The Table 2 record, "--77 North central United States    Lake states" has a note in it that states: "Class here *Middle West; *Mississippi, *Ohio Rivers; *Great Lakes." Why does the note refer to Mississippi? This must be a typo!

You ask a good question, but what you've uncovered is not a typo, but an instance of Dewey editors following the current Dewey editorial rules. In this instance "Mississippi, Ohio Rivers" is actually shorthand for "Mississippi River, Ohio River."

Thank you for your comment. The Dewey editors are considering changes to the rules to improve readability of the schedules and tables.

Submitted by: Thanks to Ian Fairclough, Marion (Ohio) Public Library, for submitting this question.
Last revised: 18 February 2005