Dewey Breakfast/Upda

te 25 June 2011

Joan S. MitchellEditor in Chief, DDCOCLC mitchelj@oclc.org

DDC 23: It’s HereDDC 23: It’s Here

DDC 23 is here! Start using it! DDC 23 is here! Start using it!

OutlineOutline

• Overview

• Examples from Main Classes

• Learning Opportunities

• Keeping Up with DDC 23

Overview of DDC 23Overview of DDC 23

• Major updates in religion, law, education, food and clothing, graphic arts, cinematography and videography, ancient and modern world

• Overhaul of groups of people

• A host of new numbers (e.g., bullying, cloud computing, end of Mubārak administration))

• Structural changes to support machine display and retrieval, and classifier efficiency

000 Computer science, information & general works000 Computer science, information & general works

> 004.11-004.16 Digital computers

Multifunctional digital devices are classed with their predominant function . . . a work that focuses on a specific function other than the predominant function is classed with the predominant function

100 Philosophy & psychology100 Philosophy & psychology

155 Differential and developmental psychology

2 Sensory perception, movement, emotions,

psychological drives

. . .

3 Conscious mental processes and intelligence

. . .

8 Individual, evolutionary, environmental psychology

. . .

9 Applied psychology

. . .

200 Religion200 Religion

297.12 Koran and Hadith

. . .

297 [.124] Hadith (Traditions)

Relocated to 297.125

297.125 Hadith (Traditions) [formerly 297.124]

300 Social sciences300 Social sciences

371.05 Public schools distinguished by source of funding, locus of control, and mandate [formerly 371.01]

Class here academy schools, charter schools

400 Language400 Language

427[.1–.8] Geographic variations in parts of England

Relocated to 427.9421–427.9428

. . .

427.94-.99 Geographic variations in specific continents, countries, localities in modern world

Add to base number 427.9 notation 4–9 from Table 2, e.g., geographic variations in parts of England 427.9421–427.9428 [formerly 427.1–427.8], slang of British Isles 427.941, geographic variations in England 427.942, dialects of Canada 427.971, Tok Pisin 427.9953

. . .

500 Science500 Science

523.49 Trans-Neptunian objects [formerly 523.48]

523.492 Kuiper belt objects

523.492 2 *Pluto [formerly 523.482]

523.494 Scattered disk objects

523.497 Oort cloud objects

600 Technology600 Technology

616.008 Young people

Do not use for diseases of infants and children up to puberty, comprehensive works on child and adolescent medicine; class in 618.92

616.008 35 Young people twelve to twenty

Do not use for diseases of young people twelve to twenty who

have not reached puberty; class in 618.92

Class here adolescent medicine

700 Arts & recreation700 Arts & recreation

791.43 Motion pictures

Regardless of distribution medium or method

Class here made-for-television movies, video recordings of motion pictures [both formerly 791.45]; direct-to-video and direct-to-DVD releases of motion pictures; dramatic films, entertainment films; films developed originally for Internet transmission; comprehensive works

on dramatic, entertainment, documentary, educational, news films

. . .

800 Literature800 Literature

808.03 Specific elements of rhetoric

Class preparation of manuscripts using specific elements in 808.02; class specific kinds of writing using specific elements in 808.06

808.032 Figures of speech

Including metaphor, simile

808.036 Narration

900 History & geography900 History & geography

961.105 [History of Tunisia,] 1956–

961.105 1 Administration of Habib Bourguiba, 1956–1987

961.105 2 Administration of Zayn al-ʻĀbidīn Bin ʻAlī, 1987–2011

961.105 3 2011–

DDC 23: Learning Opportunities (1)DDC 23: Learning Opportunities (1)

Online resources

• DDC 23 webinar http://tinyurl.com/3cyqn7q

• 025.431: The Dewey Blog

http://ddc.typepad.com

• Mini webinars and updated training materials coming in fall 2011!

DDC 23: Learning Opportunities (2)DDC 23: Learning Opportunities (2)

Upcoming workshops and presentations:

• DDC 23 in Context (27 June, ALCTS CCS Subject Analysis Committee meeting, Hilton Riverside, Grand Salon C)

• DDC 23 Workshop at IFLA (12 August, San Juan, PR)

registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=DDC23IFLAwkshp

• What’s New with DDC and What Do I Need to Know (9 September, Schaumberg, IL) http://www.laconi.net/tech/programs/

• The Future of DDC is Now!:  Uncovering the Mysteries of DDC 23 (15 November, Fort Wayne, IN) http://www.ilfonline.org/events/2011/11/14/general/2011-ilf-annual-conference/

DDC 23: UpdatesDDC 23: Updates

• New and Changed Entries retired

• To be replaced temporarily with PDFs containing updated schedule and table entries

• Permanent change-notification solution coming inside WebDewey 2.0

• Errata addressing typos in DDC 23 to be posted shortly

Some Useful LinksSome Useful Links

DDC 23 oclc.org/us/en/info/ddc23

DDC 23 workshops

registration.oclc.org/reg/?pc=DDC23IFLAwkshp

DDC 23 webinar

http://tinyurl.com/3cyqn7q

WebDewey 2.0 http://dewey.org/webdewey

dewey.info http://dewey.info

DeweyBrowser oclc.org/research/researchworks/ddc/browser.htm

Classify classify.oclc.org/classify2 

025.431: The Dewey blog

http://ddc.typepad.com

Questions? dewey@loc.gov (Dewey Editorial Office)dewey@oclc.org (Licensing, group purchases, LIS program)