Week 3 Flashcards
Never apply a # using just the summaries. Where do you look at make sure the # is correct?
The schedules. They give a more detailed background & better explanations etc.
What does this Schedule note mean: ( )?
Optional numbers to use in the schedule.
What does this Schedule note mean: >?
These #’s are treated as being a part of a single concept and are not subservient to one another.
What does this schedule mark mean: [ ]?
These #’s cannot be used because they’ve been discontinued, unassigned or moved.
What does this schedule mark mean: /?
Where a notation has been truncated in the abridged version of DDC.
What do the tables let you do?
Bring out the specificity of a topic already found in the schedules. Includes geographic location, ethnic groups, languages, and “standard subdivisions”
How to build a number:
Take from the summaries/schedule, add Table 1 to end of number
What’s your goal as a classifier?
Find the most appropriate resource within the overall framework, then craft & apply the most appropriate notation to signify the location.
You need to know the “about ness” of something to classify it. What are 4 other things you need to know?
Main subject, discipline, significant parts of the subject, the significant order of the parts.
What is the relative index tool used for?
To find the correct classification of an item & an alphabetical index of common topics - NOT exhaustive
When can you NOT use Table 1?
If the number exists in the schedules, if subject of an item is more specific than a class # allows
What is Table 1?
Standard subdivisions. Long dash indicates you use #’s from the schedules first
What is Table 2?
Geographic areas and Persons
What is Table 3?
Subdivisions for individual literature, for specific literary forms
What is Table 4?
Subdivisions of individual languages
