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Dewey in Authority Records Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Experience

Dewey in Authority Records Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Experience. Iman Khairy April 27, 2010. Outline. Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Name and Subject Authority File (BIBALEX) DDC/BIBALEX mapping guidelines  DDC and Cutter in authority records Conversion tables  Recommendations and conclusions.

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Dewey in Authority Records Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Experience

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  1. Dewey in Authority Records Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Experience Iman Khairy April 27, 2010

  2. Outline Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Name and Subject Authority File (BIBALEX) DDC/BIBALEX mapping guidelines  DDC and Cutter in authority records Conversion tables  Recommendations and conclusions Dewey in Authority Records

  3. Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Name and Subject Authority File (BIBALEX) • The BA follows MARC 21’s “Model B” of Appendix C for multilingual/multi-script authority records. The 7xx tags in authority records are used for linking subject headings in Arabic, English and French. “BIBALEX” is listed in Marc21 codes for sources as a source for name, term and title. Dewey in Authority Records

  4. Subject Headings The subject headings lists used at the BA are: Bibliotheca Alexandrina Subject Heading (BASH) Library of Congress Subject Heading (LCSH) Rameau Dewey in Authority Records

  5. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Subject Headings (BASH) An adapted translation of selected parts of (LCSH), with expansions in subject areas related to Arabic and Islamic topics. An extensive revision of “Qa’imat ru’us al-mawdu‘at al-‘Arabiyah al-qiyasiyah lil-maktabat wa-marakiz al-malumat wa-qawaid al-Bayanat” by Dr. Sha‘ban Khalifah. Continuously updated through Arabic subject headings proposals. Dewey in Authority Records

  6. Subject Authority Record (BIBALEX) Dewey in Authority Records

  7. Mapping BASH to LCSH and Rameau Dewey in Authority Records

  8. Subject Proposals (Arabic) Arabic subject heading proposals are authorized through consulting other Arabic subject headings lists, thesauri, reference tools or literary warrants as appropriate. Dewey in Authority Records

  9. Arabic Subject Headings proposals (Samples)

  10. Arabic Subject Proposal Dewey in Authority Records

  11. Subject Proposals (English) English subject headings proposals are added to LCSH after submitting it through the Middle East Librarian's Association (MELA) to the Arabic Project of the Library of Congress Subject Authority Cooperative Program (LC/SACO). Dewey in Authority Records

  12. SACO Proposal Dewey in Authority Records

  13. Guidelines for Inclusion of DDC in BIBALEX If one or more DDC numbers correspond precisely with the idea represented by an Arabic subject heading, the number or numbers are put in 083 fields in the subject authority record, with qualifying terms if appropriate. Dewey in Authority Records

  14. Guidelines for Inclusion of DDC in BIBALEX (Cont’d) The term in the caption, relative index or in “Including” note must be identical or nearly identical in scope, meaning to the Arabic subject heading. Dewey in Authority Records

  15. DDC in a topical subject authority record

  16. Guidelines for Inclusion of DDC in Name authority records The numbers for history and numbers from table two are the numbers assigned to the Arabic geographic name authority record. Dewey numbers are added to personal names authority records for Arabic literary authors and classical Muslim scholars. Dewey in Authority Records

  17. DDC in geographic name authority record Dewey in Authority Records

  18. DDC in literary author authority record

  19. Guidelines for Inclusion of DDC in literature and other topical headings Built Dewey numbers are added to Arabic literature subject headings only. The general or interdisciplinary number and the table number if appropriate are the numbers assigned to topical headings. Dewey in Authority Records

  20. DDC in literature subject authority record

  21. DDC in literature subject authority record

  22. DDC in main heading (interdisciplinary number)

  23. Guidelines for Inclusion of DDC in literature and other topical headings (Cont’d) Dewey numbers representing a specific aspect of the main heading are not added to the main heading authority record. Dewey numbers representing a specific aspect are added only if they precisely match an authority record containing the main heading with subdivision. Dewey in Authority Records

  24. DDC in main heading + subdivision

  25. DDC and Cutter in BIBALEX Koran Sura and groups of Suras To ensure logical shelf arrangement of Koran topics through adding a designated Cutter after the class number for texts or topics of individual Sura or groups of Suras. Dewey in Authority Records

  26. DDC and Cutter in BIBALEX (Cont’d) Islamic scholars A designated Cutter will be added to some famous Islamic scholars belonging to different specializations, then another Cutter from an add table will be assigned by the cataloger. To ensure logical shelf arrangement and bringing together on the shelf the original works by this scholar followed by commentaries on his works. Dewey in Authority Records

  27. Conversion tables A project under going for preparing conversion table for Islamic topics in LCC and DDC (BP to 297) and Islamic law (KBP to 297 or 340), including mapping their equivalent BASH, LCSH, and Rameau. Dewey in Authority Records

  28. Conversion Tables (samples) * Red color indicates proposals

  29. Mapping BASH, LCSH and Rameau

  30. Recommendations Developing a mutually-accepted standard for exchanging subject authority records and classification data. Exchange of expertise between members of the EDUG and libraries in the Arab world Developing a methodology for making DDC classification proposals Dewey in Authority Records

  31. Conclusion “No perfect system, no one size fits for all, updating and expansion are ways of life.” - Sohair F. Wastawy, Chief Librarian, Bibliotheca Alexandrina “It is with cooperation that we are able to achieve so much in our field, to the benefit of all.” - Paul Edwin Frank, Cooperative Cataloging Specialist, Library of Congress Dewey in Authority Records

  32. Reference Mitchell, Joan S. “Dewey Numbers in Authority Files”. Discussion Paper Presented at Meeting 126 of the Dewey Classification Editorial Policy Committee (EPC), Washington October 11-13, 2006. http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/epc_126-35.doc   [accessed 09-02-2010] Dewey in Authority Records

  33. Questions? Dewey in Authority Records

  34. Thank you Dewey in Authority Records

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