Concept
Library classification
Overview
A library classification is a system used within a library to organize materials, including books, sound and video recordings, electronic materials, etc., both on shelves and in catalogs and indexes. Each item is typically assigned a call number, which identifies the location of the item within the system. Materials can be arranged by many different factors, typically in either a hierarchical tree structure based on the subject or using a faceted classification system, which allows the assignment of multiple classifications to an object, enabling the classifications to be ordered in many ways.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).
Philosophers who discussed Library classification
Related ideas
- Library of Alexandria
- Library of Congress
- Classification
- Knowledge
- The New York Times
- English language
- Callimachus
- Pinakes
- Library and information science
Place in the tradition
Part of American philosophy.