Dewey Decimal Classification

GPTKB entity

Properties (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Library
gptkbp:basedOn decimal system
gptkbp:bornIn public libraries
academic libraries
school libraries
gptkbp:class 000 – Generalities
200 – Religion
300 – Social Sciences
400 – Language
500 – Science
600 – Technology
800 – Literature
700 – Arts
100 – Philosophy
900 – History
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
gptkbp:facilitates book retrieval
gptkbp:firstPublished 1876
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dewey Decimal Classification
gptkbp:includes schedules
subclasses
gptkbp:isAvailableIn digital format
print format
gptkbp:isAvenueFor mobile applications
digital libraries
online catalogs
gptkbp:isBasedOn classification theory
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor complexity
lack of flexibility
cultural bias
gptkbp:isDividedInto ten main classes
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:Universal_Decimal_Classification
Library of Congress Classification
Colon Classification
gptkbp:isNotableFor fiction classification
non-book materials
gptkbp:isPartOf library management systems
information retrieval systems
knowledge organization systems
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Cataloging
Library Science
Metadata
Information Science
gptkbp:isSupportedBy gptkb:ALA
gptkb:OCLC
gptkbp:isUpdatedBy gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_Classification_Editorial_Policy_Committee
gptkbp:isUsedFor academic research
public education
organizing library collections
gptkbp:isUsedIn research institutions
special libraries
school systems
gptkbp:provides classification numbers
gptkbp:renovated gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkbp:supports subject cataloging
gptkbp:usedBy libraries