780 Music

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780 Music

• Dewey Breakfast/Update
• ALA Midwinter Meeting
• January 24, 2009

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Difficulties

• Complex citation order, implemented through a
  class-with-the-last policy
• Not all cultures recognize distinction between
  folk and popular music
• Evolution of music styles muddies everything!

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Solution strategy 1

• Reinforce class-with-the last policy
• Add notes and built numbers to show that policy
  applies to all traditions of music
• Adopt class-with-the-last policy not only at
  broadest level, but also at specific levels

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Solution strategy 1cont.
Add built number entries for popular music songs,
e.g. 782.421 66 Rock (Rock n roll)
songs Number built according to instructions
under 782.1782.4 Class comprehensive works on
rock music in 781.66 class comprehensive works
on western popular songs in 782.42164
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Solution strategy 2

• Give clearer, more intuitive characterization of
  folk music
• If music matches this characterization, it should
  be treated in 781.62 Folk music

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Solution strategy 2cont.

• Current characterization of folk music
• 781.62 Folk music 
• Music indigenous to the cultural group in
  which it occurs, usually evolved through aural
  transmission
• Proposed characterization of folk music
• 781.62 Folk music 
• Music originating within and associated with
  an ethnic or national group

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Solution strategy 3a

• Keep schedule development relatively shallow, but
  index more deeply

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Solution strategy 3acont.

• Current entry
• 781.66 Rock (Rock n roll)
• Including acid, folk, hard, punk, soft rock
• Proposed entry
• 781.66 Rock (Rock n roll)
• Class here specific rock styles
• . . .

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Solution strategy 3acont.

• Relative Index entries at 781.66 to include

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Solution strategy 3b

• Use class-with-the-last policy for hybrid styles
  use 17 to add second style add Manual note
  section for hybrid styles

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Solution strategy 3bcont.

• In add table under 781.63781.69
• 17 Hybrid styles
• Fusion of two or more styles from different
  traditions of music to create a new style
• Add to 17 the numbers following 781.6 in
  781.62781.69, e.g., fusion with folk music
  172, folk rock 781.66172
• See Manual at 781.6 Hybrid styles
• . . .

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Reactions

• Do any of the proposed solutions raise concerns?
• Which of the proposed solutions are acceptable
  without further changes?
• Thank you for your input!