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Essential Classification

Vanda Broughtoon
ISBN-10: 1856045145
ISBN-13: 9781856045148

Classify a document from scratch with this practical guide designed to guide the novice cataloguer through the practice of subject cataloguing, with an emphasis on practical document analysis and classification.
Introduction
The need for classification
First principles of classification
The variety of classification : systems and structures
The classification scheme : internal structure
Types of classification scheme
Order in the classification scheme
Content analysis
1. : document description
Content analysis
2. : practical constraints
Controlled indexing languages
Word-based approaches to retrieval
Library of Congress subject headings
1. : basic headings
Library of Congress subject headings
2. : structured headings
Classification scheme application
Library of Congress classification
1. : basic classmark construction
Library of Congress classification
2. : use of tables
Dewey decimal classification
Universal decimal classification
1. : general properties and basic number building
Universal decimal classification
2. : auxiliary tables
Faceted classification
Managing classification

List price: $55.00
Edition: N/A
Publisher: Library Assn Pub Ltd
Binding: N/A
Pages: 272
Size: 5.32" wide x 7.85" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.10 lbs.
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