A handbook of history, theory and practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification / M. P. Satija and Alex Kyrios.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Satija, Mohinder Partap, 1949- author.

Kyrios, Alex, 1987- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Classification, Dewey decimal.

Classification, Dewey decimal--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 244 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

London : Facet Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), used in 200,000 libraries across 140 countries, has entered a new age, primarily maintained today as a continuously revised electronic system rather than an occasionally updated set of print volumes. Its editors have added newly emerging topics and made it an increasingly faceted, semantically rich, modern system. Simultaneously, the editorial process has become democratised and more responsive to global needs.<br><br><i>A Handbook of History, Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System</i> is a comprehensive, practical guide to today's DDC. Coverage includes: a brief history of the system, its editors, and its development; specialized examinations of specific parts of the classification; extensive guidance on number building, with many examples; a WebDewey-specific chapter, covering the system's benefits and features; concise summaries of primary takeaways, a glossary, and extensive bibliography.<br><br>This book will be an indispensable guide to twenty-first century DDC, an essential companion for DDC classifiers, and accessible for students and continuing learners as well.

Contents:

Cover

Praise for A Handbook of History, Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

About the Authors

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1: A Brief History of the Dewey Decimal Classification

2: Governance and Revision of the DDC

Revising the Classification

Responsibility of revision

Major revisions

Current policy

3: Introduction to the Text

Types of entries

Notes

Dot and spaces

4: Basic Plan and Structure

Classification by discipline

Notation

Division of main classes

Chain structure

Array structure

Patterns in structure

Hospitality

5: Subject Analysis and Locating Class Numbers

Determining the specific subject

Facet analysis

Non-subject aspects

Assigning a class number

6: Tables and Rules for Precedence and Citation Order

Tables of preference

Instructions

Preference by specificity

Publications with two or more subjects

Comprehensive works and interdisciplinary works

Table of last resort

7: Number Building

Adding from 001-999

Adding part of a number

Adding from a main class

Adding from a section

Adding from the same section

Adding through a facet indicator

Synthesis through internal tables

Addition from Tables 1-6

8: Use of Table 1 Standard Subdivisions

Nomenclature

Categories

Characteristics of standard subdivisions

How to use standard subdivisions

Adding a standard subdivision to a main class or division

Use of more than one zero

Extending a standard subdivision with add instructions

Extending a standard subdivision with T2 and T5

Modified standard subdivisions

Displaced standard subdivisions.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 13 Oct 2023).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78330-611-4

1-78330-612-2