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Document Processing and Organisation (Practical)
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
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25CLIS 134
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Document Processing and Organisation (Practical)
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The student will be able to- CO18: Prepare catalogue entries for various Works CO19: Construct class numbers for documents following the steps of classification CO20: Cultivate verbal communication skills to converse effectively CO21: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignment, Presentation, Individual and group projects Viva-voce
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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.
- Dewey, Melvil and Mitchell, Joan S. (2011). Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index. 23rd ed. Dublin: OCLC
- Ranganathan, S. R. (2008). Colon classification. 6th rev. ed. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
- Ranganathan, S. R. & Gopinath, M. A. (1989).Colon classification. 7thed.Vol.1, schedules for classification. Banglore, SaradaRanganathan Endowment for Library Science.
- Gorman, M., & Winkler, P. (2005). Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules -2R. Chicago: American Library Association.
- Ranganathan, S. R. (1964). Classified catalogue code: with additional rules for dictionary catalogue. 5th (Reprint) ed. New Delhi: EssEss Publications.
