A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library
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- In Melvil Dewey
In 1876 he published A Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library, in which he outlined what became known as the Dewey Decimal Classification. This system was gradually adopted by libraries throughout the English-speaking world. In 1877 Dewey moved to Boston,…
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