Essential Dewey / J.H. Bowman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bowman, J. H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classification, Dewey decimal--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classification, Dewey decimal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vi, 150 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, John Bowman provides an introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification suitable either for beginners or for librarians who are out of practice using Dewey. He outlines the content and structure of the scheme and then, through worked examples using real titles, shows readers how to use it. Most chapters include practice exercises, to which answers are given at the end of the book. A particular feature of the book is the chapter dealing with problems of specific parts of the scheme. Later chapters offer advice on how to cope with compound subjects, and a brief introduction to the Web version of Dewey. Written in an engaging and direct style, this text is a companion volume both to the author's own bestselling Essential Cataloguing and to Vanda Broughton's Essential Classification. It is ideal for library students, and for public, school and solo librarians and classifiers who are just beginning to use Dewey and need some simple examples.

Contents:

Title page

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction and background

Purpose of classification

Citation order

Relative location

History of the Dewey Decimal Classification

The abridged edition

How the scheme is revised

Literary warrant

Shortcomings of the scheme

The future

2 Outline of the scheme

Physical arrangement

The general nature of the scheme

Hierarchy

Notation

Discipline basis

Description of the schedules

Centred entries

The tables

3 Simple subjects

The relative index

When can you not add standard subdivisions?

"Approximating the whole"

What if you want to add more than one standard subdivision?

Standard subdivisions with special meanings

Extra zeros

Standard subdivisions printed in the schedules

Standard subdivisions given special modifications

4 Number-building, 1: Standard subdivisions

5 Number-building, 2: Other methods

Other tables

Table 2 Geographical areas, historical periods, persons

Adding directly from tables

Table 5 Ethnic and national groups

Table 6 Languages

Adding from elsewhere in the schedules

Adding from the whole scheme

Special tables within the schedules

6 Preference order

7 Exceptions and options

Displaced standard subdivisions

Non-standard areas treatment

More on standard subdivisions

Irregular use of historical period numbers

Options

8 Special subjects

100 Philosophy

200 Religion

300 Social sciences

310 Collections of general statistics

320 Political science

330 Economics

338.47 Services and specific products vs. 338.76 Business enterprises by industry

340 Law

370 Education

380 Commerce, communications, transportation

390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

400 Language

500 Natural sciences

570-599 Life sciences

600 vs. 700

610 Medicine and health

630 Agriculture and related technologies

700 The arts Fine and decorative arts

700.4 Special topics in the arts

704 Special topics in fine and decorative arts

709 Historical, geographic - treatment of fine and decorative arts

720 Architecture

750 Painting and paintings.

770 Photography, photographs, computer art

780 Music

800 Literature

810–890 Literatures of specific languages and language families

900, 930–990 History

940–990 History of modern world, of extraterrestrial worlds

910 Geography

"Persons treatment"

Optional treatment of biography

9 Compound subjects

Effect of one subject on another

Relationships between subjects

Two subjects but one predominant

Two subjects treated equally

Three or more subjects

When all else fails

10 WebDewey

Answers to exercises

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Jul 2018).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781856049795

1856049795