International
Dewey Users
Meeting
16 August 2011
IFLA
Expansions and Revisions
in 297 for Islam: DDC 23
and Proposed Updates
San Juan
Julianne Beall
Assistant Editor, DDC
Library of Congress
jbea@loc.gov
Outline
Expansions in DDC 23
Historical periods for Islam as a religion
Hadith
Proposed expansions of 297 for 200 Religion Class and
WebDewey
A peak at the future:
340.59 Islamic law and schools of Islamic law
Historical periods for Islam as a religion (1)
297.090211 Period of Revelation, 610-632
From first revelation to Muḥammad the
Prophet until his death
Class biography of and comprehensive works
on Muḥammad the Prophet in 297.63; class
biography of and comprehensive works on his
family and Companions in 297.64 . . . .
Historical periods for Islam as a religion (2)
297.090212 Period of Four Rightly-Guided Caliphs, 632-661
Class here 7th century, Rashidun Caliphate
Class religious biography and theological
discussion of the first four caliphs in 297.648;
class interdisciplinary biographies of the first
four caliphs with the subject in 950, e.g., Abu
Bakr 953.02092 . . . .
Hadith (1)
297.12 Koran and Hadith
....
297.125 Hadith (Traditions) [formerly 297.124]
....
> 297.125 4–297.125 8 Texts of Hadith of Sunnites
Class comprehensive works in 297.125
Hadith (2)
297.125 4 *Jawāmi' (Comprehensive compilations),
ṣiḥāḥ (Authentic compilations),
mustadrākāt
Subdivisions are added for jawāmi', ṣiḥāḥ,
mustadrākāt together, for jawāmi' alone, for
ṣiḥāḥ alone
....
297.125 42 *Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Qushayrī
*Add as instructed under 297.1254–297.1259
Hadith: Example
DDC:
297.125420521 (297.12542 + 0521 for English
translation)
Author: Muslim ibn al-Ḥajjāj al-Qushayrī, ca. 821-875
Uniform title: Jāmi' al-ṣaḥīḥ. English & Arabic
Title: Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim: English translation of Sahîh Muslim
LCSH: Hadith—Early works to 1800
Proposed expansions: selected topics in
297.1–.8 Islam: Draft for comment
297.122
Koran
The biggest proposed expansion is for the Koran
297.14
Religious and ceremonial laws and decisions
297.352
Mecca
297.81
Sunnites
297.1224 Arabic texts of Koran
297.12242 Texts of parts of Koran [formerly 297.1229]
....
297.122427 Suras 50–114
Class here parts 26–30 together
Class comprehensive works on part 26 of
Koran in 297.122426
297.1225 Translations of Koran (1)
297.1225 Translations
Class here translations of parts of Koran
[formerly 297.1229], Arabic texts
accompanied by translations
Add to base number 297.1225 notation 1–9
from Table 6, e.g., the Koran in English
297.122521;
297.1225 Translations of Koran (2)
297.1225 Translations [cont.]
then to the results add as follows:
....
01–07 Parts of Koran
Add 0 and to the result add the
numbers following 297.12242 in
297.122421–297.122427, e.g., English
translation of sura 36 (Sūrat Yāsīn)
297.12252105
297.1225 Translations of Koran: Example
Proposed DDC: 297.12252107
(297.1225 +
T6—21 + 0 + 7 from
297.122427)
Uniform title: Koran. Juz’ ‘Amma.
English & Arabic.
Title: Holy Quran for beginners. 30th
part, Juz Amma
297.1227 Commentaries on Koran (1)
297.1227 Commentaries
Interpretation and exegesis arranged in
textual order
Class here commentaries on parts of Koran
[formerly 297.1229], texts accompanied by
commentaries
297.1227 Commentaries on Koran (2)
297.12273 Commentaries of Sunnites
Class here commentaries of Ṭabarī; Ibn Kathīr,
Ismā‘īl ibn ‘Umar; Rāzī, Muḥammad ibn Abī
Bakr; Baghawī, al-Ḥusayn ibn Mas‘ūd; Nasafī,
‘Abd Allāh ibn Aḥmad; Khāzin al-Baghdādī,
‘Alī ibn Muḥammad; Qurṭubī, Muḥammad ibn
Aḥmad
297.1227 Commentaries on Koran: Example
Proposed DDC:
297.12273
Title:
Interpretation of the meanings of the
noble Qur'an in the English language: a
summarized version of At-Tabarî, AlQurtubî, and Ibn Kathîr with comments
from Sahîh-Al-Bukharî
Subject:
Koran—Commentaries
Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion
(1)
297.14
Religious and ceremonial laws and decisions
Class here fiqh al-‘ibādāt (rituals law); fiqh in
relation to religious and ceremonial laws and
decisions, sharia in relation to religious and
ceremonial laws and decisions
Class Islamic law relating to secular matters,
interdisciplinary works on Islamic law in
340.59. Class religious law on a specific topic
with the topic, e.g., religious law concerning
ḥajj 297.3524
Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion
(2)
297.1401 Philosophy and theory
Notation 01 from Table 1 as modified below
297.14018
297.140181
Schools of law
Sunni schools
For works comparing Sunni law with
other schools of Islamic law, see
297.140184
Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion
(3)
297.1401811 Ḥanafī school
Class here Ḥanafīyah (Hanafites) [formerly
297.811]
Comments received by 12 August 2011 (1)
Many comments have concerned topics of Islam not in
current draft; we cannot now do the research to give them
a proper response; we must hold them for future
consideration
All comments on the draft itself now being studied
Sample comments:
Requests for clarification, e.g.: 297.12234 Prayers in
Koran
Comments received by 12 August 2011 (2)
Sample comments (continued)
Suggested changes to English versions of Arabic, e.g.,
297.122712 Tafsīr bi-al-raʼy (Commentary based on
reasoning)—change “reasoning” to “opinion”?
Question whether the following should be included among
the schools of law: 297.1401815 Ẓāhirī school
We cannot now say what the result will be of our studies,
but we do expect some changes to the draft
Future proposals: 340.59 Islamic law
340.59 Islamic law
....
340.59018 Schools of law
Add to base number 340.59018 the numbers
following 297.14018 in notation 297.140181–
297.140184, e.g., Islamic law according to
Ḥanafī school 340.5901811
Links to current discussion paper and blog
entry: selected topics in 297.1–.8 Islam
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297islam.pdf
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2011/07/selected-topics-in2971-8-islam-draft-for-comment-by-august-12-2011.html
Links to earlier discussion papers and blog
entries (1)
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297draft.pdf
http://www.oclc.org/dewey/discussion/papers/297_rev_draf
t.pdf
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/06/historical-periodsof-islamhadith.html
Links to earlier discussion papers and blog
entries (2)
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/comment-periodextendedhistorical-periods-of-islam-hadith.html
http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/297-islamhistorical-periods-ofislam-hadith-new-draft-forcomment.html