Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification - by Karen Snow (Paperback)

About the Book

A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification is a hands-on introduction to the world's most frequently used classification system. The book gives a brief history of the scheme and discusses the theory behind the organization and construction of Dewey class numbers, as wel...

Book Synopsis

A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification is a hands-on introduction to the world's most frequently used classification system. The book gives a brief history of the scheme and discusses the theory behind the organization and construction of Dewey class numbers, as well as using WebDewey, the online resource for accessing DDC.

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A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification by Karen Snow is a concise and useful tool for students and those new to DDC cataloging. Exercises for each chapter are especially helpful for getting acclimated to the intricacies of call number building in Dewey.

About the Author

Karen Snow is associate professor and PhD program director in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.

She teaches cataloging, classification, and metadata courses and has written several journal articles on cataloging topics and cataloging education.

Snow holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of North Texas (UNT), where she cataloged for UNT's main library, the Rare Book Room, and the University Archives