Actually in MARC you can and do enter an edition for Dewey
Classification (tag 082 subfield 2), but not for LC class numbers. I
haven't heard of any use that's currently being made of that data
though. No "edition" for LC class numbers.
Laura
Jon Gorman wrote:
>
> I have pondered before that it's interesting we don't append some sort
> of "version number" to tell us exactly what version of Dewey or LC was
> used in creating a number. Given that there usually aren't drastic
> changes, I suppose it's never been a huge deal. But adding a "version
> number" would seem to me to help make it clear. Of course, then you
> need to keep a record of that version around.
>
> Jon Gorman
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Received on Wed Feb 07 2007 - 15:34:49 EST