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Author: Henry V. HOPWOODPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 16
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Dewey Expanded. [A Criticism of M. Dewey's System of Classifying Books.] ... Reprinted from The Library Association Record, June, 1907
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Author: Henry V. HOPWOODDewey Expanded
Author: Henry V. HopwoodPublisher:
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Code for Classifiers
Author: William Stetson MerrillPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association
ISBN:
Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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An Introduction to Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification Systems
Author: Christina NeigelPublisher:
ISBN: 9780888023421
Category : Classification, Dewey decimal
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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On the Classification of Books
Author: Lloyd Pearsall SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428083618
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 76
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Excerpt from On the Classification of Books: A Paper Read Before the American Library Association, May, 1882 Whether the classification itself is more or less logical than that of others who have attempted this hard and thankless, but needful task, it is not for me to say. It has at least the merit Of not being made out of nothing, but rather of having been evolved from a pre-existing system which has the approval of the best bibliographers Of Europe, and which has been tried for centuries, and not found wanting. Nolumus leyes Anglia? Mutare. I believe the groundwork of the system to be good, but I know very well that the building I have raised upon it can be improved; and there fore any one who thinks of making use of either would do well to study - among others - the Table Methodique of Brunet, and the classification - which, however, is rather crude - of the British Museum. The latter can be consulted in Henry Stevens' Catalogue of the American booles in the Library of the British [museum (london, Mr. Dui's and Mr. Perkins' highly original systems are also full of valuable suggestions, though the former is, to my thinking. Not sufficiently worked out in detail, while the latter, with its six thousand classes - ten times as many as are used in the British Museum - is, if anything, too much so. The reference alphabet - first used by Mr. Dui - gives their systems of classification, in point of practical utility, a decided advantage over others; and Mr. Dui's decimal division brings in an 'element of simplicity which has, in theory at least, some Obvious advantages. It is also steadily making its way into practice, and I understand there are more American libraries now using that plan than any other. Mr. Perkins believes that his system accomplishes some good things which Mr. Dui's does not, and cures some defects in it and I agree with him. If I did not think that mine was on the whole better than either, I should not publish it. Nevertheless, I am free to say that in working out the details I consider Mr. Perkins' arrangement in some respects better than my own, and if I had seen it in time I could have improved mine in several ways. Mr. Swartz's Mnemonic System, and that of Mr. C'utter described in Vol. IV. Of the Library Journal-are also worthy of the highest consideration. Doubtless the true Classification of Books, at once rational and convenient in practice, is a thing yet to be established, but at any rate the materials for it exist; and if the present System with its Index - on which I have been work ing more or less for the past four years - contributes in any degree to make the labors of those who follow me more easy, it is all that I expect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Democracy and Education
Author: John DeweyPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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. Renewal of Life by Transmission. The most notable distinction between living and inanimate things is that the former maintain themselves by renewal. A stone when struck resists. If its resistance is greater than the force of the blow struck, it remains outwardly unchanged. Otherwise, it is shattered into smaller bits. Never does the stone attempt to react in such a way that it may maintain itself against the blow, much less so as to render the blow a contributing factor to its own continued action. While the living thing may easily be crushed by superior force, it none the less tries to turn the energies which act upon it into means of its own further existence. If it cannot do so, it does not just split into smaller pieces (at least in the higher forms of life), but loses its identity as a living thing. As long as it endures, it struggles to use surrounding energies in its own behalf. It uses light, air, moisture, and the material of soil. To say that it uses them is to say that it turns them into means of its own conservation. As long as it is growing, the energy it expends in thus turning the environment to account is more than compensated for by the return it gets: it grows. Understanding the word "control" in this sense, it may be said that a living being is one that subjugates and controls for its own continued activity the energies that would otherwise use it up. Life is a self-renewing process through action upon the environment.
Major Classification Systems
Author: Forest PressPublisher: Urbana-Champaign : University of Illinois, Graduate School of Library Science
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Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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The Dewey Decimal System
Author: Allan FowlerPublisher: Children's Press(CT)
ISBN: 9780516261300
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
Classification of Books
Author: Lloyd P. SmithPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781332774227
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Excerpt from Classification of Books: A Paper Read Before the American Library Association, May, 1882 The classification is intended to be permanent only so far as the six main classes A E I O U and Y, and their sub-classes a, b, c, d, C, etc., are concerned. In its details it is Open to modification to suit the needs of libraries devoted mainly to the collection of one or a few classes of books. As the volumes multiply on the shelves, it is obvious that the divisions 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., can be added to indefinitely, - by each librarian for himself - without deranging the system. Moreover, the divisions can themselves be subdivided by supplying arbitrary marks. For example, under Zoology (i I have made but one subdivision, that of Birds whereas an Academy of Natural Sciences might well find it Cxpedient to distribute their works on the animal kingdom in accordance with the elaborate plan set forth in Agassiz's Essay on Classification. On the other hand, a small library may content itself with the classes and sub-classes marked by letters only, or even with the classes A E I O U Y alone. It is to be remarked in passing that, by this arrangement, whatever improvements may be made from time to time in the details of the system, the books have always a relative, and not a fixed location on the shelves. So that they may be moved from shelf to shelf, from case to case, and from building to building, without altering the shelf marks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
A Primer of Book Classification
Author: W. Howard PhillipsPublisher:
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Category : Classification
Languages : en
Pages : 250
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