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Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification Scheme - DDC,UDC,CC

DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification)

UDC (universal Decimal classification) 1895

Colon Classification (CC)

LCC (Library of Congress Classification) 1800

Expansive Classification (1870 / 1891 C. Catter)

Subject classification (J.D. Brown - 1906)

Bibliographic classification (BC) (1985 H.E. Bliss)

Rider's International classification

Bibliothecal Bibliographic Klassification (BBK)

Broad System of Ordering (BSO)
                                                                                                                                                                       

 Mapping of Subjects in Library Classification          Scheme - DDC, UDC, CC                                       

 DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification)                                                 

 DDC was conceived by Melvil Dealey, born in 1851 10 Dec - 1931-26 Dec 

 1st edition - Published in 1876 as a 44 Page volume. Since than new editions have been published at regular intervals. 19th edition published in 1979 in three volumes. Spread over 3,000 pages. 23rd edition published in 2011 in 4 volumes. Web edition - also available as web Dewey. Available in more than 30 language of the world used in 135 countries of the world in more than 2,00,000 libraries. 22ed. 4 volumes.  

1st - 10 ed. copyrighted to Dewey. 1st ed title of DDC "A classification and Subject Index for cataloguing and arranging the books and Pamphlet of a library" 44 pages, in the 12 page Introduction and 12 page schedule and 18 page Index. 2nd to 14th ed. title Decimal classification and Relative Index and 15 ed. name Dewey Decimal classification and Relative Index. 

 Dewey Death After DDC copyright 1931-1960 lake placid education                      

Foundation 1961.      

Forest Press 1888.          

Forest Press became a division of OCLC (Currently Copyright by OCLC)              

 Volume  

1st ed.         15th Rev. ed.           1 volume  

16th ed.       17th ed.                   2 volume  

18th ed.       19th ed.                   3 volume  

20th ed.        23th ed.                  4 volume             

Editor 

 1st ed.          3 rd ed.              ed. by.            Melvil Dewey 

 4th ed.        10 th ed.              ed. by.            May Seymour 

 11th ed.       13th ed.               ed. by             Dorkas Fellows 

 14th ed.                                 ed. by.            Costantine Mazines 

 15th ed.                                 ed. by.           Milton J. Ferguram 

 16th ed.        19th ed.           ed. by            Benjamin A. Cluster 

 20th ed.                                  ed. by.          John P. Camorani 

 21th ed.     23th ed.                 ed. by.         John. S. Mitehel 

 2nd. ed.             12th ed.                             Form Division. 

 13th ed.                                                      Common Subdivision 

 14th ed.                                                      Uniform Subdivision  

15th ed.              16th ed.                                Form Divisions 

 17th ed             23th ed.                         Standard Subdivision                          

Table 

 13th ed.                    5 Auxiliary Table 

 14th ed.                   4 Auxiliary Table 

 17th ed.                      Area Table 

 18, 19, 20 th ed.           7 Table 

 21, 22, 23 th ed             6 Table 

* 7 th table 'person' is relocated to table 1 from 21st ed.                          

Summaries 

 3 Summaries - DDC 19 is  in volume 1                            

                        - DDC 20-23 it is in volume 2 

 1st summaries - 10 main class (000-900) 

 2nd Summaries - 100 divisions. 

 3rd Summaries - 1000 sections.     

Phase Relation 

 Only Biasing Phase Relation. 

 * Electronic Dewey 1993 (DDC 20th version, Dos version) 

 Dewey for window - 1996 - DDC 21 ed. update yearly 

Web Dewey.      2000.    ed 22  (update quarterly) 

 DDC was first used in India by Asha Dikinson in Punjab university. 

 First Summary 10 Main classes 

 000 - Generalities 

 100 - Philosophy 

 200 - Redigion  

300 - Social Sciences 

 400 - Language 

 500 - Pure Sciences 

 600 - Technology 

 700 - The arts 

 800 - Literature 

 900 - General Geography and History  

Second Summary 100 Division 

 100 Philosophy 

 110 - Metaphysics 120 Epistemology 

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 3rd Summary 1000 sections 

 110 

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 119 

 after Schedule entering and any book class No  

Table Name

 Table - 1 - Standard Subdivision 

 Table - 2 - Areas

 Table - 3 - Subdivisions of Individual Literature 

 Table - 4 - Subdivisions of Individual language 

 Table -5 - Racial, Ethnic, Nation Groups 

 Table - 6 - Language 

 Table - 7 - Parson 

 * 'A number in DDC without meaning in itself, but used to introduce examples of the topic' is known as hook number  

* phoenix Schedule are part of DDC.

  UDC (universal Decimal classification) 1895                                   

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  Colon Classification (CC)                                                                  

Colon classification developed by S. R. Ranganathan  is a faceted classification. Ranganathan was very particular about the order of main and for him the order is the essence of classification. He formulated some postulates  and principles for order of classes in arrays and chains, and facets, in the facet formula. His main class can be represented by a triangle as given in the figure cc published in 1933 by the Madras Library Association. Now in its 7th edition  released in 1987. 2nd ed. published 1939. 3 rd ed. published in 1950. 4th ed published in 1952. 

 P - Personality  , 

 M - Matter  ; 

 E - Energy   : 

 S - Space    . 

 T - Time    ' 

 CC       1st ed.    1993 

 CC       2nd ed.   1939 

 CC       3rd ed.     1950 

 CC      4th ed.      1952 

 CC      5th ed.     1957 

 CC      6th ed.      1960 

 CC      7th ed.      1987 

 Mixed notation (type of digits) 

 i. Indo Arabic Numerals (1 - 9) 

 ii. Roman Alphabets (A - Z) 

 iii. Greek letter (∆=delta and sigma) 

 iv. Parenthesis () v. Punctuation marks as indicator digits. Inverted comma ', dot . etc. 

 Main Classes of CC 

Name classes.           Name of the subject  

z                          Generalia 

 2                          Library Science  

B                          Mathematics 

 C                          Physics  

D                          Engineering  

E                          Chemistry  

F                           Technology  

G                          Biology  

H                          Geology  

HZ                      Mining 

 I                            Botany  

J                            Agricultural  

K                           Zoology  

KZ                       Animal Husbandry 

 L                           Medicine  

LZ                         Pharmacognosy  

M                          Useful Arts 

 ∆                          Spiritualism 

 N                           Fine Arts 

 O                            Literature  

P                           Linguistics 

 Q                           Religion 

 R                          Philosophy  

S                         Psychology  

T                         Education  

U                           Geography  

V                             History  

W                           Political Science  

X                         Economics 

 Y                               Sociology   

Z                                Law 

  LCC (Library of Congress Classification) 1800                                

 21 Main classes in LCC 

 Class A - General Works 

 Class B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion 

 Class C - Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)

 Class D - World History (except American History

 Class E - American History. 

 Class F - Local History of the united state, British, Dutch, French, and Latin America. 

 Class G - Geography, Anthropology, Recreation 

 Class H - Social Science. 

 Class J - Political Science. 

 Class K - Law 

 Class L - Education  

Class M - Music  

Class N - Fine Arts 

 Class P - Language and Literature 

 Class Q - Science 

 Class R - Medicine 

 Class S - Agriculture 

 Class T - Technology  

Class U - Military Science  

Class V - Naval Science  

Class Z - Bibliography, Library Science 

  Expansive Classification (1870 / 1891 C. Catter)                              

 Expansive classification by C.A. cutter is important for arrangement of its pre-mediated order main classes. It was to be evolutionary order based upon the evolutionary of Knowledge. He was of the opinion that book classification based on knowledge classification has a permanent value. Cutter used alphabets to denote classes to escape the rigidity of decimal notation expansive classification published by 1870 / 1891. 

 Subject classification (J.D. Brown - 1906)                                         

 Subject classification developed by J. D. Brown (James Duff Brown) also famous for introducing f irst time open access in libraries of England. Subject classification was first published in 1906 and revised posthumousty in 1917 and 1939. J. D. Brown arranged his main class order was in "scientific Progression" He was of the opinion that order of creation in nature is :

 Matter > Force > Life > Mind > Record. 

 Bibliographic classification (BC) (1985 H.E. Bliss)                          

 Bibliographic classification developed by Henry Evelyn Bliss. In bibliographic classification the order of main classes is based on, what he calls "Scientific and Educational Consensus." He was of the view that there is an order of main classes that exists in nature and it is nearer to the majority consensus. Bibliographic  classification scheme first published in 1935. Bibliographic classification main classes Educational and scientific Here, short notation, roman capitals and Indo arabic numerials used. BC second edition name BC2, published in 1940-1953, 

 Rider's International classification                                                    

 Rider's International classification is a general scheme of "International classification" developed by Fremont A. Rider in 1961, an American librarian, famous for his advocacy of microforms in libraries. His scheme, a very broad one, has 26 main classes denoted by roman capitals A-Z. 

  Bibliothecal Bibliographic Klassification (BBK)                              

 The Bibliothecal Bibliographic Klassification was designed by Lenin state Library, Moscow, Published in 30 volumes between 1960-1968, its abridgments in 6 volumes (1970-75) and one volume (1976) are also available for medium and small libraries. respectively. It 21 main classes are denoted by 28 capital cyrillic alphabets. 

 Broad System of Ordering (BSO)                                                       

 Broad System of Ordering is a faceted classification scheme published by FID and UNESCO in 1978 as a roof classification (an umbrella classification) for S an T, it is was elaborated for the FID by Eric J. Coates, G. Lloyd and D. Simandi, BSO notation in indo arobic numarical and hipen and coma.

London Education Classification 1964

Symbol

BT     Broader Term     <

RT    Related Term     -

NT   Narrower Term   >

UF   Use For      

SN   Scope Notes      [...]

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