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Dissertation Information for Mahvash Keshmiri Momeni

NAME:
- Mahvash Keshmiri Momeni

DEGREE:
- Ph.D.

DISCIPLINE:
- Library and Information Science

SCHOOL:
- University of Maryland (USA) (1982)

ADVISORS:
- Hans Hanan Wellisch

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
- Paul Wasserman
- Jerry S. Kidd
- John Phillip Comaromi
- Karl Stowasser

MPACT Status: Fully Complete

Title: SOCIO-CULTURAL FACTORS AFFECTING THE ADAPTATIONS OF THE DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Abstract: This study analyzes the socio-cultural factors that affect the adaptations of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) in its translations from English into other languages, more specifically, into Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, and Turkish. The purpose of the study was to find general and specific guidelines for making the future foreign language editions/translation of DDC more standardized and compatible with each other.

The study was performed in three stages: (1) In order to find specific adaptations, each entry in each translation of DDC was compared with the edition of DDC on which it was based. (2) Each class of each translation (except classes 000 Generalities, 500 Pure Science, and 600 Technology) was compared and analyzed with its respective English DDC edition. (3) The adaptations in each class of all four translations of DDC and their English DDC edition were compared and analyzed.

Specific attention was paid to the religion of Islam and its effect on the adaptations not only in class 200 Religion, but also in classes 300 Social Sciences, 700 The Arts, and 900 History and Geography. The study also included a review of the impact of adaptations in the various translation on the editions of DDC that followed these translations (DDC 15-19, and Abridged DDC 8-10 were considered).

The study demonstrated the following: (1) Socio-cultural factors, such as religion, language, customs, history, etc. are the cause of most of the adaptations. (2) Since the translations studied are aimed at serving the countries which share some common socio-cultural features, the same concepts were often adapted by all these translations, but the methods of adaptations and the notations used are not always compatible. (3) Although the DDC options or provisions for local emphasis are useful, they are not always the most suitable ones, and are often ignored by the translations. Finally, the study provides guidelines and instructions for standardization of future foreign language editions of DDC.

MPACT Scores for Mahvash Keshmiri Momeni

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C = 0
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T = 0
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W = 0
TD = 0
TA = 0
calculated 2008-01-31 06:17:58

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