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  2. Dewey Decimal Classification - Wikipedia

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    A library bookshelf in Hong Kong classified using the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries, an adaptation of the Dewey Classification scheme. The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) (Dewey pronounced: /do-e/), colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which allows new books to be added to a library in their appropriate location ...

  3. List of Dewey Decimal classes - Wikipedia

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    The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is structured around ten main classes covering the entire world of knowledge; each main class is further structured into ten hierarchical divisions, each having ten divisions of increasing specificity. [1]

  4. Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject ...

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    Where a class in one system maps to several classes in other system, it will be listed multiple times (e.g. DDC class 551). Additional information on these classification plans is available at: Dewey Decimal Classification—high level categories, with links to lower level categories; Library of Congress Classification—high level categories

  5. Library classification - Wikipedia

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    A library book shelf in Hong Kong arranged using the Dewey classification. A library classification is a system used within a library to organize materials, including books, sound and video recordings, electronic materials, etc., both on shelves and in catalogs and indexes.

  6. Decimal classification - Wikipedia

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    Decimal classification is a type of library classification. Examples include: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Korean Decimal Classification (KDC)

  7. Library of Congress Classification - Wikipedia

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    Dewey's system is a comprehensive classification to all topics, with no regard to the actual collections a library might hold. While this has allowed it to be successfully adapted into more modern classification systems for use outside of libraries, such as the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), [ 16 ] it does make it more unwieldy for ...

  8. Category:Dewey Decimal Classification - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Dewey Decimal Classification" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Melvil Dewey - Wikipedia

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    Melville Louis Kossuth "Melvil" Dewey (December 10, 1851 – December 26, 1931) was an American librarian and educator who invented the Dewey Decimal system of library classification. He was a founder of the Lake Placid Club , a chief librarian at Columbia University , and a founding member of the American Library Association .