780 Music780 Music

Dewey Breakfast/UpdateALA Midwinter Meeting

January 24, 2009

DifficultiesDifficulties

•Complex citation order, implemented through a class-with-the-last policy

•Not all cultures recognize distinction between folk and popular music

•Evolution of music styles muddies everything!

Solution strategy 1Solution strategy 1

•Reinforce class-with-the last policy

•Add notes and built numbers to show that policy applies to all traditions of music

•Adopt class-with-the-last policy not only at broadest level, but also at specific levels

Solution strategy 1—cont.Solution strategy 1—cont.

Add built number entries for popular music songs, e.g.:

782.421 66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll) songs

Number built according to instructions under 782.1–782.4

Class comprehensive works on rock music in 781.66; class comprehensive works on western popular songs in 782.42164

Solution strategy 2Solution strategy 2

•Give clearer, more intuitive characterization of folk music

•If music matches this characterization, it should be treated in 781.62 Folk music

Solution strategy 2—cont.Solution strategy 2—cont.

Current characterization of folk music 781.62 Folk music 

Music indigenous to the cultural group in which it occurs, usually evolved through aural transmission

Proposed characterization of folk music 781.62 Folk music 

Music originating within and associated with an ethnic or national group

Solution strategy 3aSolution strategy 3a

•Keep schedule development relatively shallow, but index more deeply

Solution strategy 3a—cont.Solution strategy 3a—cont.

Current entry

781.66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll)

Including acid, folk, hard, punk, soft rock

Proposed entry

781.66 Rock (Rock ‘n’ roll)

Class here specific rock styles

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Solution strategy 3a—cont.Solution strategy 3a—cont.

Relative Index entries at 781.66 to include:

Acid rock Psychedelic rock

Alternative rock music

Punk rock

Hard rock Rockabilly music

Krautrock Soft rock

New wave music

Solution strategy 3bSolution strategy 3b

•Use class-with-the-last policy for hybrid styles; use 17 to add second style; add Manual note section for hybrid styles

Solution strategy 3b—cont.Solution strategy 3b—cont.

In add table under 781.63—781.69:

17 Hybrid styles

Fusion of two or more styles from different traditions of music to create a new style

Add to 17 the numbers following 781.6 in 781.62–781.69, e.g., fusion with folk music 172, folk rock 781.66172

See Manual at 781.6: Hybrid styles

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ReactionsReactions

•Do any of the proposed solutions raise concerns?

•Which of the proposed solutions are acceptable without further changes?

Thank you for your input!