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1.DDC Stands for Dewey decimal classification.
2. Inventing by Melvil Dewey.
3.Melvil Dewey (1851-1931).
4.Father of Library Movement in the USA - Melvil Dewey.
5.DDC 3rd edition introduces ( . ) after three-digit.
6.DDC 17th edition introduces the Auxiliary table for area and Divisions were rename as Standard Sub-Division.
7.The first electronic edition of DDC- Electronic Dewey 1993.
8.Electronic Dewey in 1993 in 20th edition DfW (Dewey for Windows).
9. An abridged edition was started in the 5th publication.
10. The Latest Abridged edition is 23rd edition in February 2012.
11.DDC published 1 volume from edition 1 to15.
12.DDC online edition launched in 2000- Web Dewey.
13.At present, who is doing the development and management of DDC?
Ans- Library of Congress, OCLC, and Editorial Policy Committee.
14.DDC first use in India – Punjab University in 1915 by Dickinson.
15.30 + language of DDC was translated.
16. Tables are used in first at 14th edition.
17.DDC recognizes only Bias phase relation.
18.DDC used pure Notations.
19.DDC is – Numerical Scheme
20.OCLC published DDC both versions means Abridged and Unabridged.
21. An unabridged version of DDC published after seven (7) years.
22.DDC is an almost enumerative classification.
23.DDC 19th edition consists of 7 tables.
24. First Abridged edition of DDC is 15th at 1951 with 716 pages and Editor Milton J. Fergusom.
25.DDC 23rd edition, being access online as practice after 2nd edition.
Available in 4 volumes:
i. Introduction
ii. Schedule (000-599)
iii. Schedule (600-999)
iv. Relative Index
The First Summary: Contains the ten main classes. The first digit in each three-digit number represents the main class.
000 Computers, information & general reference
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Language
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts & recreation
800 Literature
900 History & geography
25. You already know that DDC consists of seven tables. For your detail information all of the tables and their mnemonic values are discussed in below:
i. Table-1: Standard Sub-division:
The notations of these tables are huge to express the point of view from and intend of huge of any subject field. The symbol is sub-divided from -01-09. Basically, these notations are added to the base numbers by omitting the dash (-) to make a complete class number wherever necessary. Whenever the notation or symbols of this table are added to any main class of the schedules it express the same meaning always.
ii. Table-2 : Areas:
The Notation of table 2 represents the geographical area of the world. The intend of the notation of this table to add with the main class and indicates the areas.
iii. Table-3: Sub-division of individual literature:
Literary works are written and published in different form i.e. poetry, fiction, drama, etc. The notation or symbols of the table are used to express the affordable form of literature. Moreover, after adding with any main class of the schedules it always expresses the same meaning.
iv. Table-4: Sub-division of Individual Languages:
Basically, problems of language are expresses with the help of the notation of this table. It may be Spelling, Grammar, and Pronunciation, etc. This type of notation only uses to indicate language pass.
v. Table-5: Racial, Ethnic, and National Groups:
The symbol or notations are used to represent race, ethnic, and nations. These symbols are added main class and express the racial and national groups of any work.
vi. Table-6 : Language:
To express the translated language, the medium of language, and the influential languages over another language, the symbols of this table or notation is used.
vii. Table-7: Person
Notations in this table cover various categories of persons who may be either male (-041), Female (-042), School Children (-044), Adults (-056), and so on and who may form part of the subject content of the book in hand for classification.
26. DDC all editions with published year and editors.
i. DDC First edition – 1876
Editor Melvil Dewey.
Pages 44.
ii. DDC 2nd edition- 1885
Pages 314
Editors Melvil Dewey & W.S. Biscoe
iii. DDC 3rd edition- 1888
Pages 416
Editors Melvil Dewey & W.S. Biscoe
iv. DDC 4th edition- 1891
Pages 466
Editor E. May Seymour
v. DDC 5th edition- 1894
Pages 467
Editor E. May Seymour
vi. DDC 6th edition- 1899
Pages 511
Editor E. May Seymour
vii. DDC 7th edition- 1911
Pages 792
Editor E. May Seymour
viii. DDC 8th edition- 1913
Pages 850
Editor E. May Seymour
ix. DDC 9th edition- 1915
Pages 856
Editor E. May Seymour
x. DDC 10th edition- 1919
Pages 940
Editor E. May Seymour
xi. DDC 11th edition- 1922
Pages 988
Editor J. Dorkas Fellows
xii. DDC 12th edition- 1927
Pages 1243
Editor J. Dorkas Fellows
xiii. DDC 13th edition- 1932
Pages 1647
Editor J. Dorkas Fellows & M.W. Ge tchell
xiv. DDC 14th edition- 1942
Pages 1927
Editor Constantin Mazney & M. W. Getchell
xv. DDC 15th edition- 1951
Pages 716
Editor Milton J. Fergusom
DDC 15th revised edition- 1952
Pages 927
Editor Godfrey Dewey
xvi. DDC 16th edition- 1958
Pages 2439
Editor Benjamin A. Custer & D. Haykin
xvii. DDC 17th edition- 1965
Pages 2153
Editor Benjamin A. Custer & D. Haykin
xviii. DDC 18th edition- 1971
Pages 2718
Editor Benjamin A. Custer
xix. DDC 19th edition- 1979
Pages 3385
Editor Benjamin A. Custer
xx. DDC 20th edition- 1989
Pages 3388
Editor Benjamin A. Custer
xxi. DDC 21st edition- 1996
Pages 4115
Editor J.P. Comaromi
xxii. DDC 22nd edition- 2003
Pages 4076
Editor J. Mitchell
xxiii. DDC 23rd edition- 2011
Editor J. Mitchell
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