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Hi Mark,
ReplyDeleteI would like to know the following: why would one use a LoC classification system as opposed to a DDC system? What is your comment?
Thanks
Claudio
Hi Claudio,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I would prefer an LC classification because it is alpha-numerical, i.e apart from having just numbers , one can divde the sections by lettering as well.
This also makes is easier to decipher and to handle.
In a specialized or an academic library (mainly), one can end up with an unnecessary long number by using the Dewey system making it hard for the patron etc to understand the meaning of the call number.
LC provides a simpler and a much more user-friendly way of understanding the call numbers.
In, all i would say...a LC classification system would be more appropriate for large and specialized libraries, while the Dewey would be best used for smaller libraries and those who cater for the general public.
Personally I would find DDC more coherent within a smaller setting rather than a large library like the university or the public library. In fact, some public libraries, the librarians do some adjustments to the shelfmark to further subdivide the subject itself e.g. adding the first three letters of the author at the end of the shelfmark. The LoC does not need that type of adjustment because its aim was to differentiate between subjects, subdivisions and topics within the subdivisions. DDC would be ideal in a school library or in a special library but definitely not in a large multidisciplinary library.
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