Dewey Decimal Classification
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The Dewey Decimal Classification, colloquially known as the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system which organizes books based on discipline and subject. It was first pub
A library bookshelf in Hong Kong classified using the New Classification Scheme for Chinese Libraries, an adaptation of the Dewey Classification scheme
Melvil Dewey, the inventor of the Dewey Decimal classification
Children being taught the top-level categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification system at a library in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, in the 1960s
OCLC
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OCLC, Inc. is a US-based nonprofit cooperative organization "that provides shared technology services, original research, and community programs for its membership and the library community at large".
Dewey Decimal Classification
…volumes and revised through 23 major editions, the latest printed in 2011. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. OCLC, a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries, currently maintains the system and licenses online access to WebDewey, a continuously updated version…
OCLC headquarters in 2007
Company headquarters in Dublin, Ohio, 1981
OCLC offices in Leiden (the Netherlands)