A Cross-cultural Comparison of Medical Science Subject Classification in the KDC and the DDC

Authors

  • InKyung Choi University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
  • Min Sook Park University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/acro.v29i1.15457

Keywords:

Classification, Cross-cultural comparison, Medical Science classification, KDC, DDC

Abstract

This study reports the preliminary results of a cross-cultural comparison of Medical Science in the Korean Decimal Classification (KDC) and in the Dewy Decimal Classification (DDC). Despite having similar purposes, to serve the public and emphasize the significance of standardization in medical science, a comparison of the two classification systems shows the influences of social and cultural inferences of classification systems in medicine.

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Published

2019-06-28