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281.5-281.9 Eastern churches & 340 Law. ALA Midwinter Conference January 16, 2010 Julianne Beall. 281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (1). Issues in DDC treatment of Eastern Christianity lack of clarity in some structural details multiplicity of names by which a church may be known
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281.5-281.9 Eastern churches & 340 Law • ALA Midwinter Conference • January 16, 2010 • Julianne Beall
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (1) • Issues in DDC treatment of Eastern Christianity • lack of clarity in some structural details • multiplicity of names by which a church may be known • use of names/characterizations for broader group of churches than it actually applies to • use of names/characterizations rejected by church referred to • need to expand for specific Orthodox churches
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (2) • Branches of Eastern Christianity (comprehensive number 281.5) • Eastern Catholic churches (281.52*) • Oriental Orthodox churches (281.6–281.7) • Assyrian Church of the East (281.8) • Orthodox (a.k.a. Eastern Orthodox) churches (281.9) • Note: St. Thomas Christian churches cut across the above classification; comprehensive number at 281.54* • *Proposed expansion
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (3) • Specific Orthodox churches—current: • 281.94-281.99 Treatment by continent, country, locality • Add to base number 281.9 notation 4–9 from Table 2, e.g., Russian Orthodox Church 281.947, Orthodox Church in America 281.97 • 281.947 Russian Orthodox Church
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (4) Specific Orthodox churches—proposed: 281.94-281.99 Specific autocephalous, autonomous, independent churches Add to base number 281.9 notation 4–9 from Table 2 for the country of the seat of the church, e.g., Russian Orthodox Church 281.947, Orthodox Church in America 281.973; then, for geographic treatment, add 0* and to the result add notation 4–9 from Table 2, e.g., Russian Orthodox Church in Canada 281.947071
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (5) Specific Orthodox churches—proposed—cont.: 281.947 Russia Number built according to instructions under 281.94–281.99 Class here Moscow Patriarchate, Russian Orthodox Church
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (6) Specific Orthodox churches—proposed—cont.: 281.973 United States Number built according to instructions under 281.94–281.99 Class here Orthodox Church in America (OCA) Class specific Orthodox churches affiliated with a patriarchate or other national church with the patriarchate or church, e.g., Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America (eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople) 281.94961073
281.5–281.9 Eastern churches (7) • Proposal out for review by: • Libraries in Egypt, Greece, Russia • Scholars in Australia, Canada
340 Law • Proposals from European DDC Users’ Group (EDUG) 340 Law Working Group • European Union law • Criminal courts and criminal procedures • Other topics: Juristic acts, theory of sources of law, legal professionals • Response from DDC editors; discussion by EPC; more discussion papers under development
European Union law (1) • Proposed expansions under 341.2422 European Union (examples) & proposed relocation • 341.242 22 Organization • 341.242 222 Council of the European Union • 341.242 224 European Parliament [formerly 341.2424] • 341.242 226 European Commission • 341.242 228 Courts of the European Union
European Union law (2) • Founding treaties of European Union: provide notes to clarify where they should be classed • 341.242 202 65 Multilateral treaties • Number built according to instructions under 341.2–341.7 Class here texts of founding treaties, e.g., Treaty Establishing the European Community, Maastricht Treaty on European Union; texts of treaties amending founding treaties, e.g., Treaty of Nice . . . .
European Union law (3) • Existing provisions under 342 Constitutional and administrative law: which can be used for EU law? For effect of EU law on national laws of member states? • 342.02 Basic instruments of government • Class here constitutions . . . . • 342.2 Regional intergovernmental organizations • Add to base number 342.2 notation 3–9 from Table 2, e.g., constitutional and administrative law of European Union 342.24; then to the result add the numbers following 342 in 342.001–342.09 . . . . • 342.2402 Basic instruments of government
Criminal courts and criminal procedures (1) • Need provision for special procedures for terrorist suspects. Current: • 345 Criminal law • 345.02 Crimes (Offenses) • Class here terrorism . . . . • 345.023-345.028 Specific crimes and classes of crime • Add to base number 345.02 the numbers following 364.1 in 364.13- 364.18 . . . .
Criminal courts and criminal procedures (2) • Proposed solution: provide a specific number for terrorism under 364.1. Current: • 364.1 Criminal offenses • Class here . . . . terrorism as a crime