Course: Classification: Theory and Practice (5503)
Semester: Spring, 2021
ASSIGNMENT No. 2
Q.1 Assign DDC classification numbers and Sears List subject headings to the following
phrases.
1. Bibliography of owls
2. Conscious mental processes in children
3. Political conditions in Ukraine
4. Foreign policy of France
5. Fiction from the French Revolution
6. Philosophy and theory of law
7. Living with narcotics abuse
8. Spanish language readers
9. Burmese grammar
10. Science museums
11. History of statistical mathematics
12. Journal of surgery for glaucoma
13. Domestic cats in Japan
14. Architecture of large private dwellings in France
15. British drama, 1945-1999
16. German fiction, 1856-1899
17. Italian satire and humor
18. Travel in Spain
19. Geography of the planet Mars
20. Botswana since 1966
1. BT 010
2. CP 153
3. PCU 172
4. FPF 194
5. FFR 813
6. PTL 340 & 401
7. LNA 640 & 646
8. SP 089
9. BG 415
10. SM 708
11. HM 510 & 519
12. JSG 617
13. DJ 952
14. APD 720 & 724
15. BD 812 & 822
16. GF 813 & 823
17. IH 035 & 452
18. TS 196
19. GPM 900 & 911
20. B-66 519 & 575
Q.2 Assign DDC classification numbers and Sears List subject headings to the following
phrases.
1. Encyclopedia of Islamic philosophy
2. Psychology of taste
3. Education and research in English as a second language in China
4. Concordance of the Holy Quran
5. Burmese women in United States
6. River Sind: a short history
7. International fellowships in higher education
8. Copper mining in Baluchistan
9. Critical appraisal of literature for Roman Catholic girls in America
10. Folk heritage of Punjab
11. Science standards
12. An account of West Australian fine arts in 1935
13. Foreign political relations between American Samoa and South Indian Ocean isolated
Islands
14. Urdu discourse analysis
15. Research methodology for neurotransmitter receptors in humans
16. Government employees’ health insurance in Canadian northern territories
17. A collection of English literature by residents of Lord Howe Island
18. Safari lodges for travelers
19. Propulsion wheel technologies in ships
20. Human ENT diseases: A surgical manual
1. EIP 300 and 302
2. PT 374
3. EES 323 and 324
4. CH 382
5. BWU 020 and 027
6. RS 128
7. RS 302.25
8. CM 089
9. RCG 103
10. FH 610.3 and 610.72
11. SS 069
12. WSF 510 and 519
13. FPI 297
14. UD 392
15. RM 710 and 720
16. GCN 757 and 150
17. EL 572
18. SL 541
19. WT 212 and 215
20. ENT 960 and 968
Q.3 Assign suitable topics to the following DDC numbers?
1. 895.60809528
2. 305.235095491091732
3. 230.089963910948
4. 327.892201765
5. 915.49604
6. 809.19364
7. 458.646102462
8. 914.20618612
9. 495.1341
10. 377.69909614
11. 306.0899712071
12. 796.3550993091733
13. 181.091612110148
14. 636.3142
15. 502.72
16. 820.80994
17. 920.009034
18. 828.993322
19. 439.82509
20. 657.014
1. Arachnida: Spiders, Scorpions, Mites
2. Serial publications
3. Christianity
4. International relations
5. Geography of & travel in Asia
6. History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
7. General management
8. Phonology & phonetics of standard forms of languages
9. Roof covering
10. German humor & satire
11. Organizations & management
12. Athletic & outdoor sports & games
13. General principles & musical forms
14. No longer used—formerly Mental characteristics
15. Miscellany
16. Biography, genealogy, insignia
17. Islam, Bábism & Bahá'í Faith
18. Ephemerides
19. Other Germanic languages
20. Accounting
Q.4 Convert the topics found in Q.3 above into Sears List subject headings.
1) Arachnida: Spiders, Scorpions, Mites (AS)
2) Serial publications (SP)
3) Christianity (BC)
4) International relations (IR)
5) Geography of & travel in Asia (GA)
6) History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures (HDL)
7) General management (GM)
8) Phonology & phonetics of standard forms of languages (PPS)
9) Roof covering (RC)
10) German humor & satire (GS)
11) Organizations & management (OM)
12) Athletic & outdoor sports & games (ASG)
13) General principles & musical forms
(GMS)
14) No longer used—formerly Mental characteristics
(FMC)
15) Miscellany (MT)
16) Biography, genealogy, insignia (BI)
17) Islam, Bábism & Bahá'í Faith
(II)
18) Ephemerides
(EI)
19) Other Germanic languages
(GL)
20) Accounting
(AA)
Q.5 Assign DDC classification numbers and Sears List subject headings to the
following phrases.
1.
2. Myofascial pain syndromes: Physio therapy.
3. Instruction and study of music for juveniles in New Zealand
4. Exercises on Dewey Decimal Classification
5. 20th century travels in the Mount Everest area of Nepal
6. Collection of Japanese-language literature by residents of Hokkaido
7. Farsi Discourse analysis
8. Khmer (Cambodian) poetry by a 20th-century author
9. IBM’s Predictive Analytics software (PASW).
History of Urdu gramm
10. Afro-Americans’ religion in United States
11. Urban youth in developing countries.
12. Jewish scientists in Rwanda
13. Synagogue as a social institution
14. Language policy of Zaire
15. General biography of 19th century
16. Nutritionally induced diseases
17. Allama Iqbal: Biography
18. Allama Iqbal Open University
19. Public opinion on National Health Service program of Haiti
20. Drama in English by a 20th century New Zealand author
1. 300 and 302
2. 374
3. 323 and 324
4. 382
5. 020 and 027
6. 128
7. 302
8. 089
9. 103
10. 610.3 and 610.72
11. 069
12. 510 and 519
13. 297
14. 392
15. 710 and 720
16. 757 and 150
17. 572
18. 541
19. 212 and 215
20. 960 and 968
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