Week 7: Classification (Dewey Decimal Classification)

27/3/2013

Part A: Theoretical

                From today lesson I able to know what is classification.  As we know that, cataloging can be divided into 3 main areas: a) Classification    b) Description   and    c) Subject.  Today lesson, we are going to learn the last subtopic of cataloging then in the future classes we are going to learn database.

What is library classification ? 

                  From our general knowledge, classification means that we are going to classify or group them together.  Library classification is grouping items on the shelves according to broad fields of knowledge and specific subjects within each field, so that users can find items easily.

The Aims of Library Classification:
1) put in order the field of knowledge in systematic way
2) bring related items together
3) provide orderly access to the selves (browsing or via catalog)
4) provide exact location for an item on the shelves.

Major Classification Scheme:
1) DDC -- Dewey Decimal Classification
2) LCC -- Library of Congress Classification
3) UDC -- Universal Decimal Classification
4) CC --  Colon Classification
5) BC -- Bliss Classification

Today lesson, we are more focus on DDC & LCC  !!!
So what is DDC about ?  What about LCC ? Mr Abdul Razak Bin Idris had given us another assignment which is write a simple and precise essay about Why school practice DDC and why university practice LCC in the cataloging of resources.


What is DDC ??

"A library assigns a DDC  number that unambiguously locates a particular volume to within a short length of shelving which makes it easy to find any particular book and return it to its proper place on the library shelves. The system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries".

 

 DDC 22 is composed of the following major parts in four volumes:

Volume 1
(A) New Features in Edition 22: A brief explanation of the    
    specialfeatures and changes in DDC 22
(B) Introduction: A description of the DDC and how to use it
(C) Glossary: Short definitions of terms used in the DDC
(D) Index to the Introduction and Glossary

(E) Manual: A guide to the use of the DDC that is made up  
    primarily of extended discussions of problem areas in the   
    application of the DDC. Information in the Manual is  
    arranged by the numbers in the tables and schedules. 
(F) Tables: Six numbered tables of notation that can be added to   
    class numbers to provide greater specificity
(G) Lists that compare Editions 21 and 22: Relocations and   
    Discontinuations;Reused Numbers
 
Volume 2
(H) DDC Summaries: the top three levels of the DDC
(I) Schedules: The organization of knowledge from 000 - 599

Volume 3
(J) Schedules: The organization of knowledge from 600 - 999

The Ten Main classes of DDC :

Volume 4
(K) Relative Index: An alphabetical list of subjects with the disciplines in which they are treated sub-arranged alphabetically under each entry

LLC (Library Of Congress Classification

                 LLC is the one the most widely used classification systems.  The system divides all knowledge into twenty-one basic classes, each identified by a single letter of the alphabet.  Whole numbers used in LCC may range from one to four digits in length, and may be further extended by the use of decimal numbers.

                  In a nutshell, I summarized what had I understood about the cataloging.  Subject cataloging is helping users to briefly describe what is the content in the book, descriptive cataloging is helping the librarian to do the arrangement of the book in the shelves based on physically. Then, classification is able for easily locate the books based on the fields.

                At the end of the lesson, En Abdul Razak Bin Idris remind us that after come back from semester break we are going to learn database.

Part B: Hands-on on DDC

As a beginner, I need to practice on doing DDC because I had nothing expose to the DDC before.  Therefore, I try to ask my friends on how to do DDC.  There are a few steps to do DDC, I had summarize as below:

Step 1: Use the Volume 4 (Index) to find the list of suitable subject
Step 2: Use Volume 2 or 3 and finally 
Step 3: Use Volume 1 for Tables; the six numbered tables of notation that can be added to class numbers to provide greater specificity

This is how it is written :

Line 1:      453:001 [DDC call number according to its subject]

Line 2:       MUH        [The first 3 letters of the main entry]

12) Book

543.01

MOH
1998 

Mohd. Marsin Sanagi

       Teknik pemisahan dalam analisis kimia/ Mohd. Marsin Sanagi. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1998.

        x, 221p. :ill ; 27 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0278-8

       1.  Analytical- Chemistry  2. Separation- Technology    I.Judul

Note:   .01  ------Theory



13) Book

340.59

PAI
1991 

Paizah Haji Ismail

       Undang-undang jenayah islam/ Paizah Haji Ismail. - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Kuala Lumpur, 1991.

        xiii, 274 p. ; 22 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi.

        ISBN 983-66-0028-0

       1.  Islamic Law      I.Judul

Notes:  .59 ------- Islamic Law



14) Book

547.23

NOR
1997 

Norbani Abdullah

       Kimia: tingkatan 5 / Norbani Abdullah, Loh Wai Leng, editor: Zahari Mahmud. - Petaling Jaya, Malaysia: Selangor, 1997.

        iv, 268p. :ill. ; 26 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 967-966-319-1

       1.  Chemistry      I.Loh Wai Leng     II. Zahari Mahmud      III. Judul



15) Book

539.1

HUS
2003 

Husin Wagiran

      Fizik moden / Husin Wagiran. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 2003.

        xii, 221 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0278-8

       1.  Physics      2. Radiation    I.Judul



16) Book

 

363.51

MOH

2007

Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi

            Housing crisis : back to a humanistic agenda / Mohamad Tajuddin Mohamad Rasdi. – Skudai, Malaysia : Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2007.

           Viii, 111p. : ill, ; 24cm.

           ISBN 978 – 983 – 52 – 0422 – 7

          1. Housing policy      2. Housing - Malaysia.                 I. Title.


17) Book

546.01

KIM
2002 

Kimia unsur kumpulan utama/ Razak Ali, Mohd. Nordin Garif, Mustaffa 
         bin Shamsuddin, Rusmidah Ali, Za. - Skudai, Malaysia : UTM, 2002.

        ix, 241 p. :ill; 27 cm

        Mengandungi indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0243-5

       1.  Chemistry, Inorganic           I.Razak Ali        II. Judul

Notes:      .01 -----  phylosophy & theory



18)  Book

620.106

HEH
1999

Hehn, Anton H.

      Buku panduan kuasa bendalir: majalah plant engineering/ Anton H. Hehn; penterjemah Wan Mohd Norsani bin Wan Nik; Yahaya Ramli. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1999.

        viii, 322p. : ill. ; 23 cm

        Mengandungi  indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0170-6

       1.  Plant engineering    2. Fluid power technology    I.Wan Mohd Norsani Bin Wan Nik
       II.  Yahaya Ramli         III. Judul

 Jilid 1: Reka bentuk sistem, penyenggaran dan penyelesain masalah

Week 6 : Subject Cataloging

20/3/2013 (Wednesday)

Part A : Theoritical

                    Today we had learned about the subject cataloging.  As we know that, cataloging consists of (a) descriptive cataloging,  (b) Subject Cataloging  and    (c)  Classification.  Subject cataloging is the part of cataloging of materials resources.  Or we called it "subject headings".  The headings which is best represent the subjects of the work in words and / or phrases using an authoritative list. 

                   The purpose of subject cataloging is to provide access by subject to all relevant materials. Besides, subject cataloging also helping subject access  materials through all suitable of subject organisation.  Therefore, subject cataloging need to control the vocab.

                    For the subject analysis, there are several steps need to be control:

              1) Examine the work in hand

              2) Decideon several keywords that could represent the subject
              3) using keywords as a starting point, go to each term in the list to identify appropriate
                  headings.
  
                Other than that, I also learn few short words that helping in subject cataloging:
           1) BT  =  broader term
           2) NT = narrower term
           3) UF = use for
           4) RT = related term
           5) SA = see also

Part B: Hands-on Subject catalogings
Then, our class continue with our "self practise" in the resources room  at Faculty Education.  We try to find back what we did in the cataloging and try to add in the subject cataloging.  Here is my outcome:

Here is what I did from week 4 and week 5.

Week 4:

1) Book :   Main entry (title)

 

Strategising teaching and learning in the 21st century / edited by Abdullah Mohd
       Noor, co-edited by Mohamed Amin Embi. -[Bangi], Malaysia: Faculty of
       Education UKM, 2000. 

   
        xiii, 1384p. : ill. , 25 cm

   
       3 Volumes
       Includes Index.

       ISBN 983-2267-02-01.

1. Strategic of teaching      I. Abdullah Mohd. Noor       II. Mohamed Amin Embi

2) Book : Main entry  (author)

 

Pinches, Michael J.

       Hidraulik kuasa/ Michael J. Pinches; John G. Ashby; Penterjemah Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1995.

       xii, 437p. : ill. ; 24 cm

       Mengandungi indeks.

       ISBN 983-52-0011-4.

      1. Fluid mechanics    2. Fluid power technology    I.  Ashby, John G.
      II. Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik        III. Title

3)  Book

Fermie, Peter.

       Family health encyclopedia: the comprehensive guide to the whole family's health needs / Peter Fermie ; Stephen Shepherd. - Leicestershire, East Midlands: Hermes House, 2011.

       256p. : ill. ; 30cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-1-84477-272-8.

   
       1. Healthy lifestyle   2. Diseases     I. Shepherd, Stephen        II. Title


4) Book

Johnson, Richard A.

       Statistics: principles and methods / Richard A. Johnson ; Gouri K. Bhattacharya. - Hoboken, New Jerseys: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

       xvii, 685p. : ill. ; 23cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-0-470-50577-9.

       1.Descriptive statistics    2. Distribution     I.  Bhattacharya, Gouri K.
       II. Title

5) Book

Lokman Mohd. Tahir.

       Orientasi kepimpinan pengetua sekolah / Lokman Mohd. Tahir; Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 2011.

        x, 172p. : ill. ; 23cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 978-983-52-0753-2.

       1.  Leadership      2. Educational leadership 
       I.  Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman     II. Title

Week 5:

6) Journal

Journal of fundamental sciences. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 2005) - Johor: UTM, 2005.

        Bi-annually

        Library has: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec, 2005). - 
  
        ISSN: 1823 - 626X.

        1.Science   I. Ibnu Sina institute for fundamental science studies.


7) Non Book Materials (CD-ROM):

Blood circulatory system [CD-ROM].  Kuala Lumpur: Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan, 2003.

         

          1 CD-ROM ; sd., col., 12cm    

        
          System requirement:  Pentium, windows 95 or upper, 16 MB RAM or more,

          microsoft video for windows, at least 640 x 480 displays with 65,000 

          colours, 8x CD-rom drive, sound cards, a moderm or lease line to internet.

          

         1. Science   2. Circulation of blood     I. Title

8) Journal

 Journal teknologi: B Pembinaan, reka bentuk dan perancangan.  
           No. 1 (June. 1967) - Johor: UTM, 1967.

           Bi-annually.

           Lib has : No. 33  ( Dis. 2000) - 

           ISSN 0127 - 9696
      
           1.Building design    2. Construction of Building     I.Title

This is the new materials/ resources for me to do the cataloging to recall back what I had learnt. This is the reference we use for subject cataloging:

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Note: For more information regarding the subject headings, please click Tutorial for self learning.

9) Book

 Husin Wagiran

       Prinsip asas: sinaran dan reaktor nuklear / Husin Wagiran. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1997.

        xviii, 238p. : ill. ; 22 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0106-4

       1.  Radiation  2. Nuclear reactor  I. Title


10) Book

Mohd. Janib Johari

       Etika professional/ Mohd. Janib Johari. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 2001.

        x, 157 p. ; 21 cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 983-52-0238-9

       1.  Professional Ethics  2. Professional responsibilities    I. Title


11) Non Book Materials ( CD-ROM ):

Pronouns [CD-ROM].  Kuala Lumpur: Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan, 2004.

         
          1 CD-ROM ; sd., col., 12cm    

       

          System requirement:  Pentium 100 MHz, windows 98 or higher,
          16 MB RAM or more, microsoft video for windows, at least 640 x 480
          displays with 65,000 colours, 8x CD-rom drive, 16-bit sound cards,
          speakers, a moderm or lease line to internet.

    

         1. English       2. Pronouns     I. Title

Week 5 (reflection) Serials & Non Book Material Cataloging

13/3/2013 (Wednesday)

Part 1

                Today, Mr Abd Razak Idris had asked us to present what we had did last week. Through the presentation we able to find out what mistakes we had did.  Here is my mistakes what I did and correction that I had do:

1) Main entry (title)

 

Strategising Teaching And Learning In The 21st century / edited by Abdullah Mohd
       Noor, co-edited by Mohamed Amin Embi. -[Bangi], Malaysia: Faculty of
       Education UKM, 2000. 

   
        xiii, 1384p. : ill. , 25 cm

   
       3 Volumes
       Includes Index.

       ISBN 983-2267-02-01.

1.                                      I. Abdullah Mohd. Noor       II. Mohamed Amin Embi

Correction:

1) Strategising teaching and learning in the 21st century / edited by Abdullah Mohd
       Noor, co-edited by Mohamed Amin Embi. -[Bangi], Malaysia: Faculty of
       Education UKM, 2000. 

   
        xiii, 1384p. : ill. , 25 cm

   
       3 Volumes
       Includes Index.

       ISBN 983-2267-02-01.

1.                                      I. Abdullah Mohd. Noor       II. Mohamed Amin Embi

> the highlight in red colour should be small letter.

2) Main entry  (author)

 

Pinches, Michael J.

       Hidraulik kuasa/ Michael J. Pinches; John G. Ashby; Penterjemah Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1995.

       xii, 437p. : ill. ; 24 cm

       Mengandungi indeks.

       ISBN 983-52-0011-4.

      1.                                I.  Ashby, John G.            II. Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik
      III. Title

Explanation for correction: 
The highlight in red colour, the name of author must follow the rules to write the author name and   III. Title  must be write in the cataloging.
 



Part 2
                 As we know that catalog is a list of library materials contained in a collections that make our life easier to find document, what a library has and assist us in the choice of document. From today lesson, we have learned that:


How to Catalog for Serials & Non Book Material ?  

               The way to catalog for  serials and non book material is same as cataloging for book material. The main entry for non book cataloging is the title and description about the material such as non book material is colourful or not, what is the software able to be used, sound, duration of time and etc. 

               Meanwhile, the common types of serials publications such as periodicals, annual reports and recurring reports of activities, directories, yearbooks, and other similar reference works, newsletters, statistical publications, newspapers and legal and official publications.

             After Mr Abd. Razak Idris had given the knowledge and explanation about cataloging for non book material.   Then, we have to go to library / resource center in our faculty to do our "hands on" activities. 

 

Format :
a) Serials:
Title. Vol. 1, no.1 ( years first published) - place of publication:
        Publisher, Year of publication -
        Physical description (extent of item)
        Serial number
        1. subject          I. Added entry  

b) Non book materials: 

        Title[type of materials]

Place of publication : Publisher , Year of publication.

Physical description + other materials if provided-(series if it had)

Notes

Tracing

6) Journal

Journal of fundamental sciences. Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec. 2005) - Johor: UTM, 2005.

        Bi-annually

        Library has: Vol. 1, no. 1 (Dec, 2005). - 
  
        ISSN: 1823 - 626X.

        1.                     I. Ibnu Sina institute for fundamental science studies.


7) Non Book Materials (compact disc):

Blood circulatory system [Compact Disc].  Kuala Lumpur: Bahagian Teknologi Pendidikan, 2003.

         

          Sd., col.

          Pentium, windows 95 or upper, 16 MB RAM or more, microsoft video for
          windows, at least 640 x 480 displays with 65,000 colours, 8x CD-rom drive,
          sound cards, a moderm or lease line to internet.

          1. Audio-visual education            2. Visual Education              3. Teaching-Aids
          & devices


8) Journal

 Journal teknologi: B Pembinaan, reka bentuk dan perancangan.  
           No. 1 (June. 1967) - Johor: UTM, 1967.

           Bi-annually.

           Lib has : No. 33  ( Dis. 2000) - 

           ISSN 0127 - 9696
      
           1.                         I.

Week 4 (reflection) Main Entry and Added Entry

6/3/2013

   

This week we are continue to learn the descriptive cataloging especially in main entry, added entry and etc.  Through the 'hands-on' activity in library sources at our faculty of education here are my outcome:

1) Main entry (title)

 

Strategising teaching and learning in the 21st century / edited by Abdullah Mohd
       Noor, co-edited by Mohamed Amin Embi. -[Bangi], Malaysia: Faculty of
       Education UKM, 2000. 

   
        xiii, 1384p. : ill. , 25 cm

   
       3 Volumes
       Includes Index.

       ISBN 983-2267-02-01.

1.                                      I. Abdullah Mohd. Noor       II. Mohamed Amin Embi

2) Main entry  (author)

 

Pinches, Michael J.

       Hidraulik kuasa/ Michael J. Pinches; John G. Ashby; Penterjemah Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 1995.

       xii, 437p. : ill. ; 24 cm

       Mengandungi indeks.

       ISBN 983-52-0011-4.

      1.                                I.  Ashby, John G.            II. Wan Mohd. Norsani Wan Nik
      III. Title

3)

Fermie, Peter.

       Family health encyclopedia: the comprehensive guide to the whole family's health needs / Peter Fermie ; Stephen Shepherd. - Leicestershire, East Midlands: Hermes House, 2011.

       256p. : ill. ; 30cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-1-84477-272-8.

   
       1.                                                         I. Shepherd, Stephen        II. Title


4)

Johnson, Richard A.

       Statistics: principles and methods / Richard A. Johnson ; Gouri K. Bhattacharya. - Hoboken, New Jerseys: John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

       xvii, 685p. : ill. ; 23cm

       Includes Index.

       ISBN 978-0-470-50577-9.

       1.                                                                   I.  Bhattacharya, Gouri K.          II. Title

5)

Lokman Mohd. Tahir.

       Orientasi kepimpinan pengetua sekolah / Lokman Mohd. Tahir; Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman. - Skudai, Malaysia: UTM, 2011.

        x, 172p. : ill. ; 23cm

        Mengandungi bibliografi dan indeks.

        ISBN 978-983-52-0753-2.

       1.                                                                 I.  Mohd. Anuar Abd. Rahman     II. Title

Week 3 (reflection) Descriptive Cataloging

27/2/2013

                  Today's lesson is hard for me to understand because I am still new is this courses. The words 'descriptive cataloging' still very weird to me.  But, I try my best to understand the lesson taught by Sir Abdul Razak and also by searching the information online.  So this is my understanding about 'descriptive cataloging".

                  As we know that catalog is a list of library materials contained in a collections that make our life easier to find document, what a library has and assist us in the choice of document.  

 

                   Therefore, cataloging is really important for producing catalog that able to consumer for easy retrieving the materials.  Bibliographic Cataloging is the process of building of a database using specific rules for transcribing and recording essential information, assigning classification numbers and subject headings. There are 3 main areas in catalog record:

       1) Classification              2) Description                      3) Subject

                   The rules need to follow in cataloging are:

1)  ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description)  or

2)  AACR2 ( Anglo- American Cataloging Rules)

ISBD areas of description:

1) Title & statement of responsibility

2) Edition

3) Material (or type of publication) specificdetails
4) Publication, distribution etc.
5) Physical distribution
6) Series
7) Note
8) Standard number and terms of availability

              There are 3 levels of description based on the purpose of the catalog or catalogs for which the entry is constructed. First level, second level or third level.  The school libraries are using the first level.  Most libraries in Malaysia agreed to use the second level.  For our lesson, we are more concentrate on 2nd level of description. Today, we only introduce to the concepts and next week we are going to practice to do the "hands on" cataloging. 

Second level  of description is:
Title proper [General material designation] = parallel title : other title information / first statement of responsibility ; each subsequent statement of responsibility. - Edition statement / statement of responsibility relating to the edition. - Materials (or type of publication) specific details. - First place of publication, etc: first publisher, etc, date of publication, etc. - Extent of item; other physical details; dimensions. - (Title proper of series / statement of responsibility relating to series, ISSN of series ; numbering within the series. Title of subseries, ISSN of subseries; numbering within subseries. - Note(s). - ISBN : price (qualification)

 Here is the some internet search for me to get more knowledge about descriptive cataloging.
References:
1) http://www.dpowerpoint.com/Cataloging-Rules--PPT.html
2) http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oGdWoZdTxRyCoA0ChXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzNTFwZGNsBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMjMEY29sbwNzazEEdnRpZANERkQ1Xzg4/SIG=12ri3gosj/EXP=1362945433/**http%3a//courses.ischool.berkeley.edu/i245/s07/Lectures/Lecture04_245.ppt

 

Self - study (20/2/2013)

This assignment had given by En. Abdul Razak Idris to students.
The purpose of this assignment is to expose us to how educational resources and Information Management system.

 

There are some questions need to answer in this assignmnet:

1) How do you locate materials in the library ?

>  Library catalogue in OPAC Lestari ( Online Public Access Catalog)

2) How do you know that certain materials that you are looking for are available in the library ?

>  Through browsing and checking at library catalogue able to view the availability of        

     materials in the library.  If the book is check out, the book is showing unavailable.

3. What information is given about a library material ?

>  Titles, call number, publication year, item type, availability, key word, author, accession  

    number,  ISBN, pages number, summary , etc

4. Are there any tools / schemes used for such information / data in # 2 can be

    generated ?

>  Yes, able to access OPAC Lestari for PSZ in anywhere through

     (a) intranet - within UTM campus

     (b) Acid link - outside the UTM campus.

5.  How the materials arranged on the shelves ?

>  Classification System 

    a) Dewey Decimal System and 

    b) the Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

>  According to given call number and subject matter.

6.  What is / are schemes used for such arrangement can be made ?

>  Dewey Decimal System and Library Congress Classification System (LCC) 

7.  Are there different shelves / area for different types of materials ? (AV, Journal, Large    

     books, Special collections, etc ... ) ?

>  Yes, different types of materials are located at different location.

Here is the answer I had done to make sure that I am able to understand the management of resources.