[OPLINLIST] Question for Catalogers

[Michael Penrod]

ISIS seems, for purposes of DDC classification only, to be a
self-identified political (321?) and/or social group (307?) that uses a
certain interpretation of a certain faith (297) that, while centered in one
geographic area (956), is in reality now being spread to other areas.  The
focus of the books appear to not be geography or history (900s) nor on
"following" a faith (200s).

I would shelve them in the 300s as a social or political movement.  Any
books you have on Al-qaeda would be a good place too (as long as it is not
in the 200s).  Doing that would be the same as shelving books on the KKK
with the Bibles or 240s.



From:
http://www2.curriculum.edu.au/scis/connections/issue_65/changes_in_the_dewey_decimal_classification.html

Terrorism, after all, has been around for a long time. The word has been
used since at least the French revolution and the practice has never quite
disappeared: think of the Anarchist bombers at the start of the 20th
century, or the Red Brigades and other similar groups of the 1960s. Dewey
has long had provision for the concept. For several editions past, it has
been at 363.32: ‘Control of violence and terrorism', which also included
‘crowd and riot control'.

Given the increased recent media attention on al-Qaeda and other militant
groups in the Middle East , it was clear that the general number was no
longer adequate. In November 2005 a Dewey update was published which
greatly expanded the number. Here is a summary list of the main new numbers
and their headings in DC22:

363.32 Social conflict

.321 Aspects of social conflict

.323 Crowds [including riots, demonstrations]

.325 Terrorism

.3251 Aspects of terrorism

.3253 Bioterrorism and chemical terrorism

.3255 Nuclear terrorism

.3259 Specific targets of terrorism


On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 12:53 PM, Susan Pieper <susanhillpieper at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hello all:
> Having just read the expose about the Library of Congress (*Washington
> Post*, March 31) and a comment stating that professional catalogers may
> not be used anymore, I have a cataloging question about how to classify a
> couple of titles.  We have a small browsing collection (less than 70K items
> system-wide). The books in question are *Rise of Isis, the threat we
> can't ignore*; and *Isis, the State of Terror*. Many libraries have these
> classified in the 956s. Many in 363s. I think it should be in the 297s.
> Isn't Isis an offshoot of Islam? Isn't it radicalized Islam? We often
> reclassify items to fit our local collection, but I am stumped. I thought
> the 900s were mostly history. Is there a current events area in DDC for the
> Middle East? I'm befuddled, as per usual when it comes to cataloging for
> rural libraries (hey, that sounds like a great workshop topic)! I remember
> in library school, I raised my hand and stated to my professor that I would
> never have need for the material I was learning in this class. When he
> asked why?, I answered, "because I will hire someone to catalog for me."
> Well... seems I did learn something in that class and after 30 years of
> library experience, I am still questioning some of the modern placements in
> an antiquated DDC system.
> Any advice for our titles in question?
> Thanks in advance!
> Susan
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