tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post114002753229055281..comments2023-03-24T02:59:21.585-05:00Comments on LIS 569: History of American librarianship: The Amherst MethodGreg Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09154543464555817869noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post-1140140832773966872006-02-16T19:47:00.000-06:002006-02-16T19:47:00.000-06:00DDC has its problems, but switching every DDC libr...DDC has its problems, but switching every DDC library over to LCC? That's not a trivial task. In fact, I'm getting a chill just thinking about it. Maybe you have to have worked in a library to really appreciate this, but it would be a <I>massive</I> project for even a small library to have to update all the call numbers (on both the books themselves and in the metadata records) and rearrange the books on the shelves.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892934409758178223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post-1140065259958704522006-02-15T22:47:00.000-06:002006-02-15T22:47:00.000-06:00First, not to be picky but Library of Congress has...First, not to be picky but Library of Congress has just as many problems as Dewey. No systems is perfect (obviously) but to scrap all of the hard work that's been done already would be silly. Despite their flaws, we have two very well thought out systems that have worked for the field for years. People find these books, even if the subject heading isn't PC or the most modern term. We have bigger things to work on and there is no way we will be able to overhall the entire organizational structure of most libraries in America with limited budget resources and overworked librarians.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I'm playing devil's advocate...Katie Kiekhaeferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749153009534493131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18504323.post-1140040915829432462006-02-15T16:01:00.000-06:002006-02-15T16:01:00.000-06:00I started a literature review last semester about ...I started a literature review last semester about bias in classification systems. Some scholars have proposed doing away with the DDC completely. Other scholars have suggested developing a revised DDC system for different countries. For example, in Iran, class 400 and 800 (I think) are used for Farsi, the national language.<BR/><BR/>A librarian in Africa has suggested adding numbers or subdivisions for missing information. Cocoyam, a staple crop in some African countries, is not found anywhere in the DDC.<BR/><BR/>I also read an article by two library science Ph.D.s in Korea, who suggested revamping the DDC's religion section to account for religious diversity. Korea doesn't have one predominant religion (like Christianity in the U.S.), so simply substituting one religion for Christianity (like Islam in the Middle East) doesn't work. The Korean scholars advocated for a whole bunch of DDCs that were designed for individual countries.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13915642213887608118noreply@blogger.com