Choose the DDC that's right for you

Most librarians who start to do cataloguing using DDC, may find the advice from OCLC useful.

Go to this page, and select "Take the animated tour"
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/default.htm

When you have the animated tour, choose the fourth "Green" Tag on the left "Where does the DDC come from?", and page through the introductory slide, you will find it on the second slide.

With the help of this slide and the subsequent links it offered, you will be able to explore and visit web sites that give you full details of:

*Dewey for windows

*13th Abridged Edition in 1 volume

*21st Edition in 4 volumes

*WebDewey

Selecting the right DDC to start with is not difficult, if you are attentive enough.

If you like to have some one guiding your school librarians, just email

Dexterine Ho at

dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

You may like to visit:

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho via INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Courses from INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/

For course related to DDC, you may browse this blog or email her for other courses available.

If you have any special themes and requirements, Dexterine Ho will be glad to help you to plan and conduct a workshop that meets the special needs!

Animated tour of DDC

Nowadays, it is animation that capture the attention of the learners!

Visit and follow OCLC Animated tour of DDC, you will learn how you can use DDC to organize information on any topic under the sun.

http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/tour/default.htm

If you are innovative enough, you will get some good ideas to create library display and highlight your library collection using DDC numbers, DDC subject groupings, DDC's tree of knowledge.

Plunking the fruits of DDC is not difficult, if you are attentive enough.

If you like to have some one guiding your school librarians, just email

Dexterine Ho at

dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

You may like to visit:

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho via INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Courses from INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/

For course related to DDC, you may browse this blog or email her for other courses available.

If you have any special themes and requirements, Dexterine Ho will be glad to help you to plan and conduct a workshop that meets the special needs!

DDC System: An Overview

Many of my LAS WSQ trainees who are support staff from academic libraries in Singapore find DDC hard to understand.

After running LAS WSQ Module 5 Support Bibliographic Control twice this year, I think there is a need to make DDC relevant to anyone who has an interest in DDC library classification system.


Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System

DDC is used in more than 200,000 libraries, mainly public or school libraries throughout the world and it has been translated into 35 languages.

The Dewey decimal system, using numbers and letters, coordinates materials on the same subject and on related subjects to make items easier to find on the shelves.

All knowledge is divided into ten main classes, which are listed below

000 Generalities

100 Philosophy and Psychology

200 Religion

300 Social Science

400 Language

500 Natural Science and Mathematics

600 Technology (Applied Sciences)

700 Arts

800 Literature

900 Geography and History


The ten main classes are then further subdivided.

Each main class has ten divisions, and each division has ten sections.

Hence the system can be summarized in 10 main classes, 100 divisions and 1000 sections.


To view the 10 main classes, 100 divisions and 1000 sections, go to

Dewey Decimal Classification, Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dewey_Decimal_classes#Classes

or

Download the DDC 22 Summaries (PDF format; 20 pages)

from OCLC at

http://www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysummaries.pdf

If you like to train your support staff to do bibliographic control and other library tasks, you may like to enroll them for courses offered by Library Association of Singapore: http://www.las.org.sg/wp/training-development/for-support-staff/

If you like to give your teacher and student librarians some good understanding of Library Display with an introduction of DDC, you may visit
http://understandingddc.blogspot.com/2008/04/understanding-ddc-through-innovative.html

Dexterine Ho

Understanding DDC through INNOvative Displays!

Understanding DDC through INNOvative Displays!

If you find learning or teaching Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) difficult, try using display methods!

With INNO HANDS-ON, you can master display ideas for your school library the fun and INNOvative way!

Understandind Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) can be fun and interesting!

Creating Library Displays can be fulfilling!

Let's Enjoy Creating Library Displays and Understanding DDC...
the INNO HANDS-ON way!

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Understanding DDC through INNOvative Displays
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COURSE DESCRIPTION

Having some DDC call numbers in your head will save you time, and you'll maintain your "Expert" status in front of library users.

This workshop will guide participants and enable them to understand Dewey Decimal Classification system.

In addition, they will have innovative hands-on experience to create eye-catching posters and 3 dimensional display illustrating DDC numbers that excites and stimulates their users.

Participants in this workshop will learn to recall 10 main classes with ease through innovative display.

After the hands-on workshop, you will be able to create attractive DDC number posters and 3 dimensional display in many ways.

Course fee: $90 per participant (Students' group)
Duration: 1 session of 6 hours, or 2 sessions of 3 hours each
Minimum: 25 participants
(Learning material will be provided)

Course fee: $120 per participant (Teachers' group)
Duration: 1 session of 6 hours, or 2 sessions of 3 hours each
Minimum: 20 participants
(Teaching materials will be provided)

Notes:
The courses will be conducted at participants' school

Course fee covers all materials used during the workshop and a Certificate of Attendance

INNO HANDS-ON
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Blk 81 Tiong Poh Road #01-47
Singapore 160081

For enquiries, email
dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

Tel: 9660 4692 (hp) Fax: 6220 8387

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Courses for teachers and students etc...

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About Dexterine Ho Soo Miang
BA (Hons), PG Lib (Wales), MLIS (Wisconsin)

Ms Dexterine Ho Soo Miang obtained her PG Dip in Librarianship from University of Wales (UK) and her Masters in Information Studies from University of Wisconsin (US).

Experience in Tertiary Institutions:

Head of Reader Services and Reference Department, National Institute of Education (NIE) Library 1982-1996

Lecturer & Adjunct Lecturer, Information Studies and IRBD (International Relations and Business Development), Temasek Polytechnic 1996-2000

Reference Librarian (Pt-time), Temasek Polytechnic 1998-2000

Adjunct Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Studies Dept, Ngee Ann Polytechnic 2001

Senior Assistant Director (Pt-time), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Library 2001-2003

Adjunct lecturer (Digital Literacy Skills), National Institute of Education (NIE)2001-2007

As her skills in information retrieval and display works are now well recognized, she has been invited to conduct workshop in schools/ institutions and private organizations.

Currently, besides providing training and consultancy services through INNO HANDS-ON, she is ACTA certified trainer and assessor for LAS WSQ Level 2 Support Staff Training.

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho through INNO HANDS-ON is available at:

http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Dewey Decimal Hotlist for Librarians

If you run out of ideas on how to use DDC for library displays, you may like to use the following hotlist:

Dewey Decimal Hotlist for Librarians
An Internet Hotlist on The Dewey Decimal System

created by Linda Reilly
Plymouth Community Intermediate School Library

This librarian's list of links was created to classify Dewey Decimal information found on the Internet that could be used in teaching the Dewey Decimal System to students.

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listthedeweli.html

If you do not have and budget to engage trainer to teach your students, this will be a good source for you to plan your lessons.

With the help of this organised source, your students will learn a lot from you and they will in return, contribute more and make your library an organised and attractive learning hub!

Dazzling Kids With Dewey

Dazzling Kids With Dewey: Learning about the century-old classification system can be fun
By Shelley Riskin -- School Library Journal, 11/1/2003

Are your students more likely to doze off than be dazzled by Dewey decimal skills?

Don't despair, there are indeed engaging ways to teach kids how to use this century-old classification system to accurately and efficiently find library materials.

Click the following link to read the full text of the article:

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA332698.html

Plucking the fruits of DDC is not difficult, if you are attentive enough.

If you like to have some one guiding your school librarians, just email

Dexterine Ho at

dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

You may like to visit:

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho via INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Courses from INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/

For course related to DDC, you may browse this blog or email her for other courses available.

If you have any special themes and requirements, Dexterine Ho will be glad to help you to plan and conduct a workshop that meets the special needs!

Finding good slides on DDC

Slide Share at http://www.slideshare.net/ have a good collection of slides on DDC

Here is one of them:
http://www.slideshare.net/denisegaro603/dewey-classification

For more, just search

"Dewey Decimal"

in the search box!

With the ideas you get from the slides, plucking the fruits of DDC for Library Display or Classroom display is not difficult, if you are attentive enough.

If you like to have some one guiding your school librarians, just email

Dexterine Ho at

dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

You may like to visit:

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho via INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Courses from INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/

For course related to DDC, you may browse this blog or email her for other courses available.

If you have any special themes and requirements, Dexterine Ho will be glad to help you to plan and conduct a workshop that meets the special needs!

What is a call number?

For school librarians, it is important to know:

What is a call number ?

Every item in the library has its own address, the call number.

Fiction is shelved alphabetically by the author’s last name.

Non-fiction is shelved using a Dewey Decimal Classification number.

The Dewey decimal system groups materials on the same subject and on related subjects to make items easier to find on the shelves by using a combination of numbers and letters.

The Dewey system has ten main subject areas; each of these areas has ten divisions. These divisions are further divided--and then further divided.

Each division becomes more specific. The more numbers there are, the more specific the subject.

In this way, the Dewey classification system progresses from the general to the specific.

The final part of the non-fiction call number is often a letter/number code for the author or title, making the whole call number a unique identifier.

To learn more about DDC call number, visit the source of the above information at:

http://www.library.barrie.on.ca/research/tutorials/pdf/dewey.pdf

For libraries using cutter number for Author or Title code, please read the page:

"Let's Do Dewey-What is a call number?" at
http://www.mtsu.edu/~vvesper/dewey2.htm#What

Plucking the fruits of DDC is not difficult, if you are attentive enough.

If you like to have some one guiding your school librarians, just email

Dexterine Ho at

dexterine@yahoo.com
or
smho@e.ntu.edu.sg

You may like to visit:

List of schools with in-house workshops conducted by Dexterine Ho via INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/06/list-of-schools-with-in-house-workshops.html

Courses from INNO HANDS-ON
http://innoworkshop.blogspot.com/

For course related to DDC, you may browse this blog or email her for other courses available.

If you have any special themes and requirements, Dexterine Ho will be glad to help you to plan and conduct a workshop that meets the special needs!