Introduction to the Dewey Decimal Classification
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| T ABLE OF L AST R ESORT 5.9 When several numbers have been found for the work in hand, and each seems as good as the next, the following table of last resort (in order of preference) maybe used as a guideline in the absence of any other rule Table of last resort (1) Kinds of things (2) Parts of things (3) Materials from which things, kinds, or parts are made (4) Properties of things, kinds, parts, or materials (5) Processes within things, kinds, parts, or materials (6) Operations upon things, kinds, parts, or materials (7) Instrumentalities for performing such operations For example, surveillance by border patrols could be classed in either 363.285 Border patrols, or 363.232 Patrol and surveillance. Choose 363.285 since border patrols area kind of police service, while patrol and surveillance are processes performed by police services. 5.10 Do not apply this table or any other guideline if it appears to disregard the author’s intention and emphasis. How DDC 23 Is Arranged 6.1 DDC 23 is composed of the following major parts A) Introduction A description of the DDC and how to use it 10 B) Glossary Short definitions of terms used in the DDC C) Manual A guide to the use of the DDC that is made up primarily of extended discussions of problem areas in the application of the DDC. Manual notes are indicated by a book icon adjacent to the schedule or table number D) Tables Six numbered tables of notation that can be added to class numbers to provide greater specificity (E) DDC Summaries The top three levels of the DDC F) Schedules The organization of knowledge from 000-999 G) Relative Index An alphabetical list of subjects with the disciplines in which they are treated subarranged alphabetically under each entry Key Features of the Schedules and Tables Download 298.33 Kb. Share with your friends:
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