Nsa Library Shelving Test Quiz

10 Questions | By Tywythones | Updated: Oct 31, 2022 | Attempts: 1842

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Would you be able to pass this NSA library shelving test quiz? Libraries are a place where there are hundreds of books. All these books are read and kept back in the library itself. Shelves, when looked at, seem very simple. However, there are so many complicated things in the process of keeping them. So, do you think you know about them well enough? Take this quiz and answer these questions. All the best!

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1.

Given the following fiction books, which should be shelved last?Walter Wangerin - Elizabeth and the Water TrollP. G. Wodehouse - Leave it to JeevesE. B. White - The Once and Future KingP. G. Wodehouse - The Code of the WoostersWalter Wangerin - The Book of the Dun Cow
- A.
  
  P. G. Wodehouse - Leave it to Jeeves
- B.
  
  Walter Wangerin - Elizabeth and the Water Troll
- C.
  
  E. B. White - The Once and Future King
- D.
  
  P. G. Wodehouse - The Code of the Woosters
- E.
  
  Walter Wangerin - The Book of the Dun Cow
2.

Two books in the following line-up are out of order. Which are they?1. 513 Euclid2. 572.8633 Wells3. 572.80675 Wolterstorff4. 573 H219n5. 576.8 Dawkins
- A.
  
  1 and 2
- B.
  
  2 and 3
- C.
  
  3 and 4
- D.
  
  4 and 5
3.

Books are sorted first by the author's last name. When two authors have the same last name, put their first names in order, and when one author has multiple books, put the titles in order.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Numbers come after letters.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

.80675 is a smaller fraction than .8633 and should come before it.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

The following four books are in the correct order.874.7P173m875.01Cambridge/Cicero875.1A1W325o875.1B154a
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

The library and location designations on the spine label can be ignored when shelving materials.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Several of Tyndale's books have call numbers with strings of letters and numerals coming after the decimal point instead of or in addition to just "fraction" numbers. These two styles are currently being inter-shelved. Given that numbers are shelved before letters, which of the following books should come first?1. 883.1 Isenberg2. 883.1 I29g3. 883.1 Lattimer4. 883.1 L935hh5. 883.1 I29bt
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  2
- C.
  
  3
- D.
  
  4
- E.
  
  5