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http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2018.35.4.037

A Study on Brown's Subject Classification  

Kwak, Chul-Wan (강남대학교 산업데이터사이언스학부)
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Journal of the Korean Society for information Management / v.35, no.4, 2018 , pp. 37-50 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to analyze the first edition of Brown's Subject Classification and to understand the implications of today's library classification. For this purpose, the first edition of the Subject Classification published in 1906 was analyzed. The analysis results are divided into three main areas. First, SC is divided into eleven main classes and each class is subdivided into enumerated subdivisions from 000 to 999. Second, As a method of synthesizing the classification numbers, there were three methods of synthesis. There was a flexibility to insert a new classification number at the appropriate location when a new topic that does not appear in the main table appeared. Implications for classification studies can be divided into four main categories. First, SC proposed a method of classification number synthesis for composite topics, which is an innovative method that was not available in previous library classification. Second, the subject matter was explained in various aspects through the operation of auxiliary tables supporting the facets. Third, it is possible to easily insert a new topic into the classification system by using the SC that can have a flexible classification system for each library, or to use a short classification number according to the size of the library collection. Fourth, it provided a directory that can be considered as access points for digital materials.
Keywords
subject classification; enumeration arrangement; library classification; classification numbers synthesis; auxiliary table;
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