Question 1: If you want to find resources in the library on pop music in Australia, which search terms would you use in a Keywords search ?
A. pop music Australia
B. rock music Australia
C. popular music Australia
Answer:
All of these answers are correct and will find you material on pop.
Question 2: If you want to find videos or DVDs on your subject, and you are searching the Curtin Library catalogue by keywords, which term could you add to your search ?
A. video*
B. DVD
C. videorecording
Answer:
All of these answers are correct.
Video* will find videorecordings and videocassettes as well as books with the term video or videos in the contents or the publisher's name eg VideoArts.
DVD will find only DVDs, not videocassettes on the topic.
Videorecording will find both videocassettes and DVDs.
Question 3: What is a subject heading?
A. A Shelf Number
B. A special caption or heading in library catalogues which help describe the contents of a work.
C. The main topic, theme, etc of a book, publication, video, etc.
Answer:
Yes, B. is the correct choice here!
However, subject headings usually describe the main theme/s of a work so C is half right. A. is definitely not correct.
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