Go through Main Classes B-119, and observe carefully how Learn Q-R on p. 82. DEWEY. Decimal Classification. Read Main Classes 600-699, making careful comparison with Learn 600-690 of Second Summary. Read Hulme's "Principles of Book Classification," I-II, in Questions. (1) What is meant by the statement that Dewey divorces theory from practice in 500 and 600? How does this treatment compare with that in the Brown scheme? (2) Summarize in three pages pars. 16-29 of the Introduction to the Subject scheme. (3) Classify the articles in this month's "Nineteenth Century and After" by both schemes. (4) Classify by both schemes:— Fletcher, Banister. Dilapidations: a textbook for architects and surveyors in tabulated form. Crane, W. J. E. Smithy and Forge: including instructions in the farrier's art. Sindall, R. W. Manufacture of Paper. Eissler, Manuel. The Hydro-Metallurgy of Copper: treatment of Andes, L. E. Vegetable Fats and Oils: for oil Manufacturers, Seeley, H. G. Factors in Life: three lessons on health, food, Meyer, G. H. von. Organs of Speech and their Application in the Bale, M. P. Woodworking Machinery: use, progress, and con struction. Bottone, S. R. Electric Bell Fitting. Thompson, Sylvanus. Elementary Lessons in Electricity and Lodeman, E. G. Spraying of Plants: history, principles, and for destroying insects and fungi. Dicksee, L. R. Hotel Accounts. Boland, M. A. Century Invalid Cookery Book for Nurses. Rees, J. A. The Grocery Trade: its history and romance. 3 (5) Test in Theory. Answer the following in not more than forty minutes without reference to your textbooks: "What are the qualities required in a sound notation? Give examples of "mixed" and "pure" notations respectively, and of one in which arbitrary signs are used. Explain also the auxiliaries of notation, and especially the applications of those devised by Biscoe, Cutter, Jast, and Merril, and Stewart's adaptation of the last named.” Lesson VIII: Fine and Recreative Arts. 47. In Fine Arts, as seen in the two classification schemes, we have some most interesting divergences. Roughly it may be said that Dewey regards Fine Arts as higher developments of Useful Arts. Brown, on the other hand, urges that some are higher developments, but that all do not spring from previous forms, as some pervade all classes. The view is open to discussion, but that is no part of our pur pose. 48. The Subject scheme presents most difficulties, and we will consider it first. Pictorial and Plastic Arts (painting, engraving, sculpture, etc.) are considered pervasive of the whole of knowledge and are placed in A; Architecture, as an application of Physical Science, is placed in B300-490 (note that this schedule takes building, architectural, practical, and historical: they are not separated as in Dewey, 690 and 720); Landscape Gardening is part of the general subject of Gardening in Economic Biology, I220-1265; Photography is one of the Graphic and Plastic Arts in A735-788; Music, in all its forms (very elaborately and excellently worked out) is a development of Acoustics in Physical Science, C300-796; Theatrical performance goes with the general subject of the Drama in Literary Forms and Texts, N200-N249; Recreations are a part of Ethnological and Medical Science, H700991. Thus we see an entirely different principle governing the order from that ruling in Dewey. We have again to point out that, as every one of the Useful Arts must be sought for at the Science on which it is based, so must each of the Fine Arts be sought at its basic Science. 49. The Decimal treatment of Fine and Recreative Arts need not detain us long. It deals with the beautifying of the plane in Landscape Gardening, which must only take gardening for the pleasure of the eye and mind, not for producing food; the beautifying of the solid in Architecture; Sculpture (730) which, it must be noted, includes ceramics, coins, engraved gems (not precious stones in the natural state, which are 553·8) and bric-a-brac; Drawing, Decoration and Design in which the headings most carefully to be noted are Art Needlework (the artistic side of the subject only; domestic needlework and dressmaking are 646) and Artistic Furniture (which must not be confused with furniture-making, 684). 750 is an important division. The heads 750758 must be regarded as dealing with the subjects named; that is to say, a book on landscape painting in theory, in history, or in any other aspect, is 758, while a discussion of the works of an individual landscape painter goes in 759 with the national division number. The other headings are simple. It may be remarked en passant that 770 is hopelessly obsolete and needs expansion for modern use, and that 790 is a confused arrangement, the absurdity of which is best seen at 797 where a number of unrelated games are jumbled together because a "ball" is used in them. 50. The following are further important practical decisions on the Subject scheme generally: they must be studied carefully : (16) Palæo-Botany of special plants goes with plant. Histories of Civilization in special countries to take Country number plus 17. (19) Constitutional histories take L202 with the national number, e.g. Constitutional history of England, L202V5. (20) Dictionaries of Dates in alphabetical order are O000 2. Similar books arranged by dates are 0074. (21) Collections of letters take X002. (22) Publishers of special subjects are classed with subject plus 'I. Readings for Lesson VIII. BROWN. Subject Classification. Look up the references in the Introduction to the pervasive nature of Fine Arts. Read A600-831; B300-490; C400-796; H720-991. Learn S-T on p. 82. DEWEY. Decimal Classification. Read Main Classes 700-799. Learn 700-790 of Second Summary. HULME. Principles of Book Classification, III-IV, in L.A. RECORD, December, 1911-January, 1912. Some These brilliant articles should be read with critical care. Revise your theory regularly now. There may be questions on the schemes of Cutter, Fletcher, Edwards, British Museum, Library of Congress, or Brussels Expansion of Dewey. Cutter is. the most important. If you have not read my paper on “The Expansive Classification (Libraco, 6d.), I think you should do so. Questions. (1) Classify by both schemes: Ruskin. Ariadne Florentina: six lectures on wood and metal engraving. Bosanquet. History of Esthetic. Ellis. Elgin and Phigaleian Marbles of the Classical Ages in the British Museum. Middlemore. Great Age of Italian Painting. Du Cane. The Flowers and Gardens of Japan. Abney. Evening Talks at the Camera Club on the Action of Light in Photography. Parker. Lucas. ABC of Gothic Architecture, What Shall We Do Now: suggestions for children's games and employments. Morton. Art of Theatrical Make-Up. Matthay. Art of Touch in All Its Diversity: an analysis and synthesis of pianoforte tone-production. Ellis. Pronunciation for Singers: with especial reference to the English, German, Italian, and French languages. Whymper. Scrambles in the Alps. (2) Classify by both schemes: Longman and Loch. Pins and Pincushions: the history, folklore,. and use of pins in all ages. Melville. Chats on Postage Stamps. Cattelle. The Diamond: its nature, working, trade, and mines. The Boy Scouts' Complete Signalling Instructor. Matthews. The Highlands of South-West Surrey: a geographical study in sand and clay. Harper. The Holyhead Road: the mail coach road to Dublin. (3) Summarize in less than 500 words the eleven rules for "Assigning Class Numbers," Dewey's Introduction. (4) State the arguments for and against placing Pictorial and Plastic Arts in Generalia; then defend the placing of them there. (5) Test in Theory. Answer the following in not more than forty minutes without reference to your textbooks: "The Subject system has a specific index; the Decimal and Expansive systems have relative indexes. Explain and examine the functions of each form, exhibiting in your answer what you conceive to be the correct method of approaching a classification scheme in classifying a book." Lesson IX History and its Collaterals. 51. We now approach what should be the simplest class in classification, but one in which, curiously enough, practical experience proves that the average student makes most mistakes. A typical error is that of confusing travel with history; an indefensible error from an examination point of view, but one which appears in every second set of answers by students. We shall first analyse the Decimal class 900, and endeavour to provide some working definitions to prevent this and similar errors. 52. Dewey's 900 is the most burdened of all his classes; it embraces : 900 The generalia of history. (Note carefully that this excludes the generalia of Travel or Biography.) 910 Geography and Travels, for which a more suitable and com. prehensive name would be "Description ". 920 Biography. 929 Genealogy and Heraldry. 930 Ancient History. 940-99 Modern History. |