Document (#31622)

Author

Hill, J.S.

Title

Things are taking a little longer than that : a response to Dewey Decimal Classification in the online environment

Source

Cataloging and classification quarterly. 11(1990) no.1, S.59-69

Year

1990

Abstract

Librarians are often so eager to adopt new technologies and systems that they can lose sight of the realities that must be dealt with. Among factors that may delay use of Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) for on-line catalogues retrieval are: limited use of DDC in libraries with operational on-line catalogues; limitations to the MARC bibliographic formats: lack of an authority structure for classification number for items catalogued. Factors that may delay development of effective classification retrieval mechanisms include unclear terminology and unreasonably high (or low) expectations.

Footnote

Paper presented at the 2nd Annette Lewis Phinazee Symposium on Classification as an enhancement of intellectual access to information in an online environment, held at the School of Library and Information Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina.

Theme

Klassifikationssysteme im Online-Retrieval

Object

DDC

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