More of Module 6

Ok, so maybe a few more questions before I get stuck into the assignment (I am perhaps a little scared of the assignment questions?)...

6.8
Exercise 22
Using ADDC14 or DDC 22 create the classification number for ‘School libraries in Wagga Wagga’. Then truncate, if necessary, your classification number to SCIS standards following the guidelines in 3:D4. The answer is at the end of the module.

027.8 *School libraries
027.8093-027.8099 Treatment by specific continents, countries, localities
"Class specific institutions in 027.8 ."
-944 New South Wales (Table 2)
027.809944
This is WAY too long. Would have to cut off the 44, so it is just specific to "other parts of the world"
027.8099
Now to check it... Oh dear I am not sure what I've done. Not only did I not truncate it enough, but I had too many 9s in there... let me double check... Oh, I put 994 instead of 944 but I've changed it now, so you shouldn't get confused until I start saying that I did it wrong...
Apparently I should not have gone to NSW with the abridged version (which I suspected, but couldn't remember where I saw that), so 027.80994 (to Australia).
Truncation though... should have been:
027.8

Wow, I just learned something that had been bugging me before! :)
Standard subdivisions should only be applied to works which cover or approximate the whole of the subject (SCIS Classification Ch 3), and THE WAY TO TELL THIS is by the notes... If it is the title of the number then that's obvious, but if it is listed in the notes as "class here", then it is considered to approximate the whole (DDC 22 Introduction , 7.16).

Ok, I've been reading up about the SCIS standards for classification (Chapter 3 of SCIS standards for cataloguing and data entry)

From the module: "To use these standards you should first locate the relevant classification number in ADDC14 or DDC22. Then check to see if there are SCIS decisions relating to that classification number or parts of that classification number, e.g. tables used. If there are they must be followed."Then make sure that none of the other aspects of this SCIS document apply to the numbers in question.

Exercise 23
Determine the classification number which would be assigned to items on the following subjects using DDC22 or ADDC14 and the SCIS interpretations and decisions on these standards. Answers are at the end of the module.

a. An American English language general encyclopaedia
030 General encyclopaedic works
(I am actually really confused about this one... I'm not sure what to do...)
Oh, SCIS standards, 3:E9 "all English-language encyclopaedias are classed at 030"
030

b. Model kite making
Manual 745.5928 (Lots of information about which class to go for...)
629.133 Aircraft types
"Including airplanes, airships (dirigibles), balloons, gliders, helicopters, kites and their models and miniatures"
SCIS standards: "Class the making of toy kites in 745.592"
745.592 Models and miniatures


c.William Shakespeare’s love poems
822.3 William Shakespeare
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
822.31
SCIS standards, p. 3-33: "822.3: Book numbers for works by or about Shakespeare will consist of the first three letters of the main entry heading."
So, 822.3.. and then letters? No, I don't think so.
According to the answers, it should be just 822 - English Poetry. This clashes with what I was told by the workbook and I am very confused by it. But I have looked at the assignment questions and Shakespeare is not mentioned, so I am going to move on...
Note: Clarified in forum - 822.3 is a Drama subdivision, the subject here was poetry! :)

d. Aboriginal mythology
SCIS standards 3:D6 "To give emphasis and a shorter number to religion, spirituality and creation stories of the Australian Aboriginal peoples, the permanently unassigned number 298 is used"
3:E11 "298 Class here religion, spirituality and creation stories of the Australian Aboriginal peoples."
298

e.Adopted children
306.874 Parent-child relationship (Relative Index)
"Including ... adopted children ..."
No SCIS decision, so:
306.874 
 
f. Teaching reasoning and problem solving
371.102 Teaching
153.4 Thought, thinking, reasoning, intuition, value, judgment
"Including problem solving"
-071 Education (Table 1)
"Class here curricula, study (education), teaching"
153.4071
SCIS standards, 3:E10: "153.4 - Avoid using, unless the work is clearly a work of psychology. Class ‘how to’ works on thinking skills and works on teaching reasoning and problem-solving at 160."
160 (the statement above indicates that no further subdivision is required).


g. Eucalyptus trees
SCIS standards, 3:E14 - "582.16 p. 547 Do not use this number for works on specific kinds of trees. Prefer 583–588. For example, Eucalyptus 583."
583 (Because apparently Eucalyptus trees are dicots... you learn something every day :-S)

h. Henry Lawson’s poetry
821 English poetry (found through summaries)
SCIS standards: 3E:17 "820.1–828 para. 4 p. 750
Distinguish English-language literature of Australia by the initial letter A and of New Zealand by the letters NZ. Do not distinguish English-language literatures of any other country."
A821(with maybe a little help from the answers cos I went off completely on the wrong track...)

i. The architecture of castles in Spain
690 Buildings (from summaries)
-09 Historical, geographic, persons treatment  (Table 1)
-46 Iberian Peninsula and adjacent islands    Spain (Table 2)
690.946
WRONG TRACK Good lesson - to check all the links to the manual...
720 Architecture
725 Public structures
"Class comprehensive works on castles in 728.8"
728.8 Large and elaborate private dwellings
"Including palaces, comprehensive works on architecture of castles" (which does approximate the whole doesn't it, so we could use the whole thing? Oh, no it doesn't! It says "including", not "class here")
So: it cannot be subdivided further.728.8
 
j. Birds of Australia.
598 †Birds
"† Add standard subdivisions as instructed under 592-599 ..."
592-599 "Treatment by areas, regions, places in general other than polar, temperate, tropical regions Do not use; class in base number without use of notation from Table 1"
(I interpreted this as meaning don't put 09 in the number, but perhaps this is not the case? If not, what does it mean? Is it only talking about areas in general, not specific areas?)
-94 Australia (Table 2)
Nothing in SCIS standards.
598.94 (Apparently it is 598.0994 according to the answers)


I have asked about the last one on the forum. Now it is time for dinner - I'm starving!

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 :)

Chapter 10, Exercise 7, Abridged DDC.

The workbook is telling me to refer to paragraphs 8.3-8.5 of the Abridged 13 Introduction, which I do not have, and have no idea how to find. I am not sure if I need to find it (have had a bit of a look) but am going to do my best to figure it out without it. I referred to the other introduction (of full DDC), and it was kind of relevant to what the workbook was saying, but not completely... We'll see how I go with this!

Exercise 7: Number building: Adding standard subdivisions
(Table 1)
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:

1. An encyclopedia of cats

*Cat family 599.75
* Add standard subdivisions as instructed under 592-599 .
Standard subdivisions Notation from Table 1 as modified under 590.1-590.8 , e.g., animal watching 072, collections of living animals 073
T1: Class interdisciplinary encyclopedias in 030 ;
So 599.7503? I have a feeling I'm still rather clueless about this process... Well I guess I am! For a start, cats come under 636.8 (Animal Husbandry heirarchy).... grr to that. Let me try writing it the proper expected way following the answers. I actually think I understand it having looked at how it should be haha...
636.8  Cats
636.8001-636.8009  Standard subdivisions
-030 Class interdisciplinary encyclopedias  (Table 1)
636.8003

2. A serial on early Christian philosophy
190 Modern western and other non-eastern philosophy
" Class here comprehensive works on Christian philosophy..."
"For early and medieval Christian philosophy, medieval western and European philosophy , see 189 ."
189 Medieval western philosophy
"Class here early Christian philosophy "
-05 Serial publications (Table 1)
189.05
Wow! I pretty much wrote exactly what they wrote in their answers... it looks like I copied but I actually didn't... That's exciting! I wonder if I can do it again... :-S

3. Baseball official rules
796.357 Baseball
796.35701-796.35709 Standard subdivisions
-02 Miscellany (Table 1) "...patents, standards, statistics..." (really unsure about this one)
796.35702 Oh, that's right! Apparently "Miscellany" includes official rules! Although I did not see that there... I managed to guess the right one - whoohoo!

4. Coaching Canadian football
796.335  Canadian football
796.33501-796.33509 Standard subdivisions
-07  Education, research, related topics (Table 1) (Also I noticed an example under the Canadian football standard subdivisions note: "Notation from Table 1 as modified under 796.33202-796.33207 , e.g., coaching 796.33507" which made me think -07)
796.33507 Apparently the decision should have been made on the note that I noticed anyway :) for once the notes between the workbook and WebDewey matched up!


5. An encyclopedia of microbiology
579  *Microorganisms, fungi, algae
* Add standard subdivisions as instructed under 579-580 .
"Standard subdivisions Notation from Table 1 as modified under 578.01-578.08 , e.g., collections of living organisms 073"
-03 interdisciplinary encyclopedias (Table 1)
579.03 (Yay another one right! still feeling a little unsure though, and like maybe some of it is luck...)


6. A history of horses
636.1  Equines Horses
636.1001-636.1009 Standard subdivisions
-09 Historical, geographic, persons treatment   (Table 1)
636.1009 (Yes, another one right! I picked the right subdivision too :) )

7. A workbook on animal physiology.
571.1 Animals (under "physiology and related subjects" in the heirarchy)
No Standard subdivisions listed
"Workbook" not specifically listed in Table 1.
-03 interdisciplinary encyclopedias (Table 1) ??
571.103 Let's see... 571.1 is right :) Oh, of course, -07 is in relation to education...
And 076 is "Review and exercise" and states: " Including workbooks with problems, questions, answers..."
So: 571.1076

Chapter 11 here I come! 

Exercise 2 from the DDC13 workbook

I had a lot of trouble with this exercise. Because I am using WebDewey, I found that it didn't match up perfectly, and as I was still trying to wrap my head around the use of WebDewey (and still am really!), I found it very difficult and frustrating. Fortunately for me, my lovely man got home from work at 11.30pm instead of 2am, so he was able to give me some moral support and to help me nut it out. I think I understand it a little better now, but I am not going to go through it all again to type it here - having it in my head is quite enough at this stage (not to mention I do not have time to do so!). I will attempt to type the next exercise as I do it.

Finally sinking my teeth into Dewey...

I am finding it all a bit confusing at the moment... I have realised that I need to complete the exercises, and as I didn't get the book early enough, or print versions of Dewey, I need to use Abridged WebDewey with the Abridge version exercises. I am using the summaries I found on the OCLC website to work out the answers so far. Have tried to do a couple of things with WebDewey, but so far I am finding it confusing... Will keep persevering though! 

Exercise 1: The summaries
Use the second and third summaries to select appropriate numbers for the following
topics:
1. Music - 700: Arts and recreation, 780: Music
2. Law - 300: Social sciences, 340: Law
3. Spanish literature - 800: Literature, 860: Spanish & Portuguese literatures
4. Psychology - 100: Philosophy & psychology, 150: Psychology
5. Roman Catholic Church - 200: Religion, 280: Christian denominations, 282: Roman Catholic Church
6. Biochemistry - 500: Science, 570: Life sciences; biology, 572: Biochemistry
7. Death customs - 300: Social Sciences, 390: Customs, etiquette & folklore, 393: Death customs
8. Chamber music - 700: Arts & recreation, 780: Music, 785: Ensembles with one instrument per part (I had to look up chamber music on Wikipedia to confirm that it fitted with this...)
9. History of India - 900: History & geography, 950: History of Asia, 954: South Asia; India
10. Heat - 500: Science, 530: Physics, 536: Heat (Had a bit of trouble with this one...)

Exercise from: Davis, S., & New, G. (1997). DDC 13 Workbook: a practical introduction to the
abridged Dewey Classification. (pp.1-75). Wagga Wagga, NSW : Centre for Information Studies.

LCC vs DDC

I briefly had a look at the Library of Congress Classification system (rushing now, as it it time to go cook dinner, and also because I have SO much to do and so little time in regards to study, and I know I need to get to the important (assignment-related) stuff...

LCC starts with the letters of the alphabet - so 26 initial classifications as opposed to 10. It then divides these using letters, before dividing further with numbers. This does not feel as natural to me, mixing the two types of notations, but it does give a wider range of options (which could mean more hospitatlity than DDC?). The sections themselves are obviously different too. With E and F devoted to American history, the LCC has a definite U.S. feel about it. I find the LCC sections a little clearer about their content - though this is not surprising, as with more classficiations to work with, it can be more specific.

I will leave it at that for now - LCC is not the focus, and in not used in schools. I think if I had to learn to use it one day I could manage pretty well; but for now the focus the Dewey Decimal System. I am sure I am going to learn lots about it very soon!

Chief reference: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/