Unit - V

1. Universe of Knowledge - Nature and Attributes; Modes of Formation of Subjects. 

2. Knowledge Organisation - Classification – Theories, Cannons, and Principles; Simple Knowledge Organisation System (SKOS), Taxonomies, Folksonomy, Trends in Classification. 

3. Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Schemes – DDC, UDC and CC. 

4. Knowledge Organisation : Cataloguing - Cannons and Principles; Centralized and Co-operative Catalogue; Library Cataloguing Codes: CCC and AACR - II. 

5. Standards of Bibliographic Record Formats and Description – ISBD, MARC 21, CCF, RDA, FRBR, Bibframe. 

6. Standards for Bibliographic Information Interchange & Communication – ISO 2709, Z39.50, Z39.71. 

7. Metadata Standards: Dublin Core; MARC21, METS, MODES, EAD. 

8. Indexing Systems and Techniques: Assigned - Pre-coordinate; Post-Coordinate; Derived- Title-based; Vocabulary Control. 

9. Abstracting – Types and Guidelines. 

10. Information Retrieval System – Features, Components, Models and Evaluation.