A practical guide to organizing military books with the Dewey decimal system, designed for efficient library use.
This edition presents a clear, tested scheme for classifying military works using the Decimal System. It shows how Part I outlines the plan and how Part II’s index helps locate and group books, with notes on testing at West Point and guidance on using related library tools.
- Learn how a systematic catalogue organizes military topics, from general military science to specific branches and regions.
- See examples of numbers and organization, helping librarians assign accurate Cutter-ready codes and cross-references.
- Understand how this edition complements the Dewey Classification and Parker’s Library Classification for practical use.
- Discover how the editors tested the scheme and prepared it for adoption in army libraries.
Ideal for librarians, military historians, and readers who manage or study large military collections.