A Handbook of History Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System is a comprehensive practical guide to today s DDC used by over 200 000 libraries globally. It is an essential companion for DDC classifiers and reference for students and educators... Lees meer.

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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 ma... Lees meer.

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A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification is a hands-on introduction to the world s most frequently used classification system. The book gives a brief history of the scheme and discusses the theory behind the organization and construction of Dewey class numbers.... Lees meer.

The Dewey Decimal Classification DDC system is a general knowledge organization tool that is continuously revised to keep pace with knowledge. The system was conceived by Melvil Dewey in 1873 and first published in 1876. The DDC is published by OCLC Online Computer Li... Lees meer.

This guide is an essential purchase for technical services departments in all libraries and has been updated to cover the changes introduced by the new edition of the DDC which was published in August 2003. The study manual is used as a reference for the application o... Lees meer.

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The DDC is built on sound principles that make it ideal as a general knowledge organization tool. meaningful notation in universally recognized Arabic numerals well- defined categories well-developed hierarchies and a rich network of relationships among topics. In t... Lees meer.

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