Re: sac-class: initial course outline

[Lori Robare <lrobare@darkwing.uoregon.edu>]

Great -- thanks Lois!

A message about our meeting in Chicago will follow shortly -

-- Lori

At 09:36 AM 6/2/2005, you wrote:
> 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