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Classification in Theory and Practice

Susan Batley, London Metropolitan University, UK

Chandos Information Professional Series

…clearly written and easy to follow.
Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services

 - covers the latest Dewey Decimal Classification, 22nd edition
 - provides practical advice on which schemes will be most suitable for different types of library collection
 - covers classification of electronic resources and taxonomy construction

This book covers all of the major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US; it includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly, classifying electronic resources is also discussed. The aim of the book is to demystify a very complex subject, and to provide a sound theoretical underpinning, together with practical advice and development of practical skills. The book fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. Chapters concentrate purely on classification rather than cataloguing and indexing, ensuring a more in-depth coverage of the topic.

Readership: Library and information practitioners; students of librarianship, information studies and information management.

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About the author

Dr Susan Batley is a senior lecturer at the London Metropolitan University with teaching and research in the areas of organisation and retrieval of information and knowledge resources. Having completed a PhD on factors affecting the retrieval of information from picture databases in 1989, she worked as a subject librarian at the University of East London, before taking up her current post in 1996.

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Contents

Classification in theory and practice
 - Introduction
 - Library classification
 - Notation
 - Citation order and filing order
 - Schedules
 - Subject indexes
 - Subject analysis
 - Overview
 - References
 - Recommended reading

Classification schemes for general collections
 - Dewey Decimal Classification
 - Library of Congress Classification

Classification schemes for specialist collections
 - Universal Decimal Classification
 - Faceted classification schemes

Classifying electronic resources
 - Vocabulary control and thesaurus construction
 - Taxonomies
 - Ontologies
 - Overview
 - References
 - Recommended reading

Summary
 - Classification theory and library classification schemes
 - Classification schemes for general collections
 - Classification schemes for specialist collections
 - Classifying electronic resources
 - Endnote
 - References

Appendix: Answers to practical exercises
 - Dewey Decimal Classification
 - Library of Congress Classification
 - Universal Decimal Classification
 - Classification scheme for a photographic library