Exhibits for comment
Exhibits outlining proposed changes to the Dewey Decimal Classification for inclusion in the next edition are mounted here as received. The Committee members and Editorial staff seek input and guidance from the wider Dewey user community and welcome comments, suggestions and ways of improving proposals and changes. All responses will be presented to the Committee and the Editors for their information and considered responses.
Meeting 136 - Dublin, Ohio, 13-14 May 2013
Please send any comments on the following exhibits to Anne Robertson at the address below by 4 May 2013. Please limit your comments to a single exhibit per message, and use the exhibit number as the subject line, e.g., EPC 136-8.1. This will make it easier to keep track of each discussion thread. Please also include your complete contact information in your signature line.
Anne M. Robertson
Australian Representative, Editorial Policy Committee for the Dewey Decimal Classification
Robertsonannem@bigpond.com.au
Exhibit 136-6: Editorial work plan
Exhibit 136-7.1: 765 fields [information only]
Exhibit 136-7.1.1: Exceptions to MARC 21’s Rules for 765 Fields
Exhibit 136-7.2: References to notation in internal add tables
Exhibit 136-8.1: Special notation for archaeology: Discussion paper
Exhibit 136-9.3: St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Exhibit 136-10.1: Notes about national groups
Exhibit 136-10.2: Modern Assyrians
Exhibit 136-12.1: 004-006 Computer science: Updates
Exhibit 136-12.2: Natural computing
Exhibit 136-12.3: Digital media
Exhibit 136-13.1: 211 Concepts of God
Exhibit 136-13.2: 289.3 Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
Exhibit 136-13.3: Voodoo
Exhibit 136-14.1: Preference order in 302-307
Exhibit 136-14.2: Marriage and partnerships
Exhibit 136-16.1: Parental leave
Exhibit 136-17: Weapons
Exhibit 136-18: Military engineering: Discussion paper
Exhibit 136-19.1: 583-584 Angiosperms: SIG/CR paper
Exhibit 136-19.2: 583-584 Angiosperms: Proposal for discussion
Exhibit 136-19.2.1: 583-584 Angiosperms: Proposal-related data
Exhibit 136-20.1: 641.509 vs. 641.59: Collections of recipes from specific restaurants
Exhibit 136-22: 878 Latin miscellaneous writings and 888 Classical Greek miscellaneous writings
Exhibit 136-21: Concertos; keyboards vs. accompaniment
Exhibit 136-24: Edition metadata
Exhibit 136-25: Modeling topic relationships
Exhibit 136-26: Relative Index: Managing synonyms
Exhibit 136-43.1: Semiannual Report to OCLC (July—December 2012)

