Classification options and opportunities

• Other Authors: Thomas, Alan R
• Format: Book
• Language: English, Middle (1100-1500); English
• Published: New York Haworth Press 1995
• Subjects: Books > Classification
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• Item Description: "Has also been published as Cataloging & classification quarterly, volume 19, numbers 3/4 1995"--T.p. verso
• Physical Description: 242 pages illustration 23 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781560247098

Basic Design Considerations--presents ideas and principles concerning the function, assessment, design, and construction of classifications Options Within Standard Classification Systems--covers the Library of Congress and Dewey Decimal Classification systems, focusing on choices available in these systems Alternative Classification Systems--includes classifications intended for wide adoption as well as some prepared for particular local settings Combination Platters and Reclassification--covers use of multiple classifications within the same institution or even the same collection, and includes the related decision and planning of reclassification Classification and the New Technology--includes an examination of classification options available through modern information technologies and a guide to features of electronic DeweyClassification: Options and Opportunities encourages fresh and wider interest in library and bibliographic classification decisions, illuminating the extent of choice in the field. The book is a helpful guide and reference for teachers and students of library and information science and for practicing librarians and information specialists.