The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

by Mohinder Partap Satija

This updated second edition of "The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System" examines the history, management, and technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system based on the system's twenty-third edition, which was published in 2011. The author, M.P. Satija, explains the structure and number building techniques in the DDC and reviews all aspects of subject analysis and number building using this most recent version.  In this new edtion, the bibliography and glossary have both been updated, and there is a new section on useful DDC websites.

328 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 2007

Reviews

[Vilde · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for school.

Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), or the "Deweys desimalklassifikasjon" as it is called in Norway, but stopped at it's 5th edition which is based upon the DDC21 edition and adapted to Norwegian conditions; now being replaced by WebDewey in Norway, which is again based upon on the complete edition of DDC23.

This book is a great book for beginners to DDC; although I thought it was a bit boring to read, when I had lectures about it where the content of this book was compressed into the lectures.