The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is one of the world’s most widely used library classification system; but not in law libraries.<\/p>\n
The four-volume print last edition includes thousands of updates added to the system over the past seven years. The electronic version, WebDewey, enhances the print updates with online updated delivery. Abridged Edition 15 is a simplified version used by smaller collections.<\/p>\n
The publication of a 42-pages pamphlet entitled “A classification and subject index for cataloging and arranging the books and pamphlets of a library”. This was the first edition, which consisted of 12 pages of preparatory matter, 12 pages of tables and 18’pages of index, a total of 42 pages. It contained nearly 1000 classes.<\/p>\n
WebDewey\u00ae 2.0 is an online version of the complete Dewey Decimal Classification system, since the classification will be no printed in the future. Web Dewey is a subscription based service.<\/p>\n
There are six numbered tables in DDC 23 (there were 7 in DDC 21):<\/p>\n
The Classification system treated law as a division, in the social science discipline. It provides class
\nmark of 340 349 for law collections. These class marks are:<\/p>\n
In the past, the Dewey Decimal scheme law class was:<\/p>\n
Predefined Groups in Law are:<\/p>\n
Example: Branches of law; laws, regulations, cases; law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions (342-349)<\/p>\n
Classification numbers for law of specific jurisdictions and areas are built from five elements, which can be arranged in different ways to produce standard or optional numbers, according to instructions following this table: To show a specific branch, a specific subject, or a kind of original material, arrange the elements as follows, using criminal courts of Australia as an example:<\/p>\n The complete number is 345.9401<\/p>\n Class comprehensive works in 340; class comprehensive works on law of *Add 00 for standard subdivisions; see instructions at beginning of Table 1<\/p>\n To give preferred treatment to the law of a specific jurisdiction, to jurisdictions in general, to branch of law and its subordinate subjects, or to subject, use one of the following options or the option at 342-347:<\/p>\n To give local emphasis and a shorter notation to law of a specific jurisdiction or area, e.g., Australia, arrange the elements as follows, using criminal courts of Australia as an example:<\/p>\n The complete number is 345.01 (To show subordinate jurisdictions of an area with regular notation from Table 2, derive the notation by dropping from the area number for subordinate jurisdiction all digits that apply to preferred jurisdiction.)<\/p>\n For example, drop area number for Australia -94 from area number for Tasmania -946 to obtain notation 6, which is used for Tasmania. Thus, the number for criminal procedure of Tasmania is 345.605<\/p>\n (To show subordinate jurisdictions of an area with irregular notation from Table 2, i.e., with numbers for subdivisions that are coordinate with the number for the entire area, derive notation by dropping the digits from area number that all subdivisions have in common. For example, Sudan’s area number is -624, while the numbers for its regions and provinces are -625-628. Drop -62 from full area number for Darfur region -627 to obtain the notation 7, which is used for Darfur region. *Add 00 for standard subdivisions.<\/p>\n (Class comprehensive works on law of the preferred jurisdiction or area in 342; class comparative law and law of other jurisdictions and areas in 349)<\/p>\n To give preferred treatment to jurisdictions in general, arrange the The complete number is 349.4051. Other examples: criminal courts of Tasmania 349.46051, texts of welfare laws of Hobart 349.4610430263<\/p>\n (Class law of jurisdictions in the ancient world in 340.53-340.54; class comparative law in 342; class law of socioeconomic regions in 343.1; class law of regional intergovernmental organizations in 343.2)<\/p>\n Option C:<\/strong><\/p>\n To give preferred treatment to branch of law and its subordinate subjects, arrange the elements as follows, using criminal courts of Australia as an example:<\/p>\n The complete number is 345.1094)<\/p>\n Moys used the Dewey Decimal in the layout of the schedules of her classification scheme, with the K (from the Library of Congress scheme) notation to the left and the 340 notation to the right of the page<\/p>\n In the first edition of her “Moys Classification and Thesaurus for Legal Materials<\/a> “book, Moys required the telescoping of the seventeen legal classes (by definition the non-legal class was not needed) of her classification scheme into ten decimal classes. This was achieved by putting together in one general class the subjects contained in the first three fairly general classes of the class K scheme, by using a single class instead of three, for Common law<\/a> primary materials, and by combining the four classes allocated to continents into another single class. In this way, the basic arrangement by legal system were maintained in the decimal framework, in contrast to the Dewey subject-oriented arrangement. The Dewey scheme’s tables of standard divisions for countries were used in classes 344, for Common law<\/a> jurisdictions, and 349 for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n In the edition 18 of the Dewey systeme, published in 1971, the classification introduced the term “phoenix schedule” for its fully revised classes 340 (Law).<\/p>\n There have long been questions about the structure of Law (340), and indecision has wreaked havoc on the division. When work on the 340s began, it was thought that there were three ways to arrange the materials in it. Using traditional Dewey practice, jurisdiction could be attached to type of law by means of -09. Thus, 345.0973 would be used for a work on criminal law in the United States. A second method was to add jurisdiction directly to 34, thus gathering law books together first by jurisdiction and then by type of law, as law is generally studied [i.e., 347.305 would be the number of criminal law in the United States]. A third way was to add jurisdiction directly to type of law [i.e., 345.73 for the same subject as above]. This would be followed by standard subdivisions or the special subdivisions peculiar to that type of law. Of the three ways, the third was the second choice of librarians in the United States, who preferred arrangement by the -09 method, and of librarians in Great Britain and elsewhere outside the United States, who preferred arrangement by jurisdiction first.<\/p>\n British law librarians in particular called for a citation order that reflected the way law was actually studied-first by jurisdiction, then by type of law. The opinion of American law librarians-who usually do not use the DDC-and of American librarians of general collections-in which law is of secondary importance-weighed equally, however, in the scales of judgment. Hoping to alienate no one, the Decimal Classification Division opted for everyone’s second choice, namely, number three. The editors reasoned that in this way no one would be offended by having someone else’s first choice allowed. It appears, however, that two second choices do not make a first, for many British librarians have called for reversal of the decision in favor of the second method. The Americans have said little on the matter (Comaromi 1976, 594)<\/p>\n The British eventually broke with the Dewey preferred practice? they chose the option putting jurisdiction before type of law. Edition 20, under Comaromi’s guidance, put in place the Division policy of assigning in the classification legal materials, both the British first choice (which the British National Bibliography uses) and the American second choice. The American first choice was never honored.<\/p>\n Note: these notations may change. Here are showed only as an example.<\/p>\n Including breach of contract, parties to contract, rescission, subcontracting<\/p>\n Class here comprehensive works on liability<\/p>\n Class general considerations of contracts applied to specific kinds of contracts in 346.023-346.025 ; for liability of schools, of school officials, of school districts, see 344.075; for criminal liability, see 345.04; for specific kinds of contracts, see 346.023-346.025; for extracontractual liability, see 346.03<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n Author: international<\/b><\/p>\n Administrative law<\/a>, Advocacy<\/a>, Cataloging for legal materials<\/a>, Classification for Law Libraries<\/a>, Classification schemes in the UK<\/a>, Common law<\/a>, Comparison of Library of Congress and Dewey classifications about Law<\/a>, Education<\/a>, KF Modified<\/a>, Law Classification<\/a>, Law Classification, Historical<\/a>, Moys Classification and Thesaurus for Legal Materials<\/a>, Religious law<\/a>, country<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is one of the world’s most widely used library classification system; but not in law libraries. 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\n(1) 34, the base number, indicating law
\n(2) A digit indicating specific branch of law, original materials, or comprehensive works as follows:
\n2 Constitutional and Administrative law<\/a>
\n3 Military, defense, public property, public finance, tax, trade (commerce), industrial law
\n4 Labor, social service, Education<\/a> , cultural law
\n5 Criminal law
\n6 Private law
\n7 Procedure and courts
\n8 Laws, regulations, cases not limited to a specific branch
\n9 Comprehensive works
\n(3) The facet indicator 0*
\n(4) One or more digits indicating a subject subordinate to specific branch of law or type of original material
\nExample: 1 Courts (from 345.01 under 345 Criminal law)
\n(5) Notation from Table 2 indicating the jurisdiction or area
\nExample: -94 Australia
\nTo show comprehensive works on a specific jurisdiction or area in modern world, arrange the elements as follows, using law of Australia as an example:
\nBase number: 34
\nDigit indicating comprehensive works: 9
\nJurisdiction or area: Australia, -94
\nThe complete number is 349.94<\/p>\n\n
\nspecific ancient jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic regions in 340.53; class
\ncomprehensive works on law of specific jurisdictions, areas, socioeconomic
\nregions in 349.<\/p>\nOptions:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Option A:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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\n(For law of a jurisdiction subordinate to the emphasized jurisdiction or area, insert between the branch of law and facet indicator the notation indicating the subordinate jurisdiction)<\/p>\n
\nThus, the number for criminal procedure of the Darfur region is 345.705).<\/p>\nOption B:<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
\nelements as follows, using criminal courts of Australia as an example:<\/p>\n\n
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Dewey Decimal and Moys Classification Schemes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Class Law<\/h2>\n
Some Notations in Law<\/h2>\n
In 340 Law<\/h4>\n
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In 343 Military, defense, public property, public finance, tax, commerce (trade), industrial law<\/h4>\n
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In 345 Criminal law<\/h4>\n
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In 346 Private law<\/h4>\n
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\nClass sale in 346.072; class loan in 346.073. Class contracts dealing with a specific legal aspect not provided for here with the aspect in 342-347, e.g., partnership contracts 346.0682; class contracts concerning a specific nonlegal subject with the subject, plus notation 0687 from Table 1, e.g., roofing contracts 695.0687<\/p>\nIn 347 Procedure and courts<\/h4>\n
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In 348 Laws, regulations, cases<\/h4>\n
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See Also<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
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Conclusion<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Notes<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
References and Further Reading<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
About the Author\/s and Reviewer\/s<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n
Mentioned in these Entries<\/h3>\n