Las Vegas Sun

Dewey Decimal System still most common, but some libraries using updated classification

Editor’s note: “Behind the News” is the product of Sun staff assisted by the Sun’s AI lab, which includes a variety of tools such as Anthropic’s Claude, Perplexity AI, Google Gemini and ChatGPT. Dewey ...
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Library of Congress classification. S. Agriculture / prepared by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office, Library Services

Rev. ed. of: Classification. Class S. Agriculture / Subject Cataloging Division, Processing Services, Library of Congress. 4th ed. 1982. https://siris-libraries.si ...
Hyperallergic

Just like Museums, Libraries Aren't Neutral

OXFORD, England — On November 12, 2021, the Policy and Standards Division of the Library of Congress announced that the subject headings “aliens” and “illegal aliens” would be replaced with the new ...
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Classification. Class Q, science / Subject Cataloging Division, Processing Services, Library of Congress

"The additions and changes in Class Q, adopted while this work was in press will be cumulated and printed in List 234 of LC classification-- additions and changes"--Verso t.p. "Incorporate changes ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

A Library Does Away With Dewey

When the Perry Branch Library decided to stop using the Dewey Decimal System to organize its books, library officials saw the move as a way to make their stacks more user-friendly. But some skeptics ...