Chapter 11, DDC 13 workbook

This was one of the examples that had me stumped for quite a while:

Public libraries in California
027.4 Public libraries
027[.4093-.4099] Treatment by specific … localities
Do not use; class in 027.43-027.49
027.43-.49 Treatment by specific … localities
Add to base number 027.4 notation 3-9 from Table 2,
e.g., public libraries in France 027.444
As instructed, we add notation 794 California from Table 2 to base number 027.4 to
arrive at 027.4794.

Eventually I realised what it was saying: The first part saying do not use; class in... is saying do not using the -09 link from table 1, but attach directly the subdivision of Table 2. I'm not sure why it took me so long to comprehend that but there you go!

I have learned about finding dates for things as well. You need to click on the links in the schedules to go down the heirarchy to see if the dates you need are there, whether it narrows down (for example I went hunting for Ireland from 1970 like it outlines in the workbook). Then it will provide you with a clearer Dewey number. You need to have the base number first though. That one I worked out by looking in table 2 for Ireland, and adding it to the base number 9 (so 941.5 for history of Ireland), then I browsed for this in the Dewey Numbers. I think I can do this...?

I need to remember (actually, I'm glad to know!), you can't make numbers up yourself, you have to find them already existing in the schedule.

Exercise 8: Number building: Adding geographic areas (Table 2)
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:

1. A map of New York State
912   Maps
747 (Table 2)
912.747
Wow, I got it right, but it was a bit of a fluke, because I didn't check to see if I was supposed to put 09 first. When I went back and checked after realising this I found: "Add to base number 912 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 , e.g., maps of Illinois 912.77", I just needed to click on the subdivision to find this. Apparently any map that isn't of the subject 'Geography and travel' has the notation from Table 2 attached straight on without the 09 from Table 1 - so that's something to keep in mind. I still need to double check these things as I go though!

Ok I will finish these later, as my cousin is here, and my brother is home, and I need to spend some quality time with them. Also it's 6.45 and we need to go shopping! Wow daylight savings mess with the mind...

2. Ancient Persian coins minted in Asia Minor
737.49 Coins of specific countries

By place of origin
"Add to base number 737.49 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 , e.g., Roman coins minted in Egypt 737.493"
T2--39  Other parts of the ancient world
"Including... Asia minor"
737.4939 (Yay, another one right!)

3. Art museums in Washington, D.C.
708 Galleries, museums, private collections of fine and decorative arts
708.1-708.9  Geographic treatment

708.13-708.19 United States
" Add to base number 708.1 the numbers following T2--7 in notation T2--73-T2--79 from Table 2 , e.g., galleries, museums, private collections in Pennsylvania 708.14"
73 United States
708.173 Which is not correct... but I will fix it tomorrow. Have to get up at 4am to catch a plane. Ew. Goodnight.
Ok, it's 10.30am and we are finally home and I can see if I can fix this... I'm going to try to do it myself again rather than following the answers...
708 Galleries, museums, private collections of fine and decorative arts
708.13-708.19 United States (within Geographic treatment heirarchy)
"Add to base number 708.1 the numbers following T2--7 in notation T2--73-T2--79 from Table 2 , e.g., galleries, museums, private collections in Pennsylvania 708.148" (Pennsylvania is under T2--748)
T2--753 District of Columbia (Washington) (I had to look this up on Google and Wikipedia to know what to search for, and it wasn't where I thought it would be in the tables - it was under SouthEastern rather than NorthEastern).
708.153 (Whoohoo!)

This is taking way too long! I definitely need to get a move on today. I need to get everything done so that I can start on the assignment, because I only have a couple of days in which to do it now and am getting very worried... What a disjointed blog post!


4. Ancient paintings of India
750 Painting
759 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
759.9 Other geographic areas.
"Add to base number 759.9 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2"
T2--34 India (Ancient World) (I was wondering how I was going to cater for the ancient part of the equation! Was stoked when I found this in Table 2)
759.934  ( :) )

5. Travelling in the Himalayas
910 Geography and Travel
(910.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment
910.91 Geography of and travel in areas, regions, places in general
Became not specific to topic) 
(910.4 Accounts of travel and facilities for travelers)
910.2 Miscellany "Including world travel guides"
913-919  Geography of and travel in ancient world and specific continents, countries, localities in modern world; extraterrestrial worlds
"Add to base number 91 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 , e.g., geography of England 914.2 ; then add further as follows:" 
"Historical, geographic, persons treatment Do not use; class in 913-919 without adding from this table"
T2--5496 Nepal
915.496 (Almost, just missed the end bit!)
From table at 913-919: 04 Travel 
915.49604


Lunchtime already! :-S


6. A guidebook to Spain
910.2 Miscellany
"Including world travel guides"
"Class guides to specific continents, countries, localities in 913-919 , plus notation 04 from table under 913-919 ."
913-919 Geography of and travel in ancient world and specific continents, countries, localities in modern world; extraterrestrial worlds
"Add to base number 91 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 ... ; then add further as follows:
04 Travel Class here discovery, exploration; guidebook"
T2--46 Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands    Spain
"Subdivisions are added for Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands, Spain together; for Iberian Peninsula alone; for Spain alone" (Not completely sure of the meaning of this... i.e. whether I am supposed to add a subdivision for Spain, and if so how to do it... I will just try by not subdividing it...)

914.604 (and it turns out that is correct!)



7. A telephone book for San Marino (Italian peninsula)
913-919 Geography of and travel in ancient world and specific continents, countries, localities in modern world; extraterrestrial worlds
"Add to base number 91 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2 ... ; then add further as follows:
0025 Directories of persons and organizations Class here city directories, telephone books"
-454 San Marino (Table 2)
914.540025 This seems too long to me, but I'm not sure how to abbreviate it... Yep, apparently it should just be 914.54, so notation is San Marino on the base number which puts it in Geography and Travel, and it is not clarified as a telephone book... I'm not sure how I should know when to stop with this, although I have in my head from the SCIS classfication document that 7 digits is as big as I should go. Let's see if this is clarified further as I continue with the exercises...

8. A national bibliography of Japan
010 Bibliography

T1--093-T1--099 Treatment by specific continents, countries, localities; extraterrestrial worlds
"Add to base number T1--09 notation T2--3-T2--9 from Table 2... "
-52 Japan (Table 2)
010.952
Whoops I went off on the wrong track... completely missed that 015 is Bibliographies of works from specific places - it pays to check down the whole schedule at least to the third summary which I have in paper form...
015 Bibliographies and cataloges of work from specific places
"Add to base number 015 notation T2--1-T2--9 from Table 2 , e.g., works issued in Canada 015.71 ; however,
Do not add notation T1--01-T1--09 from Table 1 ; class in number for area"
015.52


9. Elementary education in India.
372 Elementary education
372[.109] Historical, geographic, persons treatment
"Do not use; class in 372.9"

372.9 Historical, geographic, persons treatment of elementary education
"Add to base number 372.9 notation T2--1-T2--9 from Table 2 , e.g., elementary education in Brazil 372.981"
-54 South Asia   India (Table 2)
372.954

Finally! I can't believe how long that took. I am glad I am writing everything down, it is helping me process my thoughts. I am sure I am putting anyone who may have been interested, off reading my blog though now. And I really feel like a nap... So sleepy! time to move on to Chapter 12 I think, before I fall asleep!