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Originally Posted by Masterloch
For #lc_genre, I noticed it uses ">" to split parent from child genres, but Calibre, as I understand it, uses periods "." for sub-categorization by partition. Is there a way to have LC use periods instead of ">" in the genres?
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DDC (Dewey Decimal Code) is a standardized code "value", such as "810.54". The "value" has a "description". The "description" includes a ">" to show the hierarchical nature of the DDC code "values" themselves.
The Library Codes "lc_genre" is merely the "Description" of the DDC "Code" value itself.
Likewise, the "lc_lcc_genre" is merely the "Description" of the LCC "Code" value itself.
You decide in LC configuration which of the 2 choices to default to using in LC (DDC or LCC), although it is possible to use both, just not in a single click.
Examples from the original .csv file used to load LC's DDC values & descriptions:
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"810","Literature>American and Canadian>American Literature"
"810.1","Literature>American and Canadian>Literary Theory and Criticism - General"
"810.2","Literature>American and Canadian>Abridged or Condensed Works"
"810.3","Literature>American and Canadian>Dictionaries And Encyclopedias"
"810.4","Literature>American and Canadian>Literary Criticism - Specific Authors"
"810.5","Literature>American and Canadian>Periodicals"
"810.52","Literature>American and Canadian>American Literature - 1900-1945"
"810.54","Literature>American and Canadian>American Literature - 1945+"
"810.6","Literature>American and Canadian>Societies"
"810.7","Literature>American and Canadian>Study and Teaching"
"810.8","Literature>American and Canadian>Anthologies and Collections"
"810.9","Literature>American and Canadian>History of American Literature"
"811","Literature>American and Canadian>Poetry"
"811.1","Literature>American and Canadian>Colonial (1607-1776)"
"811.2","Literature>American and Canadian>Post-Revolutionary (1776-1830)"
"811.3","Literature>American and Canadian>Middle 19th Century (1830-1861)"
"811.4","Literature>American and Canadian>Later 19th Century (1861-1900)"
"811.5","Literature>American and Canadian>20th Century"
"811.6","Literature>American and Canadian>21st Century"
"812","Literature>American and Canadian>Drama"
"813","Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction"
"813.1","Literature>American and Canadian>Colonial 1607-1776"
"813.2","Literature>American and Canadian>Post-Revolutionary 1776-1830"
"813.3","Literature>American and Canadian>Middle 19th Century 1830-1861"
"813.4","Literature>American and Canadian>Later 19th Century 1861-1900"
"813.49","Literature>American and Canadian>Minor novelists"
"813.5","Literature>American and Canadian>20th Century"
"813.52","Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1900-1944"
"813.54","Literature>American and Canadian>Fiction>20th Century>1945-1999"
"813.6","Literature>American and Canadian>21st Century"
"814","Literature>American and Canadian>Essays"
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Since the DDC .CSV file (in English) used to load the default DDC table in the LC plugin is attached to the Original Post, you are personally free to add or change any DDC values or descriptions you wish for your personal Library. See the attached image of the Menus and ToolTips for doing so. Simply edit the .CSV file to your liking, and upload it to LC.
I wrote LC for my personal use in 2015, and I still much prefer the "flat" values with the ">". However, as described just above, I allowed for other personal tastes. Please yourself.
DaltonST