Q.1. Who was known as ‘Great Man of Cataloguing’?
Ans. Seymour Lubetzky.
Q.2. In which year Paris statement or Paris principles came out?
Ans. 1961.
Q.3. In which year ISBD related meeting held in Copenhegen?
Ans. 1969.
Q.4. ISBD (M) published in which year?
Ans. 1971. [ISBD (Monograph)].
Q.5. Full form of (i) ISBD (CM), (ii) ISBD (ER) and (iii) ISBD (S).
Ans. (i) International Standard Bibliographic Description (Cartographic Material),
International Standard Bibliographic Description (Electronic Resources), International
Standard Bibliographic Description (Serial).
Q.6. Second revised edition of AACR2 published in which years?
Ans. 1988, 1998 & 2002.
Q.7. Which Committee is responsible for revision of AACR?
Ans. Joint Steering Committee (JSC).
Q.8. What was the cause behind the change of title as RDA (Resource Description and
Access) rather than AACR3?
Ans. It was recommended that the term ‘resource’ to be used to express the materials in a
library’s collection or things that would be part of the greater bibliographic universe. JSC
decided that a new standard designed for the digital environment was more appropriate.
Q.9. When the change of title was being made?
Ans. April 2005.
Q.10. What are the factors for adopting RDA?
Ans. (i) Changes in information resources
(ii) Changes in catalogue technology and scope
(iii) Changes in information environment
(iv) Changes in users, user activities and library collections
Q.11. What are the objectives for the design of RDA?
• Comprehensiveness
• Consistency
• Clarity
• Rationality
• Currency
• Compatibility
• Adaptability
• Ease and efficiency of use
Ans. Seymour Lubetzky.
Q.2. In which year Paris statement or Paris principles came out?
Ans. 1961.
Q.3. In which year ISBD related meeting held in Copenhegen?
Ans. 1969.
Q.4. ISBD (M) published in which year?
Ans. 1971. [ISBD (Monograph)].
Q.5. Full form of (i) ISBD (CM), (ii) ISBD (ER) and (iii) ISBD (S).
Ans. (i) International Standard Bibliographic Description (Cartographic Material),
International Standard Bibliographic Description (Electronic Resources), International
Standard Bibliographic Description (Serial).
Q.6. Second revised edition of AACR2 published in which years?
Ans. 1988, 1998 & 2002.
Q.7. Which Committee is responsible for revision of AACR?
Ans. Joint Steering Committee (JSC).
Q.8. What was the cause behind the change of title as RDA (Resource Description and
Access) rather than AACR3?
Ans. It was recommended that the term ‘resource’ to be used to express the materials in a
library’s collection or things that would be part of the greater bibliographic universe. JSC
decided that a new standard designed for the digital environment was more appropriate.
Q.9. When the change of title was being made?
Ans. April 2005.
Q.10. What are the factors for adopting RDA?
Ans. (i) Changes in information resources
(ii) Changes in catalogue technology and scope
(iii) Changes in information environment
(iv) Changes in users, user activities and library collections
Q.11. What are the objectives for the design of RDA?
• Comprehensiveness
• Consistency
• Clarity
• Rationality
• Currency
• Compatibility
• Adaptability
• Ease and efficiency of use
