Essays about: "Dewey Decimal Classification"

Found 2 essays containing the words Dewey Decimal Classification.

1. 1. “People seem to understand numbers better than the alphabet” : Experiences and effects of reclassification from SAB to Dewey at a university library

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för ABM, digitala kulturer samt förlags- och bokmarknadskunskap

   Author : Julia Ptasznik; [2023]
   Keywords : Library; Information; Knowledge Organization; Classification Systems; SAB; Dewey Decimal Classification; DDC; DDK; Infrastructure; Infrastructure Theory; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis is an analysis of the effects and experiences of reclassification from the Swedish SAB system to the Dewey Decimal Classification at one of the faculty libraries at Lund University. The background for this study is the National Library report from 2006 where advantages and disadvantages of switching to the DDC were outlined. READ MORE

3. 2. Knowledge Organisation and Contemporary Art : Cataloguing Practices in two Libraries in Sweden, Umeå universitetsbibliotek and Konstbiblioteket

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Elsa Avraam; [2017]
   Keywords : Subject cataloging; Classification; Subject headings; Contemporary art; Art libraries; Domain analysis; katalogisering; klassifikation; ämnesord; konst; bibliotek; domänanalys;

   Abstract : This master thesis examines the cataloguing practices of two art libraries in Sweden in relation to contemporary art. The aim of this study is to show how classification systems and other forms of controlled vocabulary correspond to contemporary art and reveal the factors that influence the everyday practice of cataloguing. READ MORE