contributors.

Corporate Authorship: Cataloguing documents attributed to corporate entities such as organizations or institutions.

Classification of Documents:

Simple Subjects: Classifying documents with straightforward subject matter according to the Colon Classification (CC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) systems.

Compound Subjects: Classifying documents with complex or multi-faceted subjects according to the Colon Classification (CC) and the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) systems.

 

Each practical session will involve hands-on exercises, demonstrations, and guided practice to develop proficiency in cataloguing and classifying various types of documents based on different authorship and subject complexities.

 

Essential Readings: 
  1. Dewey, Melvil and Mitchell, Joan S. (2011). Dewey Decimal Classification and  Relative Index. 23rd ed. Dublin: OCLC 
  2. Ranganathan, S. R. (2008). Colon classification. 6th rev. ed. New Delhi: EssEss  Publications. 
  3. Ranganathan, S. R. & Gopinath, M. A. (1989).Colon classification. 7thed.Vol.1,  schedules for classification. Banglore, SaradaRanganathan Endowment for  Library Science. 
  4. Gorman, M., & Winkler, P. (2005). Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules -2R. Chicago: American Library Association.
  5. Ranganathan, S. R. (1964). Classified catalogue code: with additional rules for dictionary catalogue. 5th (Reprint) ed. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.

 

e-resources

  1. https://egyankosh.ac.in/
  2. e-PGPathshala (inflibnet.ac.in)
  3. https://web.s.ebscohost.com/ehost/search/basic?vid=0&sid=1c38933e-b1cc-48a1-8d09-2ef8eb9a9168%40redis
  4. https://www.proquest.com/?parentSessionId=OYZHzmViD8N9pmRiqj0%2Bd76thfGc...

 

Academic Year: 
2024-25
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