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As a system of library classification the DDC is "arranged by discipline, not subject", so a topic like clothing is classed based on its disciplinary treatment (psychological influence of clothing at 155.95, customs associated with clothing at 391, and fashion design of clothing at 746.92) within the conceptual framework. [2]
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), 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 based on subject.
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. Each item is typically assigned a call number, which identifies the ...
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
Pages in category "Library cataloging and classification" The following 150 pages are in this category, out of 150 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Items are classified using the Melvil Decimal System, based on the out-of-copyright 1922 edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification with modifications for standard spelling of division names (as opposed to the original names, which were spelled in accordance with Dewey's advocated spelling reforms), and modernised terminology.
List of Dewey Decimal classes; C. Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification This page was last ...
Decimal classification is a type of library classification. Examples include: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Korean Decimal Classification (KDC)