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.

Aliases (6)

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 → surface form: "Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries" Dewey Decimal Classification index → Dewey Decimal Classification schedules → Dewey Decimal Classification → 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 → 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 (15)

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

DDC → abbreviationOf → Dewey Decimal Classification →

Dewey Decimal Classification → alsoKnownAs → Dewey Decimal Classification →

this entity surface form: "Dewey Decimal System"

Universal Decimal Classification → basedOn → Dewey Decimal Classification →

LCC → comparedWith → Dewey Decimal Classification →

Melvil Dewey → founded → Dewey Decimal Classification →

DDC → fullName → Dewey Decimal Classification →

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasComponent → Dewey Decimal Classification →

this entity surface form: "Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries"

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasComponent → Dewey Decimal Classification →

this entity surface form: "Dewey Decimal Classification tables"

Dewey Decimal Classification → hasOnlineVersion → Dewey Decimal Classification →

this entity surface form: "WebDewey"

Library of Congress Classification → isDistinctFrom → Dewey Decimal Classification →

Melvil Dewey → knownFor → 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"

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"

Colon Classification → relatedTo → Dewey Decimal Classification →