The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

✍ Scribed by M.P. Satija (Auth.)

• Publisher: Neal-Schuman Publishers
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 210
• Series: Chandos Information Professional Series
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System examines the history, management and technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC), the worlds most popular library classification. The main emphasis is on explaining the structure and number building techniques in the DDC. The book concentrates on all aspects of subject analysis and number building by the latest edition of the DDC

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front matter, Pages i-iii
Copyright, Page iv
Preface, Pages xi-xii
Acknowledgements, Page xiii
List of abbreviations, Page xv
List of figures and tables, Page xvii
About the author, Page xix
1 - A brief history of the Dewey Decimal Classification, Pages 1-17
2 - Governance and revision of the DDC, Pages 19-26
3 - Introduction to the text in four volumes, Pages 27-38
4 - Basic plan and structure, Pages 39-49
5 - Subject analysis and locating class numbers, Pages 51-60
6 - Table and rules for precedence of classes, Pages 61-68
7 - Number building, Pages 69-76
8 - Use of Table 1: standard subdivisions, Pages 77-88
9 - Use of Table 2: geographical areas, historical periods, persons, Pages 89-98
10 - Use of Table 3: subdivisions for individual literatures, literary forms and the arts, Pages 99-108
11 - Table 4: subdivisions of individual languages, and Table 6: languages, Pages 109-122
12 - Using Table 5: national and ethnic groups, Pages 123-131
13 - Multiple synthesis, Pages 133-144
14 - Using the relative index, Pages 145-158
Appendix 1 - A broad chronology of the DDC, Pages 159-165
Appendix 2 - Table of DDC Editors, Page 167
Appendix 3 - Revision tutorial: questions, Pages 169-173
Appendix 4 - Revision tutorial: answers, Pages 175-184
Glossary of terms, Pages 185-190
References and further reading, Pages 191-200
Index, Pages 201-206