The reclassification of the Arkansas State University collection from Dewey Decimal to the Library of Congress scheme is reported. (SJ)

In Edition 18 of the Dewey Decimal Classification system an effort was made to keep the changes to a minimum without overly compromising the updating of the system. However, all the changes made were not caused by new knowledge; many were for structural reasons. (17 references) (Author/SJ)

Because the Library of Congress Classification system classifies the various literatures of Africa by the language in which these literatures were originally written, it scatters them throughout subclasses PJ-PZ. Classification by an alternative means is proposed. (11 references) (Author/RS)

Offers illustrations of anomalies and prejudices found in common information retrieval tools: "LC Subject Headings" (9th edition), "Dewey Decimal Classification" (19th edition), "Universal Decimal Classification" (3rd abridged edition). Index terms in areas of sexual bias, social strata, politics, knowledge, customs,…

In view of the problems encountered in the application of the 800 class the validity of the form distinction in the classification of literature is called into question. (19 references) (Author/NH)

The place of the Dewey Decimal System in the subject analysis procedures of the British National Bibliography is described. (Author)

The editorial procedure carried out in preparing a new edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification is described. (Author/PF)

Suggests guidelines for the classification of law materials in a small library using the published parts of the scheme and some extrapolations from them. (Author)

Inconsistencies in the Library of Congress classification schedules relating to Eastern Europe, and ways to improve the system are discussed. (4 references) (SJ)

Reviews the 1990 literature that concerns subject analysis. Issues addressed include subject cataloging, including Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH); classification, including Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), Library of Congress Classification, and classification in online systems; subject access, including the online use of…

Presents a brief history of the Library of Congress (LC) Z schedule and recent LC modifications in the treatment of subject bibliography. Description of a university library system includes a schedule for political and social sciences subject bibliography (Z7161-7166) giving alternate class numbers for systematic placement of bibliographies. (17…

National bibliographic developments worldwide are planned with awareness of international context and of advantages of following internationally used standards. The information gap between librarians in rich and poor countries through unavailability of high technology in poor countries where international bibliographic tools are in use appears to…

A simplified scheme for cataloging and classifying state and municipal documents is now in use at the State University of New York at Albany, employing double Cutter numbers to designate documents by state and agency. A consistent scheme for subject and state Cuttering makes possible both subject and agency approaches. (2 references) (Author/DH)

It is possible to avoid an ongoing reclassification program by shelving publications under their original Superintendent of Documents classification number while bringing all publications of an agency or a series together on visible record files. (1 reference) (Author)

The purpose of this article is to promote the use of capital letters wherever and whenever a SUBJECT HEADING appears. Likewise, it is urged that nonsubject heading see" references and all nonsubject entries be shown only in lowercase. (4 references) (Author)