The Fundamentals of Library Classification
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The Fundamentals of Library Classification

  1. 110 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
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The Fundamentals of Library Classification

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This book, first published in 1951, looks at the position of library classification with the object of finding out what it achieves, where it fails, and what steps are needed to increase its value. It details patterns that enable a classifier to construct a formula which is valid for the analysis of any subject into its fundamental constituent elements.

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Index

  • Alphabet. Notation symbols, 61, 63
    • Flexibility, 71–72
  • Alphabetical index, 101–105
  • Alphabetical versus systematic order of subjects, 21
  • Analytical method of classifying, 90
  • Arbitrary signs. Notation symbols, 61
    • Flexibility, 72
  • Array and chain. Examples, 39
  • Author arrangement. Evaluation, 18–19
  • Autonomy for the classifier, 76–81
  • Bias phase, 55, 59
  • Bliss, H. E. Viewpoint in classification, 13
    • Consensus, 23
    • Order of arrangement, 25
    • Co-extensiveness, 62
  • Canalisation, 89–100
  • Chain and array. Examples, 39
  • Chain procedure, 101–105
  • Characteristics of division. Succession, 29
  • Class numbers. Featuring, 106
  • Classification. Purpose, 17–18
  • Classified catalogue. Parts, 110
    • Usefulness of systematic order, 101
  • Classifying. Technique, 92
  • Coextensive versus brief notation, 62
  • Common subdivisions, 76–77
  • Comparison phase, 56, 59
  • Consistent classifying. How to ensure, 89
  • Coordinate classes. Possible orders, 29
  • Cross division, 30
  • Decimal classification. Index, Use and limitations of, 90
    • Main classes, Arbitrary nature of, 87
    • Notation, Failure of, 50
    • Reconstruction of, 108
  • Decimal notation, 68
  • Dictionary versus classified catalogue, 109
  • Division, 35–41
  • Energy facet. Definition, 37
    • In the Decimal Classification, 83
  • Enumerative classification. Definition, 37
    • Inability to expand helpfully, 76
  • Extension and intension, 25–26
  • Facet analysis. Decimal Classification. Examples, 31, 38
    • Definition, 32
  • Facet and phase. Distinction, 58
  • Facet formula. Application, 90
  • Faceted classification. Method of construction, 37
  • Faceted notation,...

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Dedication Page
  8. Four Principles of Library Classification
  9. General Introduction
  10. Preface
  11. Table of Contents
  12. Definitions
  13. I. The Need for Classification
  14. II. Discovering the Most Helpful Order
  15. III. The Process of Division
  16. IV. The Fundamental Concepts Which Underlie Division
  17. V. Phases and Phase Analysis
  18. VI. Notation
  19. VII. Notational Flexibility
  20. VIII. Mnemonics, and Autonomy for the Classifier
  21. IX. The Facet Formula in an Enumerative Classification
  22. X. Canalisation and Practical Classification
  23. XI. The Chain Procedure for Subject Indexing and Featuring
  24. XII. Conclusion, with a Note of Outstanding Problems in Classification
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index