This book provides a complete course in the practice of DDC assuming no background knowledge of the DDC on part of the users. Examplese have been graded and number building has been depicted through facet formulae and equations.

This book introduces the process of assigning class numbers based on the 23rd edition (2011) of the Dewey Decimal Classification. The techniques of number building, involving the use of various auxiliary tables and multiple syntheses are demonstrated along with the structure of the DDC and the subject analysis of the documents to be classified.

The Internet and World Wide Web have made access to information easy but do not solve the problems of finding exactly what is wanted, to the point of overwhelming the reader with information. Since the first edition of this classic librarianship text appeared, the development of computer technology has meant that the organization of information has become a hugely complex area. This fifth edition places emphasis on the intellectual effort required to make meaningful use of the enormous amount of information now accessible to the searcher. Fully revised and updated in comprehensive detail that includes bibliographies, ample examples and quotations, it focuses on: information retrieval systems database access systems online searching and OPACs hypertext networked systems. Foskett describes how we search for information by looking at the problems involved, at the theoretical principles suggested as solutions and their practical realization as classification schemes, lists of subject headings and thesauri. Readership: This influential text is widely acknowledged to be essential reading for all students of librarianship and information management, and an invaluable reference tool for practising library and information professionals.

This work traces recent developments in the Dewey Decimal Classification and points to those characteristics which appear to be shaping its future. Although designed for use with previous editions of DDC, this offers reliable explanation and drill. The present study is more concerned with differences between DDC 19 and DDC 20.

The Dewey Decimal Classification System, popularly known as DC or DDC, was created by Melvil Dewey more than a century ago. Since then it has gone through constant changes and has grown from a 44 page booklet to four volumes. But its basic plan, notation and desire to serve librarianship has remained stable.