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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>The National
Library of Medicine devised a classification scheme back in the 1940s and 50s
which is now used by most medical libraries around the US, mainly using letters
W and QS-QZ as part of an agreement with LC.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Early printed
materials are lumped together by century, then alphabetical by author cutter numbers
and year: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>WZ 230 15<sup>th</sup>
century<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>WZ 240 16<sup>th</sup>
century<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>WZ 250 17<sup>th</sup>
century<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>WZ 260 18<sup>th</sup>
century<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>WZ 270 Americana
up to (roughly) 1820<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>I think much
of the rationale was that it is difficult to classify a lot of the medical and
scientific literature from this period by subject, and ultimately it may well
have been simply an attempt to save time and money. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>The system now
helps curators to look at the collection from a chronological point of view
rather than by subject, which has helped with ongoing cataloging and conservation
projects.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'>Michael J.
North, <a href="mailto:northm@mail.nih.gov">northm@mail.nih.gov</a> <br>
Head of Rare Books & Early Manuscripts<br>
History of Medicine Division<br>
National Library of Medicine<br>
8600 Rockville Pike<br>
Bethesda, MD 20894<br>
<br>
(301) 496-9204 * fax (301) 402-0872<br>
<a href="http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd">http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd</a><br>
<br>
National Institutes of Health<br>
Department of Health and Human Services<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
Faulds, David [mailto:dfaulds@emory.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, January 20, 2010
10:58 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> dcrm-l@lib.byu.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [DCRM-L] Non-LC
classification<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear
list,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I’m
wondering what advice other list members might have about moving away from an
LC classification system to some form of alphanumeric system. The pros seem to
outweigh the cons with faster cataloging, more efficient shelving and more
accurate reshelving verses the loss of browsing.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>So,
what are the list’s thoughts on making this change? Has anyone considered
it and decided against it? All comments would be appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks,<br>
David.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>David
Faulds, Rare Book Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Manuscript,
Archives, and Rare Book Library<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Emory
University<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>540
Asbury Circle<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Atlanta,
GA 30322-2870<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="http://marbl.library.emory.edu/">http://marbl.library.emory.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><a
href="mailto:naomi.nelson@emory.edu">dfaulds@emory.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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