Dewey Decimal Classification

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knowledge organization system library classification system

Dewey Decimal Classification is a widely used library classification system that organizes knowledge into ten main subject classes, each subdivided into more specific numeric categories.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Dewey Decimal Classification canonical	22
A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library	2
Dewey Decimal Classification 700 – The arts	1
Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries	1
Dewey Decimal Classification tables	1
Dewey Decimal System	1
WebDewey	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	knowledge organization system ⓘ library classification system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	DDC ⓘ Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ surface form: Dewey Decimal System
appliesTo	books ⓘ nonprint materials ⓘ serials ⓘ
creator	Melvil Dewey ⓘ
feature	hierarchical structure ⓘ notation can be extended with decimal points ⓘ relative index ⓘ standard subdivisions ⓘ
goal	to organize library collections by subject ⓘ
hasComponent	Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries Dewey Decimal Classification index ⓘ Dewey Decimal Classification schedules ⓘ Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Dewey Decimal Classification tables
hasEdition	23rd edition ⓘ
hasGeographicScope	international use ⓘ
hasMainClass	000 – Computer science, information & general works ⓘ 100 – Philosophy & psychology ⓘ 200 – Religion ⓘ 300 – Social sciences ⓘ 400 – Language ⓘ 500 – Science ⓘ 600 – Technology ⓘ 700 – Arts & recreation ⓘ 800 – Literature ⓘ 900 – History & geography ⓘ
hasOnlineVersion	Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: WebDewey
hasStandardSubdivisionRange	–01 to –09 ⓘ
inception	1876 ⓘ
influenced	Universal Decimal Classification ⓘ
isUpdated	continuously ⓘ
languageOfOfficialEditions	English ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
mainSubjectClassCount	10 ⓘ
maintainedBy	OCLC ⓘ
organizesBy	discipline ⓘ subject ⓘ
publisher	OCLC ⓘ
usedFor	shelf arrangement ⓘ subject access in catalogs ⓘ
usedIn	academic libraries ⓘ public libraries ⓘ school libraries ⓘ special libraries ⓘ
usesNotationType	decimal numbers ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Library of Congress Classification → isDistinctFrom → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

LCC → comparedWith → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

class N – Fine Arts → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

subject surface form: Class N – Fine Arts

this entity surface form: Dewey Decimal Classification 700 – The arts

Dewey Decimal Classification → alsoKnownAs → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dewey Decimal System

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasComponent → Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasComponent → Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Dewey Decimal Classification tables

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasOnlineVersion → Dewey Decimal Classification self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: WebDewey

Colon Classification → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Universal Decimal Classification → basedOn → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

DDC → fullName → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

DDC → abbreviationOf → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Melvil Dewey → knownFor → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Melvil Dewey → founded → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Melvil Dewey → notableWork → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

this entity surface form: A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library

Norwegian libraries → useClassificationSystem → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

ACM Computing Classification System → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Regensburger Verbundklassifikation → isAlternativeTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

International Institute of Bibliography → basedOn → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey → knownFor → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey → notableWork → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

this entity surface form: A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library

Melvil → knownFor → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

subject surface form: Melvil Dewey

Melvil → notableWork → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

subject surface form: Melvil Dewey

Adams Center, New York → knownFor → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

subject surface form: Melvil Dewey

Emily McKay Beal → associatedWith → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Ohio College Library Center → use → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Bliss Classification, 2nd edition → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ

Mathematics Subject Classification → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification ⓘ