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A Study Manual and Number Building Guide
Mona L. Scott
ISBN: 9781563085987
Format: Hardback
Publisher:ABC-CLIO
Edition: Revised edition
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After an historical review of the Classification, the author of this book describes and illustrates the changes that have been made to the 21st edition. The manual provides a review of how DDC is updated and gives detailed lists of such changes in each table and class.
After an historical review of the Classification, the author of this book describes and illustrates the changes that have been made to the 21st edition. The manual provides a review of how DDC is updated and gives detailed lists of such changes in each table and class. Examples and exercises assist the user in fully understanding the Classification's use, down to the book number. In addition, all changes that appear in the 20th Dewey and brief descriptions of their application are included to guide users in applying the Classification in the cataloguing process.
| ISBN | 1563085984 | | Pages | 225 | | ISBN13 | 9781563085987 (What's this?) | | Volumes | 001 | | Publisher | ABC-CLIO | | Weight (grammes) | 494 | | Imprint | Libraries Unlimited Inc | | Published in | Englewood | | Format | Hardback | | Series title | Dewey Decimal Classification: A Study Manual & Number Building Guide | | Publication date | 01 Aug 1998 | | Height (mm) | 230 | | Library of Congress | Z696.D7 S3 | | Width (mm) | 165 | | DEWEY | 025.431 | | Spine width (mm) | 18 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | Preface | | | | Ch. 1 | | DDC: History and Current Status | | 1 | | Ch. 2 | | General Aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification | | 13 | | Ch. 3 | | Principles of Number Building | | 25 | | Ch. 4 | | The Tables | | 35 | | Ch. 5 | | Class 000 Generalities | | 51 | | Ch. 6 | | Class 100 Philosophy, Paranormal Phenomena, Psychology | | 63 | | Ch. 7 | | Class 200 Religion | | 71 | | Ch. 8 | | Class 300 Social Sciences | | 89 | | Ch. 9 | | Class 400 Language | | 109 | | Ch. 10 | | Class 500 Natural Sciences and Mathematics | | 115 | | Ch. 11 | | Class 600 Technology and Applied Sciences | | 131 | | Ch. 12 | | Class 700 The Arts Fine and Decorative Arts | | 151 | | Ch. 13 | | Class 800 Literature (Belles-Lettres) and Rhetoric | | 161 | | Ch. 14 | | Class 900 Geography, History, and Auxiliary Disciplines | | 169 | | Ch. 15 | | Book Numbers | | 177 | | | | Select Bibliography | | 183 | | | | Appendix: Answers to the Exercises | | 187 | | | | Index | | 191 |
"For a novice Dewey user, or anyone who wants a clear explanation of the growth and change in the schedule, Scott's book is ideal."-Cataloging & Classification Quarterly  Be the first to write a customer review
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