Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 1770 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 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification 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.) Reading ease score: 41.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Classification, Dewey decimal Z Text Category: How To ... Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 254356 2025-10-05T15:08:03.956674 text/html 240211 2024-10-28T19:35:20 text/html 175379 2025-10-05T15:08:15.567616 application/epub+zip 176403 2025-10-05T15:08:08.493704 application/epub+zip 122471 2025-10-05T15:08:06.732676 application/epub+zip 455115 2025-10-05T15:08:18.693677 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 418439 2025-10-05T15:08:14.142657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 156325 2022-09-06T21:09:23.111158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128299 2025-10-05T15:08:02.468717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 108396 2024-10-28T19:35:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16378 2025-10-05T15:08:18.852635 application/rdf+xml 26796 2025-10-05T15:08:07.290657 image/jpeg 4901 2025-10-05T15:08:07.013664 image/jpeg 173874 2025-10-05T15:08:03.969721 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia