Melvil Dewey’s Ingenious Notational System

Authors

  • Rebecca Green OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7152/nasko.v2i1.12811

Abstract

Historically, the notational system of the Dewey Decimal Classification provided for non-institution-specific, relative location shelf arrangements, thus substantially reducing bibliographic classification effort. Today its decimal notation continues to provide the classification scheme with flexible granularity, is hospitable to expansion, expresses relationships, interfaces well with modern retrieval systems, and is internationally understood.

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Published

2011-11-04