Dewey Decimal Classification: A Study Manual and Number Building Guide
Author:   Mona L. Scott
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Edition:   22nd edition
ISBN:  

9781591582106


Pages:   360
Publication Date:   30 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Format:   Hardback
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Dewey Decimal Classification: A Study Manual and Number Building Guide


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This guide is an essential purchase for technical services departments in all libraries, and has been updated to cover the changes introduced by the new edition of the DDC, which was published in August 2003. The study manual is used as a reference for the application of Dewey and is also suitable as a course text in Dewey. Scott provides an in-depth review of how DDC is updated and gives detailed lists of changes in each table and class.

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Author:   Mona L. Scott
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Edition:   22nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9781591582106


ISBN 10:   1591582105
Pages:   360
Publication Date:   30 April 2005
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Preface DDC History and Current Status General Aspects of the Dewey Decimal Classification Principles of Number Building The Tables Class 000: Generalities Class 100: Philosophy, Paranormal Phenomena, Psychology Class 200: Religion Class 300: Social Sciences Class 400: Language Class 500: Natural Sciences and Mathematics Class 600: Technology (Applied Sciences) Class 700: The Arts; Fine and Decorative Arts Class 800: Literature (Belles-Lettres) and Rhetoric Class 900: Geography, History, and Auxiliary Disciplines Book Numbers Select Bibliography Appendix: Answers to the Exercises Index

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Mona L. Scott is head of the Joint Personnel Recovery Library at Ft. Belvoir, Virginia. She was previously head of technical services at the Bureau of the Census Library, and at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Library. Her published work includes Libraries Unlimited's Conversion Tables: LC-Dewey, Dewey-LC and Conversion Tables: Volume 3 Subject HeadingsLC and Dewey.

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