CILIP | Universal Decimal Classification

8 & 9 April 2008, London

Universal Decimal Classification (UCD) is a general classification scheme, notable for the degree of detail in the vocabulary and its facilities for building complex classmarks, suitable for technical documentation and for the indexing and description of objects. It is the classification most frequently used for subject organisation on websites.

Benefits of attending
This course introduces participants to the general principles underlying UDC, and to its practical application.

On the day participants will:

analyse documents to identify subject content and translate this into a UDC notation
build classmarks to represent complex content
use the general and special auxiliary tables
understand how UDC can be applied to non-text material
be aware of the advantages of UDC in an online environment

Who should attend?
Anyone who is using or intending to use the UDC. It is particularly useful for those new to the classification, or who wish to investigate new ways of applying it.

Programme

Background to UDC: its history, nature, purpose, and use
The nature of a general classification
Content analysis for subject work
Basic classmark building in UDC: the use of linking devices
Increasing specificity: using the auxiliary tables
UDC for complex documents: building expressive numbers
Alternative number building: varying citation order
Using UDC for non-text materials: objects physical and digital
UDC in an online environment: the Master Reference File; managing a classification online

Places are limited to: 20

9.15 Registration and coffee - 12.30 Lunch - 4.30 Close

Course leader: Vanda Broughton

Fees
CILIP personal members: £420 plus VAT £493.50
CILIP organisation members: £505 plus VAT £593.38
Non members: £580 plus VAT £681.50

Updated: 11 March 2008