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The Dewey Decimal Classification has a number for all subjects, including fiction, although many libraries maintain a separate fiction section shelved by alphabetical order of the author's surname. Each assigned number consists of two parts: a class number (from the Dewey system) and a book number, which "prevents confusion of different books ...
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]
This is a conversion chart showing how the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification systems organize resources by concept, in part for the purpose of assigning call numbers. These two systems account for over 95% of the classification in United States libraries, and are used widely around the world.
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.
List of Dewey Decimal classes; C. Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification This page was last edited on 1 April 2018, at 21:42 (UTC). Text ...
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Decimal classification is a type of library classification. Examples include: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Korean Decimal Classification (KDC)