The search I conducted on Classify was for the picture book, Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy, by Lynley Dodd, to consider the classification of a fiction text. Initially, I had a spelling error and consequently, no results were returned, so I began typing in the subject heading search box and was predictive in its presentation of Hairy Maclary (Fictitious character) – which was a bit of a surprise. Related FAST subject headings were mostly obvious, including Dogs, Cats, Stories in rhyme… however, I was confusedly the connection to Bullies and Bullying which presented as subject headings also… I might have to go back and read the story a bit more thoroughly!
Searching the provided Dewey number (823.914) in WebDewey to see the breakdown, I noted it the specific number was an approved built number (as indicated by the puzzle piece). It was broken down as follows:
800: Literature
810-890: Literatures of specific languages and language families
820: English & Old English literatures
821-828: Subdivisions for specific forms of English literature
823: English fiction
823/.91: English fiction – 1900-1999,…
823/.914: English fiction – 1945-1999,…