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Classification of Bibliography by Dewey Decimal Classification. An Evaluation


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Points out the difficulties experienced by teachers in teaching of library classification by DDC. Identifies that a variety of alternatives and sometimes contradictory prescriptions leads on to a confusion in classifying. This is illustrated by the rules 2nd notes made in DDC schedule for classifying documents embodying subject bibliographies Suggests that a unified theory of classification may be adopted in making rules for classifying by DDC.
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P. Gangadhara Rao
University of Madras, Madras 5
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P. Gangadhara Rao
University of Madras, Madras 5, India

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Points out the difficulties experienced by teachers in teaching of library classification by DDC. Identifies that a variety of alternatives and sometimes contradictory prescriptions leads on to a confusion in classifying. This is illustrated by the rules 2nd notes made in DDC schedule for classifying documents embodying subject bibliographies Suggests that a unified theory of classification may be adopted in making rules for classifying by DDC.