Abridged Dewey Workbook Review exercises

Exercise 11: Review exercises
Remember that the discipline plus the subject determines the classification number. Use
the summaries, schedules, and Relative Index to select appropriate numbers for the
following topics:

1. A history of Somalia since 1980
900 History and Geography
960 History of Africa
967.73 *Somalia
* * Add as instructed under 930-990 .
930-990 History of ancient world; of specific continents, countries, localities; of extraterrestrial worlds
"Add to base number 9 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 ... ; then add further as follows:
 [00901-00905] Historical periods: Do not use; class in 01-09
01-09 Historical periods: Add to 0 the period division numbers following 0 from the appropriate continent, country, locality in 930-990"
-6773 Somalia (Table 2)
I'm not sure what to do about the historical period... Under Somalia in the schedule there are some timeframes broken down, but they don't match up.... Oh wait, I think I have to go up to the continent and take the subdivision from there, the numbers following the 0... Nope, that doesn't work... I think the "do not use" part up above means that it stays simple just using the number you find for that country under history? Ok I have to check the answers I can't take it anymore...
967.73 Grr, I do pick the earlier period! So:
967.7305 1960- (After this it gets too specific to include 1980s+)

So, lesson learned - when looking for time frames, check the schedule, and it does not have to fit exactly, as long as the item fits within that time frame. 

2. A French dictionary
400 Language
440 French and related languages
443 French dictionaries (Found through summaries)
Double check:
440 Romance languages   French
-3 Dictionaries of the standard form of the language (Table 4)

Something to remember:
T4-3 Dictionaries-specific languages (Index)
T1-03Dictionaries-specific subject (Index)
Note: These two dictionary numbers are worth committing to memory. Use Table
1 notation 03 for dictionaries of a specific subject, but Table 4 notation 3 for
dictionaries of a specific language.

3. Concentration camps
(Note: for this section in brackets WebDewey had reverted back to the full version :-L)
Searched "concentration camps" in all fields
940.5317
Double check:
Looking up the schedule, this number seems to fit. Interesting to note the note:
"Class camps as a part of the Holocaust in 940.53185 ;

Class prisoner-of-war camps in 940.5472 "
No apparently I am wrong, so I am going to have another look...
365.45 Institutions for political prisoners and related classes of persons
"Class here concentration camps"
Which is different to the answer book (I think perhaps the workbook is out of date, because it says it says this at 365, which it doesn't... Oh wait, maybe it's reverted to the full version again... oh it has! :-O Grrrrr!! Let's try again...))
This time it went straight to 
365 Penal and related institutions
"Including concentration camps"
Still interesting to note: "For concentration camps associated with a specific war , see the war , e.g., World War II concentration camps 940.53 ."

4. Belsen (a concentration camp in World War II)
940.53 World War II, 1939-1945 (from note from previous question)
"Including welfare services to Holocaust victims [formerly also 362.87 ]; Holocaust, 1933-1945 "

5. An analysis of classical Greek grammar

400 Language
480 Classical & modern Greek languages
-5 Grammar of the standard form of the language    Syntax of the standard form of the language (Table 4)
485 (Does the fact that it's an analysis need any attention? Apparently not :) I should have double checked the method of subdivision at 481-488 "Except for modifications shown under specific entries, add to base number 48 notation T4--1-T4--8 from Table 4")

6. Growing pears
500 Science (Summaries)
580 Plants (Botany) (Summaries)
(Or would it be in technology, as it is about production of pears?)
At 580: "Interdisciplinary works on plants of agricultural importance relocated to 630"
630 Agriculture and related technologies
Double checking the 500s and it is sending me in circles! Thinking I will check the answer soon...
Searched all fields for "fruit" which produced
634 Orchards, fruits, forestry
And finally I got on the right track... 634 is correct.


Something to remember: If I cannot find a term in the schedule/index, then look for a broader term - it should have been my immediate response to look for fruit when pears did not produce any results.

7. Boxing
700 Arts and recreation (Summaries)
790 Sports, games & entertainment (Summaries)
Searched all fields for "boxing"
796.83 Boxing (Down through Athletic and outdoor sports and games, and Combat sports)

8. Exercises for percussion instruments
780 Music (Summaries)
786.8 Percussion instruments (Relative Index)
"* Use notation from Table 1 as modified under 780.1-780.9 for the instrument and its music together, for its music alone ."
-076 Review and exercise (Table 1)
780.76 Review, exercises, examinations, works for self-instruction
so need to apply 076 to percussion instruments... 
786.8076 Still did not find confirmation of how to apply subdivision from Table 1 though... It seems a bit vague.

9. Education of women
305.4 Women (Relative Index)
"For a specific aspect of women not provided for here , see the aspect , e.g., women's suffrage 324.6 , education of women 371.822 ."
371.822 Women--education
Confirmation:
371.821-371.829 Subdivisions for specific kinds of students; for schools for specific kinds of students
Add to base number 371.82 the numbers following T1--08 in notation T1--081-T1--089 from Table 1
-082 Women (Table 1)
371.822

10. Education of blind gifted women.
371.821-371.829 Subdivisions for specific kinds of students; for schools for specific kinds of students
Add to base number 371.82 the numbers following T1--08 in notation T1--081-T1--089 from Table 1
-082 Women (Table 1)
"For women with characteristics of another group (other than a specific ethnic and national group) , see the group , e.g., unmarried mothers T1--086 , but Chinese women T1--082 , not T1--089 ."
-087 Persons with disabilities and illnesses, gifted persons
371.827  Do I not worry about the fact that they are women? 
Ok I am using the answers to help me now... 
371.91 Students with physical disabilities (searched for "blind" in the relative index)
371.95 *Gifted students (searched for "gifted in the relative index)
"* Add standard subdivisions as instructed under 371.9 ."
371.9 Special Education
"Unless other instructions are given, observe the following table of preference
(Gifted students first at 371.95)" So:
371.95

Wow, Ok. I might give some of the assignment questions a go now as I am running out of time... If I feel I need more revision I will come back and do some more. First it's time for a break - to cook some chicken soup :)