DDC classification

Explained DDC classification for Biography, Language,Serials

2. CLASSIFICATION OF LANGUAGE, BIOGRAPHY, SERIAL
PUBLICATION.
According to Dr.Ranganathan library classificationis the translation of name of the
subject of book into preferred artificial languageof ordinal number, which
represents some, featured of book other than theirthought content.
There are many types of classification like colonclassification (cc), library of
congress classification (LCC), universal decimal classification(UDC), Dewy Decimal
Classification (DDC).classification is classify knowledgeas well as information.
Classification helps to coding, organized and maintainingthe library material.
Dewy Decimal Classification (DDC) is widely usedclassification in world. The
system was conceived by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and firstpublished in 1876.
Published by OCLC. Arabic numbers used in DDC .Thiscover present and future
topic. Classify material more efficiently. This classifiescontent of material not
physical format. It has four volumes.1
st
volume fortables that content table 1 to
table .2
nd
volume for 000 to 599 and 3
rd
volume 600to 999 and 4
th
is index.
BIOGRAPHY
Biography is Greek word Bio=life and Graphic=writing.Biography is of two type
individual and collective biography. Biography isMemory, history of some one’s
life written by someone else or written by him thatis autobiography. Shows how
person affected the people life through their behavior.In DDC for biography
class number is 920. And subdivision is there. Inbiography we use table 1 for
collected or individual biography etc. and table 2to table 6 according to
instruction.

3. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORK
COLLECTIVE
2
1.INDIVIDUAL BIOGRAPHY
Individual biography includes single person biography.About their life,
lessons, how he affect the people life. The subjectwhich is related to him.
Rule: - we take subject first and then 092 from tablefor individual
biography.
e.g.:-A life of J.R.D.Tata=338.0092

4. The book is individual biography of J.R.D.Tata and the subject is business so
number of business from volume 2 is 338. So in thatwe add .092 from table
1 because table is applicable is for everything.
2. COLLECTIVE BIOGRAPHY
Collective biography includes collection of biographymore than one person.
Sometime it may be from same subject, area, gender,time or may be from
different time, gender, area, subject or combinationsof these.
A)Work limited subject in which all group of people/ all personalities
contributed.
Rule: -ifworkis limited on only one subject buttwo or more people include
in this then first subject number and for collectivebiography 0922 from
table 1 .
E.g.:- Great teachers=371.100922
The book is about teacher. Education is subject.
Because subject is same so that’s why main entry undersubject class
number that is education in that 371.1 for teachers.Standard subdivision
is 1008-1009 that’s why 0092 we used for collectivebiography from table
1.
work limited to time not limited to area or subject
Rule: - if work is limited to time not limited toarea and subject then entry
under main class biography that is 920 and add eranumber.
E.g.:-Great personalities of the 19
th
century= 920.009034
This book is including all persons from differentcountry and different.
Entry under biography. 00901-00905 is for historicalperiod .so base number
920.0090 un that add the number following 090 in notation0901-0905 from
table 1 i.e. for 19
th
century 09034 . But followingnumber 090 means exclude
the 090 that’s why we take only 34.

5. B)work limited to specific area (geography)
Rule:-ifworklimitedtospecificareathenentryunderbiographyclassandif
subjectisgiventhenmakeentryundersubject.Thenaddareaclassnumberfrom
table 2 as per the instruction.
E.g. .i) Musician of India=780.92254
The Book is about Indian musician.
780 for music then from table 1 (.0922) for collectivebiography. Now see the
standard subdivision of subject that is .1-.9 so zerowill be cancel.Astric mark
was there that’s why we saw the summary .in summarythey mention add
subject base number from notation 3-9 from table 2,fromtable 2 we got the
India number i.e.54 .
ii)6 great English men=920.042
This is biography about six English men. Englishmen means they belong to
country England.
Here subject is not mentioned that’s why entry under920.0. Now as per
instruction notation 3-9from table 2 for country number.42 England code.
D) Work limited to gender
Rule: - if work is limited to gender then for womenthe 920.72 and for men it is
920.71
E.g. i) Great women of modern India = 920.72
ii) Hand in hand =920.71
Hand in hand is about the ten black men who changeAmerica.
These both entries under biography class number, inthat in subdivision of
biography this number is mentioned for women and men.
Work not limited to area, subject, time, gender.

6. Rule: - if work is not limited to anything then make entry under general
collection of biography that is 920.02.
E.g. Hall of fame=920.02
Contain seven men and one woman short stories abouttheir lives from
different places and different time.
So main entry under biography and in that .02 forgeneral collection of
biography.
LANGUAGES
Material is in different languages so classifiedinto perfect language we
need some classification. Languages class is 400.Include 14 main
languages and their related languages. For governmentpolicies on
languages are 306.449 and for literature are 800.401-409 is international
languages and special topic of languages. 410 arelinguistic languages. And
420-490 is for specific languages. And here we usetable 4 for languages
and language families and table 6. Different numbersfor descriptive and
prescriptive from table 4.
Descriptive means grammar, dictionaries, etymology,historical and
geographical variation, phonology, phonetics. Andprescriptive means
which allow us to practice or teach us, and for learning.
If astric mark is there then and then only we addtable 4.
A)FOR ETYMOLOGY
Rule:-For etymology first take subject number thenadd number 2for
etymology from table 4
E.g.:- Discussion of etymology of English =422
This book is about English etymology.
English class number is 420. Then theymention add to base number 42.
Then 2 for etymology of standard form of languagefrom table 4.
B)FOR GRAMMAR

7. Rule: - for grammar first take subject number and add number for
grammar number 5 from table 4.
E.g.:-grammar of Japanese=495.65
For Japanese 495.6 and for grammar number 5 from table4.
C)FOR PRESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTIC
Rule: -for prescriptive material take first subjectnumber then as per
instruction add number 8 from table 4.
E.g.:-learn English in 1 month.=428.2
This book is learning perspective.
For English class number is 420. They mention addto base number 42.
Then for learning 82. Because this is prescriptivebook that’s why
choose number 8 for learning.
D)FOR PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY
Rule: - first take subject number then take numberfor phonology 1from
table 4.
E.g.=Hindi phonology =491.43
For Hindi number is 491.43 astric mark was there.For phonology
number 15 from table 4.
E)FOR DICTIONARY
Dictionaries are of three types.
1)solo language = language number + dictionary number
2)polyglot=413
3)bilingual
a)entry words only in one language
b)Entry word is in both languages.
c)Entry words both in under foreign language.
1)for solo language

8. Rule: - first take language number then add dictionary number from table
4
E.g.:-dictionary of Tamil= 494.8113
494.811 is Tamil number then add number 3 for dictionaryfrom table
b) Bilingual
i) Entry word in one language
Rule: - first take in which language first words areappear first than add language
number and add dictionary number. Then add numberfor second language
E.g. English-Hindi dictionary.=423.9143
Word entry under English. That’s why first Englishnumber 420 but they mention
take base number 42 and then for dictionary 3 fromtable 4 then for Hindi
language adds number from table 6 as per instruction.
ii) Entry word for both languages/ both foreign languages
Rule: - entry word for both languages like half isHindi to English and half part is
English to Hindi then find which language is difficultfor that region and take other
language and if both languages are difficult for thatregion then take last language.
E.g. Hindi-English-Hindi=491.43321
491.43 is Hindi class number then add table4 therethey mention add base 3
notation 3-9 and then from table 6.so we took firstbase number 3 and then add
English number from table 6 is 21.
SERIAL PUBLICATION
Serial publication includes magazines, journals,newspaper. The frequency of
publication is may be different but we don’t classifyunder frequency of serial.
Here we use table 1 for serial publication.

9. SERIAL

10. A)For journal :-
Rule: - first take subject number then add 05 fromtable 1 for serial publication.
E.g.-=economic times. =330.05
Subject is economic so 330 are base number and 05from table 1 for serial
publication.
Rule: - if general periodicals is there then add language050 base number for
English 052 and for other Indian languages 059+languagenumber from table6.
B)for newspaper:-
Rule: - first take 079 for newspaper from table 1and then add area notation
from table 2.
Times of India=079.54
079 for newspaper and 54 for India from table 2.
C)For annual report.
Rule: - first take subject number then o6 from table1 for organization
management.
E.g. State bank of India=332.12206054
332.1223 are number for state bank then add 06 fororganization
management. Then as per instruction 054 from table2.