Dewey Training Materials FAQ

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Dewey Training Materials FAQ

• Dewey Translators Meeting
• August 12, 2008
• Rebecca Green
• Assistant Editor, DDC

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Who are the training materials for?

• Focused primarily on the needs of experienced
  librarians for introductory or refresher Dewey
  application training
• Useful as supplementary materials in other Dewey
  training contexts, e.g., teaching Dewey to LIS
  students

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What facilities are needed to use the training
materials?

• Electronic classroom
• Instructor workstation with PowerPoint, data
  projector, WebDewey access
• Student workstations with WebDewey access
• WebDewey access
• Existing WebDewey subscription
• OCLC's Library and Information Science Education
  Program
• 30-day trial basis access contact Libbie
  Crawford (crawforl_at_oclc.org)

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What topics will the training materials
cover?(modules currently available)
Basic course Technical introduction to the
DDC WebDewey Basics Tables (Table 1)
Schedules Short modules Introduction to the
DDC Choice of number review Number building
Add tables WebDewey Advanced Special
material types Call number notation
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Is there a sequence in which the training modules
should be used?

• No prescribed sequence through all modules
• Some prerequisites to more advanced modules
• WebDewey Basics
• Technical introduction to the DDC
• Table 1
• Choice of number review
• Check blog entry look for DDC in the classroom
  in the list of categories

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What is a typical instructional module like?

• Learning objectives
• Overview (e.g., outline, topic coverage)
• Explanation (e.g., key differences, patterns)
• Examples
• Title LCSH Relative Index entries
• OCLC accession number date accessed in Notes
• Step-by-step number building
• Summary

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Segment from Number building Add tables (1)

• Mutually beneficial The Guardian and Life
  Insurance in America 368.32006573
• LCSH
• Guardian Life Insurance CompanyHistory
• Insurance, LifeUnited StatesHistory
• Insurance companiesUnited StatesHistory
• Relative Index entries
• Insurance companies 368.0065
• Life insurance 368.32
• Note Remember the rule of zero.
•  

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Segment from Number building Add tables (2)

• Mutually beneficial The Guardian and Life
  Insurance in America 368.32006573
• 368.32 Life insurance
• Add as instructed under 368.1368.8
• 0065 Insurance companies (from add table under
  
• 368.1368.8)
• 73 United States (from Table 2, as instructed
  under 0065 in add table under 368.1368.8)

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How will I know if Ive learned what Im supposed
to?

• Exercises
• Touch on all major points covered by
  instructional module
• Both student (no answer) and instructor (with
  answer and explanation) versions of answers
  included, e.g.,
• Music for two For descant recorders
• LCSH Recorder music (Recorders (2))Scores
• Answer 785.8364192
• (Class with ensemble duet making the musican
  exception to class-with-the-last rule note at
  786-788 "Class chamber music in 785)

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How can I get access to the training materials?

• Direct http//www.oclc.org/dewey/resources/teachi
  ngsite/200801/default.htm
• Indirect
• Enter Dewey training in the Google search box

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How can I provide feedback on the training
materials?

• If restricted to specific module(s)
• Submit comments in connection with blog entry
  for module
• Whether or not restricted to specific module(s)
• E-mail dewey_at_loc.gov