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Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)
2017This entry discusses the Dewey Decimal Classification’s value proposition as a general knowledge organization system in terms of basic design, history, ongoing development, translations, mappings, applications, and research.
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Relationships in the Dewey Decimal Classification System
2001The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is a general knowledge organization tool used worldwide. The system features well-defined categories, well-developed hierarchies, meaningful notation, and a rich network of relationships. The nature of relationships in the DDC is richer than is apparent from a linear view of the system. The DDC accommodates
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Dewey decimal classification—an Indian view
International Library Review, 1975Melvil Dewey is the founding father of DDC. However, it is not certain whether this scheme was his original idea or was borrowed from Blake’s pamphlet. In this connection John Maass observes that it is certain beyond the shadow of doubt that Melvil Dewey studied Blake’s pamphlet (dated 27 February 1873) and derived from it the draft of his Decimal ...
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Teaching the Dewey Decimal Classification System
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 2006SUMMARY The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system is a logical approach to a hierarchical categorization of recorded knowledge that makes sense to many people. It both illustrates classification theory and provides a practical way to organize information.
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Options in the Dewey Decimal Classification System:
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 1995Options currently provided in the Dewey Decimal Classification system are reviewed. Options are an appropriate mechanism in a general purpose classification used by different kinds and sizes of libraries around the world. Dewey provides the universal option of close versus broad classification. Options also are provided to give emphasis to jurisdiction;
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Enhancing the Indexing Vocabulary of the Dewey Decimal Classification
Journal of Library Administration, 2001Abstract This work explores the possibility of using unrestricted machine-readable full text to augment the indexing vocabulary of the Dewey Decimal Classification and make it more accessible to end users. It is based on the hypothesis that contemporary text is more likely to contain up-to-date vocabulary than a reference work that must undergo a ...
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Dewey Decimal Classification and Relative Index
Notes, 1991Richard B. Wursten +7 more
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Hegel and Knowledge Organization, or Why the Dewey Decimal Classification Is Not Hegelian
Information and Culture, 2021exaly
Use of Dewey Decimal Classification by Academic Libraries in the United States
Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 2018Brady Lund, Daniel Agbaji
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