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    What is the organizing scheme commonly used in libraries in which different topics are assigned different numbers?

    Question #59238. Asked by c_zeppieri84. (Sep 07 05 12:56 PM)


    aj_sfj

    		That would be the Dewey Decimal Classification System. Details can be found at the following website:

    http://www.oclc.org/dewey/

    Sep 07 05, 1:05 PM
    lanfranco

    		In the U.S., Library of Congress Classification (LCC) has replaced Dewey Decimal in most university and other research libraries. DD can still be found in public libraries and older parts of some university libraries, but large public libraries are using LCC to catalog new books:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_classification

    Sep 07 05, 1:14 PM

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