tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439997588652040639.post964648153917189358..comments2020-02-25T09:17:30.172+00:00Comments on Behind the Bookshelves: 025.431 DEWCara Clarkehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16077051252661676472noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439997588652040639.post-73523053956361924642012-03-26T12:13:59.103+01:002012-03-26T12:13:59.103+01:00Hi Cara. I too am in the middle of changing from D...Hi Cara. I too am in the middle of changing from DDC22 to 23. Not too many changes for us but I'm only half-way through, so there could be some big areas to come yet! I'd be surprised if anyone in FE sticks rigidly to Dewey. I think the numbers just become meaningless to students if they're too long, and it doesn't help them find anything. And yes, we too have our own invented class numbers and add-ons to make it all a bit easier. I enjoyed your description of classification as being like a mystery. I quite like trying to work out the correct place to put something. Cataloguing though, now that's a different matter altogether. Not my most favourite job!AndreaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10705028104122772930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439997588652040639.post-55716608147903229732012-03-26T11:26:31.648+01:002012-03-26T11:26:31.648+01:00Hi Cara, Really interesting post!
We're curre...Hi Cara, Really interesting post! <br />We're currently moving our stock to DDC23 from an internally developed system and there has been a few times where its been 'Dewey Pragmatism' vs. 'Dewey Perfection'! Being such a specialised collection (a small primary health care) DDC23 was a little vague so we have moulded it to meet ours - and most importantly - our users needs! There is no point having the stock is perfectly classified if no-one can find anything. <br />MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2439997588652040639.post-43023089877086552012-03-23T14:59:49.991+00:002012-03-23T14:59:49.991+00:00Hi Cara,
I'm all for adapting Dewey to suit y...Hi Cara,<br /><br />I'm all for adapting Dewey to suit your own library. However, I must admit to one moment - in our current Dewey (we're a bit behind and haven't updated mainly due to cost) fashion illustration books weren't classified in fashion but in design. I created my own Dewey number by taking the bit I wanted from fashion and sticking the bit for design on the end - it ended up a bit long but for some reason I couldn't deny Dewey the numbers it wanted!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com