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The Dewey Decimal Classification in China
KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, 1996In China, the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is one of the most influential classifications. It had a great impact on the development of Chinese classification. A comparison between DDC and three representative Chinese classifications corresponding to ancient, modern and contemporary times, illustrate the influence of DDC on Chinese classifications.
Hong Yi, Zhang Jin
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Revising the Dewey Decimal Classification
KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, 1988La revision de la DDC est fondee sur l'evolution des connaissances, ces dix dernieres annees de publication. La revision est elaboree a la Bibliotheque du Congres (Library of Congress) sous la direction de plusieurs comites de professionnels et avec les conseils d ...
John P. Comaromi, Mohinder Partap Satija
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The Classification of Literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 1989The classification of literature by language, while apparently eminently sensible, can fragment national literatures and create groupings in which parts of the literatures of other nations are subordinated to that of the country of the "mother tongue." Classifying literature in this way reflects, and implicitly endorses, literary colonialism.
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History of the Indianization of the Dewey Decimal Classification
Libri, 1985La classification decimale Dewey (DDC) a ete concue pour etre une classification universelle et pratique pour les bibliotheques. Mais ses origines americaines et la facon dont elle a ete concue et mise a jour l'ont obligatoirement marquee: certaines connaissances ont ete negligees ainsi que le Tiers Monde.
JOHN P. COMAROMI, MOHINDER PARTAP SATIJA
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Class dispersion between the Library of Congress Classification and the Dewey Decimal Classification
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987Two measures are examined that characterize the dispersion of a classification system when mapped to a second classification. One, a distance measure, captures the physical spread of a class when represented in the second system; the second, from rank-frequency analysis, characterizes the scatter of tokens over a set of types.
Edward T. O'Neill +2 more
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Dewey Decimal Classification: A Vigorous Nonagenarian
Library Review, 1972THE FLAVOUR of the eigtheenth edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification can perhaps best be appreciated by a quotation from its preface: ‘The Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee hopes that this Edition 18 will prove to be a happy combination of the high principles of Edition 17 and the ease of use of Edition 16.’ This reference to ‘high’
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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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