ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1951, looks at the position of library classification with the object of finding out what it achieves, where it fails, and what steps are needed to increase its value. It details patterns that enable a classifier to construct a formula which is valid for the analysis of any subject into its fundamental constituent elements.

chapter Chapter I|6 pages

The Need For Classification

chapter Chapter II|12 pages

Discovering The Most Helpful Order

chapter Chapter III|7 pages

The Process of Division

chapter Chapter IV|11 pages

The Fundamental Concepts Which Underlie Division

chapter Chapter V|7 pages

Phases and Phase Analysis

chapter Chapter VI|7 pages

Notation

chapter Chapter VII|9 pages

Notational Flexibility

chapter Chapter VIII|6 pages

Mnemonics and Autonomy for the Classifier

chapter Chapter IX|7 pages

The Facet Formula in an Enumerative Classification

chapter Chapter X|12 pages

Canalisation and Practical Classification

chapter Chapter XI|7 pages

The Chain Procedure for Subject Indexing and Featuring