A
two-day
UDC workshop based on the new Pocket
Edition of UDC
The
Library Association, BSI and University College London jointly organized
a two-day introductory course on UDC, held at SLAIS on 27-28 June
2000. It was well received and will probably become a regular event.
Watch
this space for more events to be organized by SLAIS.
UDC
Workshop details
The
workshop is intended to provide an introduction to the use of the
UDC for the organization of information on a subject basis. Although
the principal focus is on the UDC, much of the content will be relevant
to the use of other schemes of classification. The emphasis will
be predominantly on the practical application of the system, and
guided investigation and practical exercises will form an important
element in the course.
The
workshop will be principally of interest to those who wish to implement
the UDC in the workplace, either as a documentary classification,
or for the organization of other materials or information carriers
according to subject content. It will also be useful to those who
want to improve or update their general subject indexing skills
or who need some basic subject cataloguing training.
No
prior knowledge of classification or subject cataloguing is assumed,
and the workshop is appropriate not only for librarians, but also
for paraprofessional library staff and for those in related occupations
who are concerned with the management of information.
A
copy of PD 1000 (the Pocket Edition of UDC) is included in the course
fee.
Programme
Day 1
10.00 |
Registration
and coffee |
10.30 |
Introduction
to UDC.
Overview and historical background, UDC publications and the
Master Reference File Video presentation |
11.30 |
The
nature of the UDC.
The theoretical structure of the scheme, main class order, purpose
and applications, examples of use |
1.00
|
Lunch
|
2.00 |
Beginning
with the UDC.
Subject analysis as a preliminary to documentary classification,
assessing the intellectual content of a document and constructing
accurate subject descriptions |
3.00 |
Tea |
3.30 |
Speaking
the language.
Translating subject summaries into UDC class marks, using the
main tables, simple and compound subjects, use of the colon
and other linking devices |
4.30 |
Close |
Day
2
10.00 |
Improving
expression.
Compiling more detailed subject descriptions and use of the
systematic and special auxiliaries |
11.00 |
Coffee |
11.30 |
The intricacies of subject arrangement.
Handling complex subjects, citation order, variations in citation
order and alternative treatments |
1.00 |
Lunch |
2.00 |
Beyond
the book.
Using classification for knowledge and information management,
file and record management, non-book media, personal organization
|
3.00 |
Tea |
3.30 |
A
virtual classification.
On-line applications of UDC, UDC on the World Wide Web and exploiting
the classification as a search and retrieval device |
4.30 |
Close |
Workshop
leaders:
Professor
I. C. McIlwaine is Professor of Library and Information Studies,
and Director of the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies
at University College London. She is Editor-in-Chief of the UDC,
and the author of the Guide to the UDC.
Vanda
Broughton is Lecturer in Library and Information Studies at
University College London, specializing in classification. She has
been employed as Research Assistant on the revision of the UDC,
and is a member of the UDC revision committee.
Aida
Slavic is Lecturer in Library Science at Zagreb University, currently
studying for a research degree at University College. She lectures
on classification at City University, is a member of the UDC revision
committee, and is involved in the maintenance of the Master Reference
File of the UDC.
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