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A Handbook of History, Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System
By Satija, M.P. & Alex Kyrios
- ISBN
- 9781783306091
- Publisher
- Facet
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Library Journal
Starred Review on August 25, 2023 | Professional Media
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) is used in more than 200,000 libraries worldwide as a knowledge- and information-management system. For small school libraries and immense national collections, the enumerative structure, developed 150 years ago, is familiar yet frequently mysterious and not without controversy. In this discussion of what has become a ubiquitous tool, coauthors Kyrios (senior editor, OCLC) and Satija (...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
