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!
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Chapter 12 of Workbook - Table 3
I am now learning about Table 3 which has a focus on the 800 section (Literature). There is lots of helpful information on the use of modified notation 09 in the section ‘Literary criticism’ of the Manual note 800.
A point to remember: "because you are using the abridged edition, you must make a special effort to remember that all works of or about literature of specific periods and of or about specific genres of poetry, drama, fiction, etc., do not have specific numbers. They have what is called standing
room in broad numbers."
The basic difference between items that are classfied in the 800s and items that aren't, is that those that are are designed to entertain (are "written to delight" (David & New, 1997)).
Useful chunk of the text for this process:
"Then, assuming your work is really literature (and your library does not use an option),
you must take the following steps:
1. Determine the literature or family of literatures represented by the work, then find
the matching schedule number, e.g., 840 for Romance languages or French (with
84 serving as base number for French). Either your number is complete, or you are
instructed to go to Table 3 to complete it.
2. Determine if the work is limited to a single literary form, and select the matching
Table 3 notation, e.g., notation 1 for poetry to build 841 for French poetry. If your
work is by or about a single author, your number is now complete. If your work
represents literature in general, however, you must first take what is shown here as
step 3 before you get to literary form.
3. This step is used only for works by or about more than one author. Determine if
modified standard subdivisions notation 08 (for collected texts) and 09 (for history
and criticism) can be added, e.g., 840.8 for collections of French literature, or
841.009 for history and criticism of French poetry.
4. Determine if any of the unmodified standard subdivisions are applicable, e.g.,
notation 03 for an encyclopedia of French literature 840.3."
Exercise 9: Number Building: Adding Table 3 to 800 Literature
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:
1. Dutch 20th-century poetry
839.31 Dutch literature
839[.3108-839.3109] History and description with respect to kinds of persons; historical, geographic, persons treatment - "Do not use; class in 839.31"
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008 ; however, do not add for poetry of specific genres or periods, e.g., collections of epic poetry, of lyric poetry, of 20th century poetry T3--1 (not T3--1008 )"
839.311 Nope, apparently I can't add any further subdivision to the original number because "Dutch literature" does not have an "add note"... :-S so:
839.31
2. A collection of 20th-century poetry from several literatures and by more than one
author
800 Literature, rehetoric & criticism
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
-08 Collections of literary texts in more than one form (Table 3)
808.8 Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
"Class collections of works limited to a specific literary form and ... limited to a specific period ... in 808.81-808.88 , without adding further from the table under 808.81-808.87 .
808.81 I somehow got it, but did it the wrong way. I should have understood this next bit when I read it....:
808.81-808.87 Collections in specific forms (under 808.8 Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures)
"Add to base number 808.8 the numbers following 808 in 808.1-808.7"
808.1 Rhetoric of poetry
So, applying the instructions above we take 808.8 and add the 1 from Rhetoric of poetry to create a number which represents collections of literary texts from more than two literatures, that are poetry.
3. Critical appraisal of drama
809 History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
809.1-809.7 Literature in specific forms
"Add to base number 809 the numbers following 808 in 808.1-808.7..."
808.2 Rhetoric of drama
809.2 (Yay, I got it right! I did it the long way, but still! (Apparently it was in the index if I'd looked it up right?))
Dinner time... I never seem to be able to get much done before I have to stop again! Will finish these, and all the exercises, after tea...
4. Cambodian poetry
895.9 Literatures of miscellaneous languages of Southeast Asia; Munda literatures ("Including literatures in Austroasiatic languages, e.g., Khmer (Cambodian)")
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
895.91 Apparently this is wrong, as the original number is not allowed to be subdivided because "Cambodian literature does not have its own number" (Davis & New, 1997, p. 76).
895.9
So thing I learned from this one: If something does not have its own number, but is sharing it with other countries, then it cannot be subdivided... I wonder if this applies to things in other areas of the schedule. How do I know when I cannot/should not subdivide further?
5. A collection of English poetry by various authors
820.1-828 Subdivisions of English literature
" Add to base number 82 as instructed at beginning of Table 3 , e.g., a collection of English poetry 821.008"
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008"
I was unable to find any instruction under T3--1-T3--8 about adding to T3--100, in fact I couldn't find 100 mentioned anywhere, but am able to work out the following from the things I have mentioned here:
821.008
(And I guess I found it and understand having followed the instructions... I was very close and obviously understood what was needed which is promising, but it is frustrating that I can go in circles for so long and still not be sure! I am worried about how I'm going to feel about the assignment...)
6. A collection of poetry of the Elizabethan period
821 English Poetry
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008..."
-8 Collections of literary texts (from table at T3--1-T3--8)
821.008
Oh no! Failed to notice something yet again!
It says this in the notes at T3--0: 2. " In Table 3 find the subdivision for the literary form, e.g., poetry T3--1 . Add this to the base number, e.g., English poetry 821. If the work ... deals with or falls within a limited time period, the class number is complete."
821
7. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
822.3 Shakespeare, William (But this is talking about the man himself, rather than Romeo and Juliet)
Base number 82
T3--2 Drama
See Manual at T3--2 vs. T3--1
"Use T3--2 for poetic plays intended for theatrical presentation, such as the plays of Shakespeare"
822 (Remembering: "If the work is by or about an individual author ... the class number is complete (from T3--0)).
Come to think of it... it does make more sense to file works by Shakespeare together under his own little number... he is a rare author in which you can do that, so in trying to be too clever I got the wrong answer - it is:
822.3 Shakespeare, William!
Reference:
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.
A point to remember: "because you are using the abridged edition, you must make a special effort to remember that all works of or about literature of specific periods and of or about specific genres of poetry, drama, fiction, etc., do not have specific numbers. They have what is called standing
room in broad numbers."
The basic difference between items that are classfied in the 800s and items that aren't, is that those that are are designed to entertain (are "written to delight" (David & New, 1997)).
Useful chunk of the text for this process:
"Then, assuming your work is really literature (and your library does not use an option),
you must take the following steps:
1. Determine the literature or family of literatures represented by the work, then find
the matching schedule number, e.g., 840 for Romance languages or French (with
84 serving as base number for French). Either your number is complete, or you are
instructed to go to Table 3 to complete it.
2. Determine if the work is limited to a single literary form, and select the matching
Table 3 notation, e.g., notation 1 for poetry to build 841 for French poetry. If your
work is by or about a single author, your number is now complete. If your work
represents literature in general, however, you must first take what is shown here as
step 3 before you get to literary form.
3. This step is used only for works by or about more than one author. Determine if
modified standard subdivisions notation 08 (for collected texts) and 09 (for history
and criticism) can be added, e.g., 840.8 for collections of French literature, or
841.009 for history and criticism of French poetry.
4. Determine if any of the unmodified standard subdivisions are applicable, e.g.,
notation 03 for an encyclopedia of French literature 840.3."
Exercise 9: Number Building: Adding Table 3 to 800 Literature
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:
1. Dutch 20th-century poetry
839.31 Dutch literature
839[.3108-839.3109] History and description with respect to kinds of persons; historical, geographic, persons treatment - "Do not use; class in 839.31"
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008 ; however, do not add for poetry of specific genres or periods, e.g., collections of epic poetry, of lyric poetry, of 20th century poetry T3--1 (not T3--1008 )"
839.311 Nope, apparently I can't add any further subdivision to the original number because "Dutch literature" does not have an "add note"... :-S so:
839.31
2. A collection of 20th-century poetry from several literatures and by more than one
author
800 Literature, rehetoric & criticism
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
-08 Collections of literary texts in more than one form (Table 3)
808.8 Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures
"Class collections of works limited to a specific literary form and ... limited to a specific period ... in 808.81-808.88 , without adding further from the table under 808.81-808.87 .
808.81 I somehow got it, but did it the wrong way. I should have understood this next bit when I read it....:
808.81-808.87 Collections in specific forms (under 808.8 Collections of literary texts from more than two literatures)
"Add to base number 808.8 the numbers following 808 in 808.1-808.7"
808.1 Rhetoric of poetry
So, applying the instructions above we take 808.8 and add the 1 from Rhetoric of poetry to create a number which represents collections of literary texts from more than two literatures, that are poetry.
3. Critical appraisal of drama
809 History, description, critical appraisal of more than two literatures
809.1-809.7 Literature in specific forms
"Add to base number 809 the numbers following 808 in 808.1-808.7..."
808.2 Rhetoric of drama
809.2 (Yay, I got it right! I did it the long way, but still! (Apparently it was in the index if I'd looked it up right?))
Dinner time... I never seem to be able to get much done before I have to stop again! Will finish these, and all the exercises, after tea...
4. Cambodian poetry
895.9 Literatures of miscellaneous languages of Southeast Asia; Munda literatures ("Including literatures in Austroasiatic languages, e.g., Khmer (Cambodian)")
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
895.91 Apparently this is wrong, as the original number is not allowed to be subdivided because "Cambodian literature does not have its own number" (Davis & New, 1997, p. 76).
895.9
So thing I learned from this one: If something does not have its own number, but is sharing it with other countries, then it cannot be subdivided... I wonder if this applies to things in other areas of the schedule. How do I know when I cannot/should not subdivide further?
5. A collection of English poetry by various authors
820.1-828 Subdivisions of English literature
" Add to base number 82 as instructed at beginning of Table 3 , e.g., a collection of English poetry 821.008"
-1 Poetry (Table 3)
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008"
I was unable to find any instruction under T3--1-T3--8 about adding to T3--100, in fact I couldn't find 100 mentioned anywhere, but am able to work out the following from the things I have mentioned here:
821.008
(And I guess I found it and understand having followed the instructions... I was very close and obviously understood what was needed which is promising, but it is frustrating that I can go in circles for so long and still not be sure! I am worried about how I'm going to feel about the assignment...)
6. A collection of poetry of the Elizabethan period
821 English Poetry
T3--1001-T3--1009 Standard subdivisions; collections; history, description, critical appraisal
"Add to T3--100 as instructed under T3--1-T3--8 , e.g., collections of poetry T3--1008..."
-8 Collections of literary texts (from table at T3--1-T3--8)
821.008
Oh no! Failed to notice something yet again!
It says this in the notes at T3--0: 2. " In Table 3 find the subdivision for the literary form, e.g., poetry T3--1 . Add this to the base number, e.g., English poetry 821. If the work ... deals with or falls within a limited time period, the class number is complete."
821
7. Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.
822.3 Shakespeare, William (But this is talking about the man himself, rather than Romeo and Juliet)
Base number 82
T3--2 Drama
See Manual at T3--2 vs. T3--1
"Use T3--2 for poetic plays intended for theatrical presentation, such as the plays of Shakespeare"
822 (Remembering: "If the work is by or about an individual author ... the class number is complete (from T3--0)).
Come to think of it... it does make more sense to file works by Shakespeare together under his own little number... he is a rare author in which you can do that, so in trying to be too clever I got the wrong answer - it is:
822.3 Shakespeare, William!
Reference:
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.
Monday, October 3, 2011
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
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!
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!)
"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!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Wrapping my head around Abridged WebDewey some more
Exercise 5: Preference order
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:
1. Behaviour of poisonous animals
590 I worked out from the summary. Then I was not sure (suspected "Specific topics in natural history"), so I looked up poinsonous animals in WebDewey, searching the Relative Index. It came up with "Miscellaneous nontaxonomic kinds of animals" under the heading I suspected. 591.6. It says that standard subdivisions can be added as to 591, but I'm not sure how to do that yet... Whoops, I also need to look up animal behaviour before I make my decision. 591.5 looks at behaviour. Common number is 591. Looking at 591 it says... Behaviour is first in the table of preference. Therefore the class for a text about behaviour of poisonous animals would be 591.5.
2. A bibliography of works written and published in Russia by Jewish authors (013 or
015?)
This has changed I think, because I looked up 015 and the note said: "Class bibliographies and catalogs of works of specific kinds of persons resident in specific places in 011.8 ." and when I went to that link, it said "Class here general catalogs of works by specific kinds of authors [formerly 013 ], general bibliographies of works by minorities". Oh of course it's changed, it said that in the module... So 0.118 is the correct category.
3. Punishment for murder.
Used summaries to find 345 Criminal Law.
Browsed for "murder" in the Relative Index. Homicide 364.152
Select appropriate numbers for the following topics:
1. Behaviour of poisonous animals
590 I worked out from the summary. Then I was not sure (suspected "Specific topics in natural history"), so I looked up poinsonous animals in WebDewey, searching the Relative Index. It came up with "Miscellaneous nontaxonomic kinds of animals" under the heading I suspected. 591.6. It says that standard subdivisions can be added as to 591, but I'm not sure how to do that yet... Whoops, I also need to look up animal behaviour before I make my decision. 591.5 looks at behaviour. Common number is 591. Looking at 591 it says... Behaviour is first in the table of preference. Therefore the class for a text about behaviour of poisonous animals would be 591.5.
2. A bibliography of works written and published in Russia by Jewish authors (013 or
015?)
This has changed I think, because I looked up 015 and the note said: "Class bibliographies and catalogs of works of specific kinds of persons resident in specific places in 011.8 ." and when I went to that link, it said "Class here general catalogs of works by specific kinds of authors [formerly 013 ], general bibliographies of works by minorities". Oh of course it's changed, it said that in the module... So 0.118 is the correct category.
3. Punishment for murder.
Used summaries to find 345 Criminal Law.
Browsed for "murder" in the Relative Index. Homicide 364.152
Browsed for "punishment" in the Relative Index.
"Punishment (Law)"led to 345 Criminal Law which said Including
criminal jurisdictions, ... punishment". Therefore 345 would be the category?
Nope, not even close. Apparently "penology" is the category for punishment. Penology is 364.6. The answer says there is a preference table at... OH, I FOUND IT! "A table of preference turns up under 364, the place we have learned to check first." I guess I've learned that now! The table of preferences are at the base numbers... Go back to the number they have in common to find it. The table of pref says that penology comes before criminal offences, so 364.6 is the correct category!
And that is that for that exercise... and Chapter 8. Onto Chapter 9 I go... :)
Reference: 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.
abridged Dewey Classification. (pp.1-75). Wagga Wagga, NSW :
Centre for Information Studies.
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