As promised, this post has tables of relocations and discontinuations (plus one continuation) associated with the recently approved EPC Exhibit 143-S74.1. Enlarged from what was already given in the exhibit, these tables can serve as quick guides to reclassification for your institution. Where numbers have been deprecated, they are given in square brackets. Authorizations are not separately listed; all numbers in 744 are newly authorized, as are 741.647 and 741.6474.
Where a number is deprecated, you should be safe to reclassify any items without further inspection. That's the case for most changes listed below. Otherwise, consider the context of the item. For example, interdisciplinary works on typography are being relocated from 686.22 to the new 744.47, but if you have works at 686.22 that are really about the older sense of typography (i.e., strictly concerned with printing techniques), they may not need reclassification.
Also, check any built numbers you have that may be affected, especially where the old number is being deprecated. An encyclopedia of pure and applied design and decoration now classed at 745.403 will move to 744.03. Simple enough, but in some other cases, a topic has been relocated into standing room. For example, works on counterfeit stamps at 769.56 that now have standard subdivisions added will now be relegated to just 744.72. Finally, if you used abridged classification, keep in mind that these tables are geared towards full classification. WebDewey will still have full segmentation marks available to help guide you. In abridged classification, for example, page design is relocated from 686.2 to 744.5.
Relocations
| From | To | Topic |
| 686.22 | 744.47 | Typography (interdisciplinary works) |
| [686.224] | 744.452 | Typefaces (interdisciplinary works) |
| [686.2252] | 744.5 | Page design |
| 741.6 | 744 | Graphic design |
| 741.674 | 744.78 | Posters (comprehensive works) |
| [745.4] | 744 | Pure and applied design and decoration |
| [745.61] | 744.42 | Calligraphy |
| [745.66] | 744.62 | Heraldic design |
| [745.67] | 741.647 | Illumination |
| 745.7 | 741.6 | Coloring books |
| [769.55] | 744.73 | Paper money |
| [769.559] | 744.739 | History, geographic treatment, biography |
| [769.56] | 744.72 | Postage stamps and related devices |
| [769.561] | 744.72 | United Nations postage stamps, postal stationery, covers |
| [769.562] | 744.72 | Counterfeit postage stamps, covers, cancellations |
| [769.563] | 744.72 | Postage stamps commemorating persons and events |
| [769.564] | 744.724 | Postage stamps depicting various specific subjects (Iconography) |
| [769.565] | 744.72 | Covers |
| [769.566] | 744.72 | Postal stationery |
| [769.567] | 744.72 | Postmarks, cancellations, cachets |
| [769.569] | 744.729 | History, geographic treatment, biography |
| [769.57] | 744.72 | Stamps other than for prepayment of postage |
Discontinuations
| From | To | Topic |
| [686.221] | 686.22 | Typefounding and typecasting—printing technology |
| [686.224] | 686.22 | Typefaces—printing technology |
| [686.2253] | 686.225 | Hand composition |
| [686.2256] | 686.225 | Imposition and lockup |
Discontinuations without meaning in context
| From | Topic |
| [686.2247] | Specific typefaces and kinds of typefaces for the Latin alphabet |
| 741.6 | Commercial art |
Continuation
| From | To | Topic |
| 740 | 744.4 | Typographical designs |
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