Exercises in the 23rd edition of Dewey Decimal Classification /

This book introduces the process of assigning class numbers based on the 23rd edition (2011) of the Dewey Decimal Classification. The techniques of number building, involving the use of various auxiliary tables and multiple syntheses are demonstrated along with the structure of the DDC and the subj...

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Autor Principal: Satija, Mohinder Partap
Formato: Printed Book
Idioma:English
Subjects:
Classification, Dewey decimal > Problems, exercises, etc.
Cataloging > Problems, exercises, etc.
DDC 23 PRACTICAL GUIDE
Table of Contents:
  • Salient features of the 23rd edition (2011). Introduction to the text of four volumes
  • How to assign and build class numbers in the DDC
  • Practical number building
  • Order of precedence
  • Use of table 1: Standard subdivisions
  • Use of table 2: Geographic areas, historical periods, biography
  • Use of table 3: Subdivisions for the arts, for individuals literature, for specific literary forms
  • Use of table 4: Subdivisions of individual languages and language families for the languages schedule (400)
  • Use of table 5: Ethnic and national groups
  • Use of table 6: Languages
  • Groups of people
  • Examples illustrating multiple synthesis
  • Classification of general statistics, law, geography, and history
  • Exercises for self practice
  • How to use the relative index
  • Answers to exercises for self practice.

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