Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 1886 Dewey, Melvil 1851 1931 Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library Dewey Decimal Classification Reading ease score: 41.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Lesley Halamek and PG Distributed Proofreaders "A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library" by Melvil Dewey is a comprehensive guide on library classification systems published during the late 19th century. The work outlines the Dewey Decimal Classification system, a numeric scheme devised to categorize library materials by subject matter, facilitating organization and retrieval. It focuses on practical usability rather than exhaustive theoretical constructs, which reflects the evolving needs of libraries in the period. The opening portion elaborates on the rationale behind the design of the classification system, initiated by Dewey in 1873. It describes the fundamental structure of the system, which divides knowledge into ten primary classes, each further subdivided into divisions and sections, all assigned unique numerical identifiers. Dewey emphasizes the importance of categorizing books by their content rather than their format, ensuring that related materials are grouped together for easier access. As libraries grow, this system allows for flexible reorganization without the need for constant re-cataloguing, thus enhancing library efficiency and user experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Classification, Dewey decimal Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Teaching & Education 254220 246336 2024-10-06T03:33:31.254278 2023-10-06T05:44:48.561841 text/html text/html 261858 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 57319 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 175305 2024-10-06T03:33:44.374471 application/epub+zip 176423 2024-10-06T03:33:36.369266 application/epub+zip 122489 2024-10-06T03:33:34.491268 application/epub+zip 455169 2024-10-06T03:33:47.897209 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418457 2024-10-06T03:33:42.734266 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156325 2022-09-06T21:09:23.111158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128391 128335 2024-10-06T03:33:28.909289 2023-10-06T05:44:46.515819 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 129791 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 47666 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 129825 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47620 2020-12-15T00:44:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21338 2024-10-06T03:33:48.052210 application/rdf+xml 26796 2024-10-06T03:33:35.131279 image/jpeg 4901 2024-10-06T03:33:34.812259 image/jpeg 173840 2024-10-06T03:33:31.269272 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia