Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Dewey Decimal Classification
$250.00
Dates: October 5 - November 1April 5 - May 2
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course focuses on learning the structure and notational system of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, 23rd edition, using a combination of print (when available) and WebDewey. The Introduction to DDC functions as a mini-textbook and will be used as the primary source of number building techniques.
The best way to learn DDC is to understand its structure. This course takes a unique approach to learning DDC by first addressing how a pure numerical notation works to represent the class structure in an hierarchical system, including how chains and arrays work, the expressiveness and hospitality of notation, and how DDC uses Centered Headings in the class schedules to interrupt the hierarchy.
Course exercises will focus on understanding the role of the Tables and Relative Index, especially Standard Subdivisions from Table 1 and geographic subdivisions from Table 2; students will learn various ‘add devices’ used to synthesize numbers.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
- Learn the structure and logic behind this long standing library classification system
- Build/construct DDC numbers for a range of information resources and for different library environments
- Develop a firm understanding of how to use the Manual and Tables when building class numbers
- Have a firm grasp of number building techniques and devices, as well as knowledge of the Manual, Tables, and Relative Index
- Learn how WebDewey is used to build DDC numbers
This is an asynchronous course with built-in course materials and series of weekly assignments. Some course materials may be recorded.
This course can be taken as one of eight courses needed to earn our Certificate in Cataloging and Technical Services, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
This course focuses on learning the structure and notational system of the Dewey Decimal Classification system, 23rd edition, using a combination of print (when available) and WebDewey. The Introduction to DDC functions as a mini-textbook and will be used as the primary source of number building techniques.
The best way to learn DDC is to understand its structure. This course takes a unique approach to learning DDC by first addressing how a pure numerical notation works to represent the class structure in an hierarchical system, including how chains and arrays work, the expressiveness and hospitality of notation, and how DDC uses Centered Headings in the class schedules to interrupt the hierarchy.
Course exercises will focus on understanding the role of the Tables and Relative Index, especially Standard Subdivisions from Table 1 and geographic subdivisions from Table 2; students will learn various ‘add devices’ used to synthesize numbers.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
- Learn the structure and logic behind this long standing library classification system
- Build/construct DDC numbers for a range of information resources and for different library environments
- Develop a firm understanding of how to use the Manual and Tables when building class numbers
- Have a firm grasp of number building techniques and devices, as well as knowledge of the Manual, Tables, and Relative Index
- Learn how WebDewey is used to build DDC numbers
This is an asynchronous course with built-in course materials and series of weekly assignments. Some course materials may be recorded.
This course can be taken as one of eight courses needed to earn our Certificate in Cataloging and Technical Services, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Robin Fay
Robin Fay is an experienced Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, trainer, and author working where metadata, cataloging, systems, and AI intersect. She has led cataloging, migration, and data quality projects across the GLAM landscape — federal agencies, multistate academic consortia including the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the University System of Georgia, and academic, community college, public library, and museum collections. Her practice spans MARC to BIBFRAME, system migrations, authority and entity management, controlled vocabularies, and linked data, including where AI tools help in metadata work and how to build human-AI collaborations for our work. She is the author of Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians and actively writes at linkedin and elsewhere. A frequent guest on WREK's Lost in the Stacks, she discusses metadata and semantic web topics through the lens of practical application. Connect with Robin via her linktr.ee/robinfay or at robinfay.net
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