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The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
M. P. Satija (Author)
9781843347385, Elsevier Science
Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2013
328 pages
23.3 x 15.6 x 2.1 cm, 0.57 kg
"This second edition discusses the 23rd edition (DDC23)…One difference in the two editions is each chapter in the second edition begins with an abstract of the chapter and a list of key words."--Technicalities "...essentially an updating of the first edition. lt is 102 pages longer than the first edition, which is parti y due to the larger typeface in the second edition and a better design of the content." --Technicalities, Jul-Aug 2014 "...a very thorough and methodical work that goes beyond merely explaining the process of assigning numbers to explaining which procedure to follow in the case of specialised subjects with multiple topics...factual and informative without being dry."--Australian Library Journal, Vol 63, No 4
The Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC) is the world’s most popular library classification system. The 23rd edition of the DDC was published in 2011. This second edition of The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System examines the history, management and technical aspects of the DDC up to its latest edition. The book places emphasis on explaining the structure and number building techniques in the DDC and reviews all aspects of subject analysis and number building by the most recent version of the DDC. A history of, and introduction to, the DDC is followed by subject analysis and locating class numbers, chapters covering use of the tables and subdivisions therein, multiple synthesis, and using the relative index. In the appendix, a number of academically-interesting questions are identified and answered.
A brief history of the Dewey Decimal Classi¢cation
Governance and revision of the DDC
Introduction to the text in four volumes
Basic plan and structure
Subject analysis and locating class numbers
Tables and rules for precedence of classes
Number-building
Use of Table 1: standard subdivisions
Use of Table 2: geographical areas, historical periods and persons
Use of Table 3: subdivisions for the arts, individual literatures and for literary forms
Use of Table 4 and Table 6: subdivisions of individual languages and their language families
Use of Table 5: ethnic and national groups
Multiple synthesis
Using the relative index.
Subject Areas: Bibliographic & subject control [GLK], Library & information sciences [GL]
