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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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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 in the Online' Environment:
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 1990Results of a survey of North Carolina libraries revealed that of ninety-one respondents, twenty-nine had online catalogs. Of the libraries with online catalogs, eleven used the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC). Survey findings indicate that the DDC has limited use in online searching today.
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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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Automatic classification of Web resources using Java and Dewey Decimal Classification
Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, 1998Abstract The Wolverhampton Web Library 1 (WWLib) is a World Wide Web search engine that provides access to UK based information. The experimental version, developed in 1995, was a success but highlighted the need for a much higher degree of automation.
Charlotte Jenkins +3 more
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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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Resource Discovery in the Government of Canada Using the Dewey Decimal Classification
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 2006SUMMARY Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has capitalized on the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) potential for organizing Web resources in two projects. Since 1995, LAC has been providing a service that offers links to authoritative Web resources about Canada categorized according to the DDC via its Web site.
Deane Henderson Zeeman, Glenyss Turner
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Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) at the Swiss National Library
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 2006SUMMARY The Swiss National Library adopted the DDC as its classification scheme for its open access stacks collections and the structure of its national bibliography, Das Schweizer Buch, in 1999. The paper explains why the library decided to adopt the DDC and how the decision was made.
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Dewey Decimal Classification, 22nd Edition
Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services, 2006This is a comprehensive guide to the DDC 22 changes. In addition, Scott provides, in the introductory chapters, a detailed summary of the DDC's publication history, controversial editions, and popu...
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Searching and Browsing the Dewey Decimal Classification in an Online Catalog
Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 1987In the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Online Project, subject searching and browsing of DDC Schedules and Relative Index were featured in an experimental online catalog. The effectiveness of this DDC in an online catalog was tested in online retrieval experiments at four participating libraries.
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