Classification: A Universal Constant
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UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005
M. P. Satija
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2012/v49i3/43993Keywords:
Classification, Uses of Classification, Process of Classification, Knowledge Classification, Library Classification.Abstract
Introduces the concept of classification and its various classifications. The article elaborates on the process of classification. The specific uses of library classification are narrated.
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Bubl link http://bubl.ac.uk/link/ Catalogue of selected Internet Resources covering all academic subject areas uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary organisation structure for its catalogue
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Accepted 2013-12-27
Published 2012-06-10
