The Reclassification Decision:

Chressanthis, June D.

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“…6 The editors of the DDC's 17th edition, published in 1965, relocated almost 700 classification numbers within the scheme, forcing libraries either to split collections, to reclassify older materials, or to ignore the changes as a matter of local practice. 7 Taylor's 1965 article "Reclassification: A Case for LC in the Academic Library," describes the case of the University of Puget Sound (UPS) Library and its decision to reclassify to LCC. 8 Before deciding to make the switch, the library contacted libraries around the country that had recently changed from DDC to LCC and found that their main reason for switching to LCC was that it was a standardized system created and maintained by the largest library in the country, the Library of Congress.…”

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Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-Book World?

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Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

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This article examines whether academic libraries are still reclassifying materials, how they are doing so, and if the acquisition of electronic materials has an impact on reclassification efforts. An online survey was sent to the heads of cataloging units at libraries belonging to the Association of Research Libraries to answer these questions. Almost one-third of libraries are currently involved in reclassification projects. Most respondents reported they do not believe that purchasing e-books has affected their decisions about reclassification. The article also examines the faceted search capability of next-generation catalogs and their possible impact on patrons' use of classification.

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Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-Book World?

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2011

Cataloging & Classification Quarterly

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“…Libraries usually tend to select a classification scheme or make reclassification decisions based on the classification schemes’ advantages. Switching between classification schemes was found to be a result of various classification relocations, suitability, flexibility, stabilization, standardization and efficiency (Chressanthis, 1995; Lund and Agbaji, 2018; Patterson, 2019). Video games are important collections in libraries, which would make classifiers in libraries face many issues if the adopted classification scheme does not support them.…”

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Electronic games classification in the library of congress and Dewey classification schemes: a comparative study

Salem

Shehata

2021

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Purpose The study aims to explore the classification of electronic games in Dewey decimal classification (DDC) and The Library of Congress classification (LCC) schemes. Design/methodology/approach The study adopted a comparative analytical method to explore the topic in both the DDC and the LCC schemes by comparing its processing method in both schemes. The study measures the extent to which both schemes succeed in allocating notations covering the topic’s literature. Findings The study reached several results, the most important of which are: the difference between the two main cognitive sections, to which they belong to the topic, namely, arts and recreation (700) in the DDC scheme and the geography section (G) in the LCC scheme, while they were found to share the same sub-section scheme. The two schemes do not allocate notations to address the subject of electronic games as literature and other notations that have not been embodied for electronic games themselves or in the form of a compact disc or other media. Originality/value As far as we know, this is the first paper that compares the treatment of video games in DDC and Library of Congress classification schemes. The study allows for understanding the difference in the treatment of topics in both schemes, which would help in the decision of the adoption of a particular classification scheme.

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The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

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The Reclassification Decision:

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Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-Book World?

Reclassification in Academic Research Libraries: Is It Still Relevant in an E-Book World?

Electronic games classification in the library of congress and Dewey classification schemes: a comparative study

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