Year: 2017
Type: article
Abstract: Classification of books.In most libraries, books are arranged according to subject; that is, all books pertaining to a given subject stand together, and those on related subjects are placed nearby.The Dewey Decimal Classification 1 is used in public and college libraries throughout the country.Under this scheme of classification, publications are arranged in ten main groups, which are numbered by hundreds from 000 to 900.The class having the index numbers beginning with 000 includes such general publications as encyclopedias, periodicals, bibliographies, and other works the content of which is too general to be placed in any of the other groups.Each of the ten classes is subdivided into ten smaller divisions, which are in turn further subdivided.The classifica- tions and divisions that are of special interest to educationists are given below : 000 General
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2566877355