© 2003 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. DDC 22 and Beyond: Dewey in a Global and Local Context Joan S. Mitchell Editor in Chief, Dewey Decimal

© 2003 OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

DDC 22 and Beyond:Dewey in a Global

and Local Context

Joan S. MitchellEditor in Chief, Dewey Decimal Classification

OCLC

Australian Committee on Cataloguing SeminarSydney

25 July 2003


Outline Highlights of DDC 22 DDC 22 and WebDewey Dewey in global/local context Role of Australian librarians


DDC 22 Major updates to schedules and

tables Many new numbers and topics Structural changes No complete revisions!


Updates in DDC 22 004–006 Data processing Computer science 200 Religion 301–307 Sociology & anthropology 340 Law 400 Language 510 Mathematics 540 Chemistry 551.46 Hydrosphere & submarine geology Oceanography 610 Medicine & health 800 Literature 900 History & geography Updates to Tables 1–6


004–006 Data processing Computer science

Computer science now visible at top level:

000 Computer science, information & general works

New topics, e.g., web, virtual reality, markup languages

005.5 General purpose application programs


005.5 General purpose application

programs [formerly 005.5]

005.52 Word processing [formerly 652.5]005.54 Electronic spreadsheets005.55 Statistical programs005.57 Personal information

management programs005.58 Presentation software


200 Religion: Two-edition Plan

DDC 21: Christianity relocated from 200 to 230 Standard subdivisions of Christianity relocated

from 201–209 to 230–270 Standard subdivisions of Comparative religion

integrated with Religion in general in 200.1–.9 Revised and expanded 296 Judaism and 297

Islam


200 Religion: Two-edition Plan

DDC 22: Specific aspects of religion relocated from 291

to 201–209 Expanded sources of Bahai Faith at 297.938 299.6, 299.7, and 299.8 revised and expanded


201–209 Specific aspects of religion

Same top-level structure as 291.1–.9

291.5 Moral theology recast as 205 Religious ethics

Updated with selected restructuring


201-209 Specific aspects of religion

201.7 Attitudes of religions toward social issues [formerly 291.17]

201.72 Political affairs [formerly 291.177]201.721 Theocracy201.723 Civil rights201.727 International affairs [formerly

291.1787]201.7273 War and peace201.7275 Nuclear weapons and nuclear war


301–307 Sociology & anthropology

305–306 Social groups and institutions Updated terminology and relationships Discrimination and racism


305–306 Social groups & institutions

Different development and preference order than groups in Table 1 —08

Unworkable split between groups in 305 (e.g., lesbians) and institutions in 306 (e.g., lesbianism)

Outdated social viewpoints and relationships

Impact of replacement of Table 7


305 Social groups

Retain basic structure Provide for fuller expression of social

groups, e.g., Australian Aboriginal children 305.230899915 (305.23 in DDC 21)


305 Social groups vs. 306 Institutions

Relocated persons by sexual orientation and marital status, e.g.,

DDC 21 DDC 22

Lesbians 305.489664 306.7663Unmarried mothers 305.4896947 306.87432Divorced persons 305.90653 306.89


Updated Terminology and Relationships

DDC 21: Children of unwed parentsDDC 22: Children of unmarried parents

DDC 21: Cohabitation in 306.735, part of institutions relating to the sexes

DDC 22: Cohabitation in 306.841, a new number under types of marriage


Discrimination and Racism

Use notation 08 from Table 1 plus interdisciplinary number:Discrimination against women in education 370.82

Racism in sports 796.089Discrimination against retired people 306.3808

Interdisciplinary works on discrimination and racism in general still in 305 and 305.8


340 Law 341 renamed “Law of nations” Topics in 341.4 and 341.7 with domestic

law provisions in 342–347 relocated Human rights development Provision for “intergovernmental

organizations”


Regional Intergovernmental Organizations

349.24 Laws of the European Union346.24 Private law in the European Union346.240482 Copyright law of the European

Union


400 Language Grammar expansion in 415 New development for sign

languages in 419 with geographic subdivision, e.g., Auslan 419.94

Scandinavian languages revised Expansion for geographic variations

of Chinese in 495.171–.179


Table 4. Subdivisions of Individual Languages & Language

Families

—31 Specialized dictionaries expanded—5 Grammar expanded (parallels

415)—813 Spelling and pronunciation—89 Use of a spoken language or a

manually coded form of a spoken language for communication with and by deaf persons


510 Mathematics Targeted revisions and expansions New development at 518:

518 Numerical analysis [formerly 515]518.1 Algorithms [formerly 511.8]518.2 Specific numerical methods518.4 Numerical methods in algebra,

arithmetic, number theory518.5 Numerical approximation518.6 Numerical methods in analysis


540 Chemistry

543 Analytical chemistry[544] Qualitative chemistry[545] Quantitative chemistry[547.3] Analytical organic chemistry


551.46 Hydrosphere and submarine

geology Oceanography

Standard subdivisions regularized in 551.4601–.4609

New development for specific oceans and seas in 551.461

Revised and expanded topical development in 551.462–.468


610 Medicine & health Revision of 610.73 Nursing and services of allied

health personnel New development for experimental medicine at

616.027 (and 619 vacated) Revised and expanded development for virus

diseases at 616.91 (relocated from 616.925) New development for gram-positive bacterial

infections at 616.929 New numbers for emerging diseases and

medical problems throughout the schedule, e.g., 616.775 Sjogren’s syndrome, 616.84913 Cluster headache


610 Medicine & health Improved index structure

Diseases (Biology) Diseases

Diseases (Human) Diseases—human

Use of MeSHGuidance on form of entry

Selected mappings in electronic index


800 Literature + Table 3 Use of standard literary period tables for

affiliated literatures extended in 810–890, e.g., novel in English by a 21st century New Zealand author 823.92

Revised Scandinavian literatures New notation for picaresque fiction in

Table 3B (—30877) Revision of notation 3 in Table 3C


Table 3C. Notation to Be Added Where

Instructed in Table 3B, 700.4, 791.4, 808-809

—32 Places —35 Humanity—36 Physical and natural

phenomena—377 Magic and witchcraft


900 History & geography Updated historical periods and

designation of centuries Facilities for travelers moved from

647.94 to 910.46 Holocaust expansion


994 Updates: Historical Periods994.065 1993–1996

1996–1999 relocated to 994.066

994.066 1996–1999 [formerly 994.065]

994.07 2000–


994 Updates: Centuries

994.02 Period of settlement and growth, 1788–1851

Class here 19th century

For 1851–1899, see 994.03


Facilities for Travelers Interdisciplinary and descriptive works in

910.46 Facilities in specific areas in 913–919 New add table development at 06 under 913–

919


Youth Hostels in Queensland, 2003 edition919.430667

91 Geography and travel943 Queensland (Table 2)066 Hostels (913–919 add

table)7 2000– (from 994.07)


940.5318 Holocaust940.5318 Holocaust940.53181 General topics of Holocaust940.531811 Causes940.531813+ Economic history940.531814+ Consequences940.531818 Holocaust denial940.53183+ Resistance movements and rescue

operations940.53184+ Specific events940.53185+ Ghettos and extermination camps940.53186+ Commemorations and memorials940.53187 Welfare services to Holocaust victims


Table 2. Geographic Areas

New developments for Great Britain, South Africa, France, Colombia, and others issued as interim updates

Central Europe, Iran, and Quebec revised and expanded


Table 1. Standard Subdivisions

—029 Commercial miscellany Subdivisions discontinued and reused

for geographic treatment

Explanation of use of standard subdivisions under —08 and —0901–0905:

If a standard subdivision is not given in the table above, do not add its notation to the kind of person in —081–089


Table 5. Ethnic and National Groups

Renamed (previously “Racial, Ethnic, National Groups”)

Revised to reflect de-emphasis on race

American native peoples in —97 and —98 revised and expanded


Table 6. Languages

Scandinavian languages revised American native languages in —97

and —98 revised and expanded


Selected New Numbers and Topics302.231 Digital media381.177 Online auctions523.24 Extrasolar systems617.057 Endoscopic surgery621.38807 Digital television641.56383 Low-carbohydrate cooking651.792 Intranets658.3123 Telecommuting775 Digital photography776 Computer art (Digital art)


Structural Changes Replacement of Table 7 Streamlining of Manual Captions


Table 7. Groups of Persons

Redundant and not always parallel to developments in Table 1 —08 and schedules

Replaced by direct use of notation already available in the schedules and in notation 08 from Table 1



174.9 Other professions and occupationsAdd to base number 174.9 notation 001–999, e.g., bioethics 174.957;

however, for ethics of public administration and public office, see 172.2

Notation 001–999 replaces notation 09–99 from Table 7 with the result

that many numbers have been reused with new meanings



305.908 Persons with disabilities and illnesses, gifted personsAdd to base number 305.908 the numbers following —087 in notation 0871–0879 from Table 1, e.g., blind persons 305.9081 . . .The numbers following —087 in notation 0871–0879 from Table 1 replace the numbers following —08 in notation 081–082 from Table 7 with the result that many numbers have been reused with new meanings


Manual Introduced as separate in 1982 after

publication of DDC 19 Integrated and expanded in DDC 20 &

21 Streamlined in DDC 22 to promote

efficient use in print and electronic versions

Moved to volume 1 in print edition


Manual: Key Changes Notes transferred to tables and schedules Basic instructions moved to Introduction Converted LC practices to standard policy Moved background information to Dewey

Decimal Classification: Principles and Application

Added notes for new topics, e.g., Computer art Remaining Manual notes rewritten in

consistent style

Manual: Sample NoteT1—074 vs. T1 — 029

Museums, collections, exhibits vs. Commercial miscellany

Use —074 for catalogs whose primary purpose is to promote knowledge or art, such as catalogs of collections; use —029 for catalogs whose primary purpose is to promote sale or distribution of products. Use —074 for catalogs of replicas, duplicates, and minor items when offered for sale in museum- or exhibit-like settings by noncommercial institutions. Also use —074 for auction catalogs (e.g., in art), and for catalogs of temporary exhibits of groups of artists, even if a succession of such exhibits provides most of the artists with their primary source of income. If in doubt, prefer

—074.


Captions Revised top two levels for

presentation in print and electronic versions plus browsers

Targeted improvements in section summaries and actual headings

More work to do!!!


Captions from DDC Summaries 000 Computer science, information

& general works* 080 Quotations 598 Birds 610 Medicine & health* 640 Home & family management*

*Also changed in schedules


More about DDC 22

www.oclc.org/dewey/DDC_Edition_22/Relocations_and_discontinuations.pdf

www.oclc.org/dewey/DDC_Edition_22/NEW_FEATURES.pdf


DDC 22 and WebDewey Editorial cycle Print edition as a snapshot in time DDC 22 is updated continuously:

Biweekly and monthly on Dewey web site

(www.oclc.org/dewey) Quarterly releases of WebDewey


WebDewey Online version of DDC 22 Updated quarterly Additional built numbers & Relative Index terms Vocabulary mappings Online annotation Content and tools not available in print version


WebDewey

MeSH

Links to schedule records

Link to Manual note


Sample WebDewey EntriesAustralian Aboriginal people—land tenure 346.9404320899915

Dinosaurs—Australia 567.90994

Savannas—ecology—Australia 577.480994

Plants—Australia 581.994

Sharks—Australia 597.317757

Short stories—English literature—Australian

authors 823.0108994

Dewey in a Global/Local Context International advisory committee (EPC) 200,000 libraries in 135 countries 62 national bibliographies


Translations Current full translations

available in French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish

Current abridged translations available in Arabic, French, Greek, Icelandic, and Norwegian

Arabic (full), Chinese, Hebrew, Korean, and Vietnamese translations underway

German full translation underway in web and print versions


Meaningful Notation

005.1 Programming005.1 Programmation005.1 Προγραμματισμός005.1 Programmazione005.1 Программирование005.1 Programación

Area Expansion in German DDC 22—43551 Regierungsbezirk Köln—435511 Aachen—435512 Kreise Aachen, Heinsberg, Düren, Euskirchen—4355122 Kreis Aachen—4355124 Kreis Heinsberg—4355126 Kreis Düren—4355128 Kreis Euskirchen—435513 Erftkreis—435514 Köln—435515 Leverkusen—435516 Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis, Oberbergischer

Kreis—4355163 Rheinisch-Bergischer-Kreis—4355167 Oberbergischer Kreis—435518 Bonn—435519 Rhein-Sieg-Kreis


Te Pātakataka: DDC and Subject Headings for New Zealand Primary Schools

Rocky shoreDewey: 577.69

Royal New Zealand Air ForceDewey: 358

WakaDewey: 623.8Option: Class at 305.89Used for: Canoes (Maori)

Maori canoes

DDC caption service


e-Prints UK

RDNgateway/portal

service

RDNgateway/portal

service

RDNgateway/portal

service

DDC Subjectclassification

service

Nameauthorityservice

Citationanalysisservice

Institutionale-printarchives

Personale-printarchives

OAI-PMH

SOAP

Non-institutionale-printarchives

SOAPJavascript/HTTPZ39.50

e-Prints UK

OCLC


How Can Australian Librarians Shape the Future of the DDC? Share standard numbers in cataloging

Copy cataloging Model for works on the same topic Source of built numbers for harvesting into

DDC


How Can Australian Librarians Shape the Future of the DDC? Share standard numbers in cataloging Suggest updates & new developments Propose vocabulary mappings Participate in review and testing Study end user representations

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