In accordance with the professional plan approved by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, from August 4 to 11, 2014, in Da Nang City, the National Library of Viet Nam organized a training course on the use of the Dewey Decimal Classification - Edition 23 in Vietnamese – DDC 23 in favor of the librarians in charge of cataloging at the information – library in the Center and Tay Nguyen Region. This is second of three courses at the North, Centre and the South. The first training course was held for library – information agencies, training institutions of the mountainous region in the North, North – West and Red River Delta had been organized in Hai Phong City in June 2014.
The training course presented all important knowledge regarding the use of DDC23 which help the learners to understand the use of DDC with hierarchical structure and notations; becoming familiar with the different types of notes in DDC; to apply the basic principles for the right choice among the main potential numbers and techniques to add numbers from tables and adding tables to create classification number for a document.
The training course has been carefully prepared, learners were focused, seriously. During the course, participants discussed with the trainers on new and important issues on the use of the DDC23 – Edition in Vietnamese, and the application of DDC23 in specialized libraries in the region, in a lively and positive atmosphere.
Theknowledge gained from this training course will help participants master the professional skills to be able to implement and ensure the use of the DDC23 in their locals and institutions.
Following the training course of the DDC23 in Vietnamese in Da Nang City, the NLV will organize further training courses for library – information institutions in the Southern region, including Ho Chi Minh City, the Southeast and the Southwest to Ca Mau.
Photos of the event:
Panorama of the training class
Panorama of the training class
Issuing the certificates to trainees
Issuing the certificates to trainees
__________
News and photos: Minh Huệ