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Gamaluddin, Ahmad Fouad – School Library Journal, 1980
A survey of 660 Pennsylvania school librarians indicates that, though there is limited professional interest in the Library of Congress Classification system, Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) appears to be firmly entrenched. This article also discusses the relative merits of DDC, the need for a uniform system, librarianship preparation, and…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Librarians, Library of Congress Classification
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Guenther, Rebecca S. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Discussion of the newly developed USMARC Format for Classification Data covers online classification applications, format development, fields in the format, and implementation prospects. Research currently being conducted at the Library of Congress to evaluate the new format and the editing process necessary for its implementation is described.…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Databases, Dewey Decimal Classification
Anderson, James D. – 1978
In order to provide access to individual educators and researchers in library science on the basis of their specializations and types of research, a project was undertaken to develop a Classification of Education and Research in Librarianship and Information Science (CERLIS). A review was conducted of the treatment of library science materials in…
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Human Resources, Information Science
Khosh-khui, Abolghasem – 1981
This study investigates the degree of relationship between scientific and technical subject headings and their corresponding class notations in the Dewey Decimal (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) systems. The degree of association between a subject heading and its corresponding class of notation or notations is measured by…
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing
Polan, Ruth – 1975
Four classification schemes for subject access to children's books are compared. Two of these are general schemes (the "Dewey Decimal Classification" and the abridged "Dewey Decimal Classification"), and two others were devised specifically for children's books (the Toronto Public Library's "Boys and Girls Book Classification" and the Inglewood…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Childrens Literature, Classification
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O'Neill, Edward T.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
Two statistical measures are used to compare the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification systems by applying them to the library science portions of the two systems using a database drawn from MARC records. It is concluded that the measures characterize two different properties of dispersion. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Classification, Databases, Dewey Decimal Classification
Brown, Doris R. – 1977
While many libraries joined the trend to convert to the Library of Congress classification scheme in the 60's and early 70's, DePaul University Library never made a definitive decision about retaining Dewey or converting to LC. The realization that benefits from standardized classification can be realized using the Dewey system and cost…
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification, Library Expenditures
Mandel, Carol A. – 1986
This paper presents a synthesis of the ideas and issues developed at a conference convened to review the results of the Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project and explore the potential for future use of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules in online library catalogs. Conference…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing
Domas, Ralph E. – 1978
The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation existed between the classes of books checked out of the San Antonio College Library and the classes of books used in the Library. Data for out-of-library and in-library use were collected during February, 1978, and arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) tens. By using the Pearson…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, College Libraries, Correlation
Saunders, Stewart; And Others – Library Research, 1981
The adequacy of shelflist count was tested by determining the percent of titles in philosophy, political science, history, and sociology at Purdue University which were classified in Dewey or Library of Congress classes reflecting those disciplines. Included are two methods for correcting inaccurate shelflist counts, two tables, and seven sources.…
Descriptors: Books, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Dewey Decimal Classification
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Furuta, Kenneth; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1990
These three articles address issues in library cataloging that are affected by automation: (1) the impact of automation and bibliographic utilities on professional catalogers; (2) the effect of the LASS microcomputer software on the cost of authority work in cataloging at the University of Arizona; and (3) online subject heading and classification…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
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Enser, P. G. B. – Journal of Documentation, 1985
Investigates techniques for automatic classification of book material focusing on: computer-based surrogation of monographic material, book surrogate clustering on basis of content association, evaluation of resultant classifications. Test collection (250 books) is described with surrogation by means of back-of-the-book index, table of contents,…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Books, Classification
Momeni, Mahvash K. – 1985
This study analyzes the sociocultural factors that affect translations of the Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC) from English into four other languages, i.e., Arabic, Farsi, Hindi, and Turkish. The study was performed in three stages: each entry in each translation was compared with the edition of DDC on which it was based; each class of…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Context
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Hodowanec, George V. – College and Research Libraries, 1983
Determines book obsolescence rates for instructional departments within university by analyzing annual library's circulation and relating patterns of library use to curricular programs. Immediacy and intensity of peak usage, use dispersion, and commonality of use were used to develop acquisition priority weighting formula. Twenty-two sources and…
Descriptors: Classification, College Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Correlation
Markey, Karen; Demeyer, Anh N. – 1985
This research project focuses on the implementation and testing of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system as an online searcher's tool for subject access, browsing, and display in an online catalog. The research project comprises 12 activities. The three interim reports in this document cover the first seven of these activities: (1) obtain…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
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