Just like the Lawrence library says in the first sentence of their post on The Dewey Blog, at Vogel, we are always looking for how to be more inclusive and equitable. During our Collection Update for Currency Project, we noticed that the “Religion” section of the Dewey Decimal Classification system is extremely Christian-centric. We are planning to update our classification scheme to be more inclusive this summer; this change also aligns with the evolution of the religion department in aspects such as the change from RE 101 to RE 102.
Current DDC classification for 200-299 Religion:
New arrangement for 200-299 Religion:
Other librarians have already done the heavy lifting and detailed the exact call numbers and areas that Dennis, our cataloger-extraordinaire, will follow.
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