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Expansions and Revisions in 297 for Islam: DDC 23 and Proposed Updates 

Expansions and Revisions in 297 for Islam: DDC 23 and Proposed Updates . International Dewey Users Meeting 16 August 2011 IFLA San Juan. Julianne Beall Assistant Editor, DDC Library of Congress jbea@loc.gov. Outline. Expansions in DDC 23

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Expansions and Revisions in 297 for Islam: DDC 23 and Proposed Updates 

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  1. Expansions and Revisions in 297 for Islam: DDC 23 and Proposed Updates  International Dewey Users Meeting 16 August 2011 IFLA San Juan Julianne Beall Assistant Editor, DDC Library of Congress jbea@loc.gov

  2. Outline • Expansions in DDC 23 • Historical periods for Islam as a religion • Hadith • Proposed expansions of 297 for 200 Religion Classand WebDewey • A peak at the future: • 340.59 Islamic law and schools of Islamic law

  3. 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 . . . .

  4. 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 . . . .

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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;

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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, Al- Qurtubî, and Ibn Kathîr with comments from Sahîh-Al-Bukharî • Subject: Koran—Commentaries

  16. 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

  17. Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion (2) • 297.1401 Philosophy and theory • Notation 01 from Table 1 as modified below • 297.14018 Schools of law • 297.140181 Sunni schools • For works comparing Sunni law with other schools of Islamic law, see 297.140184

  18. Schools of Islamic law: proposed expansion (3) • 297.1401811 Ḥanafī school • Class here Ḥanafīyah (Hanafites) [formerly 297.811]

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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-in-2971-8-islam-draft-for-comment-by-august-12-2011.html

  23. 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_draft.pdf • http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/06/historical-periods-of-islamhadith.html

  24. Links to earlier discussion papers and blog entries (2) • http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/comment-period-extendedhistorical-periods-of-islam-hadith.html • http://ddc.typepad.com/025431/2010/08/297-islam-historical-periods-ofislam-hadith-new-draft-for-comment.html

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