The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System (Chandos Information Professional Series)

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 Summary: The book examines the history, management and technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDe, the world's 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. Key Features: Contains a brief history of the system Describes the governance, revision machinery and updating process Describes the structure of knowledge as represented in the DDC Explains the structure of the four volumes of the DDC Explains the process of subject analysis with respect to the system Explains in a graded way with numerous examples the process of number building in the DDC The Author: Dr M P Satija is a Professor of Library and Information Science in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. He has been writing about the DDC and other related areas in knowledge organization for the last two decades in international journals. He has collaborated with the successive two chief editors of the DDC, and is the Indian Coordinator of the International Society for Knowledge Organization. Readership: Practitioners and students of library and information science worldwide. Contents: A brief history of the DDC Layout of the DDC22 Subject analysis of documents in context of the DDC Locating simple class numbers in the DDC Number building using the schedules and internal tables Number building using each of the six tables of the DDC (a chapter on each table) Multiple synthesis using schedules and tables Order of precedence and citation order Use of the relative index Appendix Answers to exercises Glossary of terms 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 A brief history of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) + Governance and revision of the DDC + Introduction to the text in four volumes + Basic plan and structure + Subject analysis and locating class numbers + Table and rules for precedence of classes + Number building + Use of Table 1: standard subdivisions + Use of Table 2: geographical areas, historical periods, persons + Use of Table 3: subdivisions for individual literatures, literary forms and the arts + Table 4 : subdivisions of individual languages and Table 6 : languages + Using table 5 : national and ethnic groups + Multiple synthesis + Using the relative index + Appendices: A broad chronology of the DDC. Table of DDC Editors. Revision tutorial: questions. Revision tutorial: answers + Glossary of the terms + References and further reading Examines the history, management and technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC), the world's most popular library classification. The main emphasis is on explaining the structure and number building techniques in the DDC. The book reviews all aspects of subject analysis and number building by the latest edition of the DDC. Examining the history, management, and technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC), this book emphasizes the structure and number building techniques in the DDC, and concentrates on various aspects of subject analysis and number building