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McIlwaine, I. C. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Discusses the history and development of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC). Topics include the relationship with Dewey Decimal Classification; revision process; structure; facet analysis; lack of standard rules for application; application in automated systems; influence of UDC on classification development; links with thesauri; and use…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Information Retrieval, International Programs
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Sweeney, Russell – Journal of Documentation, 1983
This review of the evolution of the Dewey Decimal Classification over past 30 years concentrates on three conflicts that have influenced recent developments: integrity of numbers versus keeping pace with knowledge; detailed bibliographic classification versus shelf location device; and national bias versus internationalization. Seven references…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Guides
Aman, Mohammed; Samore, Theodore – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1989
Reviews the history and development of the Dewey Decimal Classification, including the recent purchase of rights by OCLC and the production of a digitalized version. The contents and organization of the most recent edition are described and evaluated. (one reference) (CLB)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Electronic Publishing
Zulu, Itibari M. – 1993
This paper argues that the ancient people of Kemet (Egypt), "the black land," built and operated the first major libraries and institutions of higher education in the world. Topics of discussion include the Ancient Egyptians as an African people; a chronology of Ancient Kemet; literature in Kemet; a history of Egyptian Librarianship; the…
Descriptors: African Literature, Classification, Development, Dewey Decimal Classification
Wiegand, Wayne A. – 1996
This book is a biography of Melvil Dewey, the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Tracing Dewey's life and early influences that shaped it, the book explores Dewey's employment experiences, enterprises, and innovations and present a range of views on them; he was seen as an organizational genius but also as arrogant, manipulative,…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Biographies, Change Agents, Dewey Decimal Classification