A practical guide to Dewey Decimal Classification / Karen Snow.
"A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification is a hands-on introduction to the world's most frequently used classification system. The book gives a brief history of the scheme and discusses the theory behind the organization and construction of Dewey class numbers, as well as using W...
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Lanham, Maryland :
Rowman & Littlefield,
[2024]
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Table of Contents:
- Dewey decimal classification in a nutshell
- Basic principles of classification
- WebDewey: the online portal to DDC
- Searching and browsing in WebDewey
- Using notes and the manual
- Number building in DDC using a full or part of a number from the schedules
- Advanced class number building using table 1 - part 1 - the basics of adding standard subdivisions
- Advanced class number building using table 1 - part 2 - approximating the whole, groups of people, biography, and historical periods
- Advanced class number building - including geographic places using table 2
- Advanced class number building using table 3 - subdivisions for the arts, for individual literatures, for specific literary forms
- Advanced class number building using tables 4-6 - languages and ethnic national groups
- Conclusion and DDC resources
- Appendix A: Answers to end-of-chapter exercises
- Appendix B: Flow chart for works by or about more than one author.