A new two-day workshop based on the new Pocket Edition of UDC!

Introduction to the Universal Decimal Classification
27 & 28 June, School of Library, Archive & Information Studies, University
College London


How will this event help you?

The workshop is intended to provide an introduction to the use of the UDC
for the organization of information on a subject basis. Although the
principal focus is on the UDC, much of the content will be relevant to the
use of other schemes of classification. The emphasis will be predominantly
on the practical application of the system, and guided investigation and
practical exercises will form an important element in the course.

Who should attend?

This day will be principally of interest to those who wish to implement the
UDC in the workplace, either as a documentary classification, or for the
organization of other materials or information carriers according to subject
content. It will also be useful to those who want to improve or update
their general subject indexing skills or who need some basic subject
cataloguing training.

No prior knowledge of classification or subject cataloguing is assumed, and
the workshop is appropriate not only for librarians, but also for
paraprofessional library staff and for those in related occupations who are
concerned with the management of information.

A copy of PD 1000 (the Pocket Edition of UDC) is included in the course fee.

PROGRAMME
Day 1
10.00 Registration and coffee
10.30 Introduction to UDC
Overview and historical background, UDC publications and the
Master Reference File Video presentation
11.30 The nature of the UDC
The theoretical structure of the scheme, main class order,
purpose and applications, examples of use
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Beginning with the UDC
Subject analysis as a preliminary to documentary
classification, assessing the intellectual content of a document and
constructing accurate subject descriptions
3.00 Tea
3.30 Speaking the language
Translating subject summaries into UDC class marks, using
the main tables, simple and compound subjects, use of the colon and other
linking devices
4.30 Close

Day 2
10.00 Improving expression
Compiling more detailed subject descriptions and use of the
systematic and special auxiliaries
11.00 Coffee
11.30 The intricacies of subject arrangement
Handling complex subjects, citation order,
variations in citation order and alternative treatments
1.00 Lunch
2.00 Beyond the book
Using classification for knowledge and information
management, file and record management, non-book media, personal
organization
3.00 Tea
3.30 A virtual classification
On-line applications of UDC, UDC on the World Wide Web and
exploiting the classification as a search and retrieval device
4.30 Close

Workshop leaders:

Professor I. C. McIlwaine is Professor of Library and Information Studies,
and Director of the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies at
University College London. She is Editor-in-Chief of the UDC, and the author
of the Guide to the UDC.

Vanda Broughton is Lecturer in Library and Information Studies at University
College London, specializing in classification. She has been employed as
Research Assistant on the revision of the UDC, and is a member of the UDC
revision committee.

Aida Slavic is Lecturer in Library Science at Zagreb University, currently
studying for a research degree at University College. She lectures on
classification at City University, is a member of the UDC revision
committee, and is involved in the maintenance of the Master Reference File
of the UDC.

Places are limited to: 30

Fees:
LA Personal members £250 plus VAT (£43.75) £293.75
LA Institutional members £303 plus VAT (£53.02) £356.02
Non members £350 plus VAT (£61.25) £411.25
LA Student/Unwaged members £50 plus VAT (£8.75) £58.75

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