1. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Dewey Breakfast/Update
Saturday, January 20, 2007
ALA Midwinter Meeting
Seattle, WA
ALA Midwinter 2006

2. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Agenda
Dewey Hot Topics Joan S. Mitchell
Translations Julianne Beall
Dewey in Germany Michael Panzer
Q & A
Glad you are here
Introduce speakers
Me---Marketing Manager
Joan Mitchell-- Editor in Chief
Jonathan Furner— Assistant Editor
Julianne Beall—Assistant Editor
Eric Childress— OCLC Office of Research
Winton Matthews and Giles Martin, assistant editors are here as well as Bob Van Volkenburg, Director Business Planning, Cataloging Products and Services
I am going to talk briefly about the New DDC 22 based products and turn things over to Joan.
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3. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Hot Topics
Dewey Training Program
MARC 21 updates with DNB
Rethinking “persons” and “people”
Dewey in authority files
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4. Dewey Training Program
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Dewey Training Program
Training in application
Web-accessible
Availability of WebDewey + expert
Basic course
Short courses
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5. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Basic Course
Technical Introduction to the DDC
WebDewey: Basics
General Exercises
Intro to XXX + Exercises
(900; 000, 100, 200; 300; 500 & 600; 400; 800; 700)
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6. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Short Courses
Introduction to the DDC
Technical Introduction to the DDC*
Number Building: Basics*
Number Building: Advanced
Classifying Special Types of Materials with Dewey*
WebDewey: Advanced
Notation in Call Numbers
*Also covered in Basic Course
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7. Treatment of DDC Information in MARC 21
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Treatment of DDC Information in MARC 21
DNB, as part of MAB 2-MARC 21 conversion, interested in extensions to 082 field in MARC bibliographic format
Dewey editors, as part of conversion from proprietary format to MARC 21, need extensions to classification and authority formats
Joint proposal to MARBI in June 2007
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8. Issues under Exploration
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Issues under Exploration
Identification of internal table numbers
Inclusion of component parts of numbers
Fuller identification of type and source
Designations for optional numbers
Multiple numbers in the bibliographic format
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9. Rethinking “Persons” and “People”
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Rethinking “Persons” and “People”
Interpretation of “kinds of persons”
Confusion between “kinds of persons” in T1—08 and “persons treatment” in T1 —092
Use of “Social groups” at 305 at odds with definition in sociology
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10. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Recommendations
Replace “History and description with respect to kinds of persons” with “Groups of people” at Table 1 —08 and elsewhere
Replace “Social groups” with “Groups of people” at 305
Replace “Persons treatment” with “Biography” at Table 1 —092 and elsewhere
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11. Dewey Numbers in Subject Heading Authority Records
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Dewey Numbers in Subject Heading Authority Records
Current mappings guided by likelihood of use of heading with number
Develop set of guidelines where likelihood is necessary, but not sufficient
Definition of relationship between heading and number is found in Dewey number record
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12. Guidelines for Inclusion of LCC in LCSH (H365)
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Guidelines for Inclusion of LCC in LCSH (H365)
Caption for number identical/nearly identical in scope
Topic explicitly mentioned in Including note
Topic belongs to category for which it is LC policy to classify works at number broader than subject heading
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13. Proposed General Guidelines for DDC in LCSH
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Proposed General Guidelines for DDC in LCSH
Subject entity represented by LCSH equals or approximates whole of DDC class
Subject entity represented by LCSH is explicitly in standing room at the number (see geographic and biological exceptions)
Geographic area represented by LCSH has an implicit relationship with the class
Genus/species represented by LCSH has an implicit relationship with the class
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14. Example 1-1: Equals/Approximates the Whole
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 1-1: Equals/Approximates the Whole
150 ## $aEducation
$a370
180 ## $aEducation
$z1$a071
“Education” is caption at 370 Education and T1—071 Education
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15. Example 1-2: Equals/Approximates the Whole
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 1-2: Equals/Approximates the Whole
150 ## $aSociology in literature
$z3C$a3552
“Sociology” is in caption at T3C—3552 Sociology and anthropology; standard subdivisions added for either or both topics in heading
150 ## $aEmotional intelligence
$a152.4
“Emotional intelligence” is in class-here note under Emotions
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16. Example 1-3: Equals/Approximates the Whole
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 1-3: Equals/Approximates the Whole
150 ## $aKhoisan (African people)
$z5$a961
“Khoisan (African people)” is an index term at T5—961 Khoikhoi and San and is an umbrella term for Khoikhoi and San
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17. Example 2-1: Explicitly in Standing Room
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 2-1: Explicitly in Standing Room
150 ## $aViolence in literature
$z3C$a3552
“Violence” is in including note at T3C—3552
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18. Example 2-2: Explicitly in Standing Room
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 2-2: Explicitly in Standing Room
150 ## $Pipil language
$z6$a97452
“Pipil language” (a specific Aztecan language) is an index term at T6—97452 Aztecan languages
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19. Example 3: Implicit Geographic Relationship
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 3: Implicit Geographic Relationship
151 ## $aGarrett County (Md.)
$z2$a75297
“Garrett County” is caption at T2—75297
151 ## $aOakland (Garrett County, Md.)
“Oakland” not mentioned in record, but city in Garrett County
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20. Example 4: Implicit Biological Relationship
Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Example 4: Implicit Biological Relationship
150 ## $aPacific halibut $a
The species of halibut represented by “Pacific halibut” is implicitly a member of Hippoglossus (Halibuts) and approximates the whole of the class by virtue of the note: “Subdivisions are added for the genus as a whole and for individual species”
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21. Test with FAST Geographic Headings

22. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Geographic Authority Record
Dewey Table 2 numbers
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23. Dewey Breakfast/Update
January 21, 2006
Discussion
Are the guidelines generalizable to other subject heading systems?
Do we need additional definitions of relationships within Dewey records?
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