Tuesday Tags Review Quiz - April 2024

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* 1. Why does the National Agricultural Library have a special tag (070) for its call numbers even though it has used LC Classification numbers since 1965?

they don't, the 070 is no longer a valid tag

because National Libraries are entitled to unique tags for their call numbers

because some series that have had title changes since 1965 are still classed with a USDA scheme call number

because only the Library of Congress can enter a number into the 050 tag

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* 2. If the NH State Library uses the LC schedules to create a classification number in the 050 tag of a record what will the indicators be?

the first indicator will be 1 because NHSL owns the item and the second will be 4

both indicators will be 0

both indicators will be blank

the first indicator will be blank (no info provided) and the second will be 4

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* 3. What should you find in subfield b of an 060 tag (containing the National Library of Medicine call number)

the item number portion of the call number

nothing, NLM doesn't use this subfield

a code telling you if the item is in the NLM collection

the full call number, both classification and item numbers

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* 4. Can you have more than one 082 tag (the Dewey Decimal Classification) in a single record?

no, tags are never repeated in MARC records

no, you can have multiples of subfield a for different DDC numbers, but only a single 082 tag

no, only one DDC classification is correct for any item so the tag is non-repeatable

yes, different libraries can assign different DDC numbers so the tag is repeatable

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* 5. How does the Canadian classification, maintained by the Library of Canada, differ from the Library of Congress classification?

the two schemes are completely different with no overlap

the Canadian classification is not a full classification, but a supplement to LC with sections specially developed for Canadian history, literature, and law.

the two schemes are identical in every way

the Canadian classification is based on the LC one, but leaves out the parts not relevant to Canada