Re: sac-class: initial course outline

["Lois M. Chan" <loischan@uky.edu>]

I would be happy to prepare a brief ppt. presentation on (3) History and 
development of the LC classification.  Lois


At 03:51 PM 4/27/2005, you wrote:
> Hi everyone -  here's what I've come up with to incorporate ideas about 
> the LC classification course outline.  I don't consider it final by any 
> means -- we may find that we want to rearrange some of the sections, or 
> further develop some areas.  There are some questions noted in the 
> outline, as you'll see.  But I want to get this out today so we can move 
> forward.  We can continue discussion about this on the list and also in 
> Chicago, but this should be sufficient to get us started.
>
> I've incorporated some details (sub-topics) from an outline that Bruce 
> developed for training his staff on the N schedule.  He has sent me an 
> electronic version of his outline and I'll send that in a separate message.
>
> I'd like to have a few people start drafting some content for specific 
> sections before ALA.  I'll do one section.  If you're interested in 
> working on something right away, please let me know what sections are of 
> interest to you.   If you're unsure of how to begin at this point, it's 
> fine to wait and not volunteer for any sections right now. The process 
> should be clearer once we have some draft material to review and 
> discuss.   I'll give some more details about how to proceed once I have a 
> few volunteers.
>
> Here's the outline, incorporating ideas that were shared.
>
> 1.  Introduction  (just a few slides)
>         goals & overview of course
>
> 2.  Purpose of classification
>         brief discussion of other classification schemes?
>
> 3.  History  and development of LC classification
>
> 4.  Outline of LC classification
>         overview of notation (brief here, more detail later)
>         general characteristics and common features of schedules
>                 divisions
>                 notes
>                 numbers in parens
>
> 5. Tools
>         print schedules
>         ClassWeb
>         SCM: Classification, SCM: Shelflisting
>         Weekly Lists
>         CSB
>         Chan's A guide to the Library of Congress Classification
>
> 6.  Notation
>         call number = class number + item number
>         brief overview of basic cuttering (?)
>         additions to call numbers
>         formatting of call numbers in MARC
>
> 7.  Principles of classification (F10)
>
> 8.  Basic cuttering
>
> 9.  Assigning numbers
>         include here some discussion of local decisions, including 
> alternative numbers?
>
> 10. Special cuttering
>         corporate bodies
>         conferences
>         societies
>
> 11.  Tables
>
> 12.  Serials
>
> 13.  Overview of certain individual schedules?
>
>
> -- Lori