Decimal Classification and Relative Index: For Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc

Melvil Dewey

ISBN 10: 0366449516 / ISBN 13: 9780366449514

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

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Print on Demand. This book details the Dewey Decimal Classification System, a system invented in the 1870s, and employed by libraries to organize and arrange their collections. The system sought to impose order and structure on knowledge and information by employing a series of numbers to present a "map" of human knowledge, from the most general categories down to the most specific. The DDC's far-reaching influence speaks to its effectiveness in creating a shared language within which libraries can organize their books according to the same schema. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Decimal Classification and Relative Index: For Libraries, Clippings, Notes, Etc
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0366449516
• ISBN 13: 9780366449514
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
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This book details the Dewey Decimal Classification System, a system invented in the 1870s, and employed by libraries to organize and arrange their collections. The system sought to impose order and structure on knowledge and information by employing a series of numbers to present a "map" of human knowledge, from the most general categories down to the most specific. The DDC's far-reaching influence speaks to its effectiveness in creating a shared language within which libraries can organize their books according to the same schema.