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July 15, 2005
URLs--Dewey or Subject?
A Virtual Library of Useful URLs Arranged by Dewey Decimal Classification is an interesting experiment, but as Robert points out on Phil Bradley's Blog, LII's subject classifications work much better than Dewey, which is more for physical placement of like materials (which doesn't really matter in the virtual world).
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Don't confuse subject cataloging with classification. LII practices subject cataloging. Application of numbers from Dewey to information objects is classification.
Posted by: Alec | July15, 2005
Very true! I should have been clearer in my post. But whatever the system, LII's is a definitely more useful than Dewey.
Posted by: Sarah Houghton (Librarian in Black) | July17, 2005
Classification is all too often little more than mark and park. It is much more useful and powerful than that. It is language neutral, Dewey 530 means the same in a French and English language library, for example. It provides a useful and simple tool for narrowing or widening the scope of the search, just as the NT and BT terms do in a thesaurus. Also, there is no reason to limit a resource to just one class number, it should have as amny as apply. That limit is a carry-over from the need of libraries to place one physical item in one location.
Posted by: David Bigwood | July19, 2005
