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A numerical classification system of books employed by libraries. The Dewey Decimal System, created by Melvil Dewey, is a reference system that classifies all subjects by number. The numbers in a particular grouping all refer to a designated general topic. For example, the numbers in the 340s concern topics of law. Each new number after the decimal point further subdivides the previous number and the subject it covers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Two large classification systems were developed to address this need and were put into widespread use: the Dewey Decimal Classification and the Library of Congress Classification. b) Numerically by Dewey Decimal classification number The opinion that using traditional categories and academic disciplines as the basis for a bibliographic classification system was a mistake indicated Brown's belief that the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), which was the major system used in Great Britain and the United States at the time, was unsuitable for British libraries. |
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