Library Cataloging
Over on AUTOCAT there is a lively discussion of cataloging genealogy materials. Good topic for some research and a paper. One post mentioned a classification scheme for these materials I'd not encountered before, the Grigg Genealogical Classification Scheme.
Classification
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Still on the classification topic. There has been some discussion on a list of what classification schemes are used in Europe. As I remember Dewey and the Universial Decimal Classification (UDC) are the most common. The Bliss Classification is used in...
Library Cataloging
Genealogy Classification Scheme
Over on AUTOCAT there is a lively discussion of cataloging genealogy materials. Good topic for some research and a paper. One post mentioned a classification scheme for these materials I'd not encountered before, the Grigg Genealogical Classification Scheme.
The Grigg Genealogical Classification Scheme was created in 1963 by Dorothy C. Grigg, while she was Head of the Cataloging Branch of the State Library of North Carolina. The objectives for the scheme were:GenealogyTo devise a plan which would fit into the classification scheme used for the rest of the library's collections (i.e., a modification within the framework of the Dewey Decimal classification).To maintain the present arrangement of material in the genealogy section by place.To arrange county material for each state in strict alphabetical order by county name instead of in approximate alphabetical order.To arrange material secondarily within place by author's name alphabetically.To shorten the call number as much as possible and still achieve the above objectives.
This scheme is used at the State Library of North Carolina for genealogical source materials when arrangement by place (specifically where the Dewey classification number 929.3) is most desirable. Family histories, how-to books, and certain other genealogical materials are not covered by this classification plan.
Classification
- Physics And Astronomy Classification Scheme
Some classification news.The 2008 edition of the AIP's Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)--an essential tool for classification and efficient retrieval of scientific literature--has been released. PACS, used by AIP and other international...
- 025.431: The Dewey Blog
025.431: The Dewey blog is a weblog covering topics related to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and knowledge organization (KO). You' ll find news of, and views on, current issues; links to interesting, amusing, and/or unusual DDC/KO-related...
- Classification
A classification scheme for industrial designs, the the Locarno Classification. This is used in most of the world. In the U.S. we use the trademark classification from the Patent Office....
- Classification
Here is another classification scheme, the Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS).The Optical Society of America (OSA) is pleased to present the Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS). OCIS provides a flexible, comprehensive classification...
- Classification
Still on the classification topic. There has been some discussion on a list of what classification schemes are used in Europe. As I remember Dewey and the Universial Decimal Classification (UDC) are the most common. The Bliss Classification is used in...