Dewey Decimal Classification system

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Library
gptkbp:allows further classification
gptkbp:based_on decimal system
gptkbp:class 000 – Generalities
100 – Philosophy and Psychology
200 – Religion
300 – Social Sciences
400 – Language
500 – Science
600 – Technology
800 – Literature
900 – History and Geography
700 – Arts
gptkbp:created_by gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
gptkbp:divides_knowledge_into ten main classes
gptkbp:facilitates book organization
gptkbp:first_published 1876
gptkbp:has decimal points
three-digit numbers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dewey Decimal Classification system
gptkbp:includes subclasses
gptkbp:is gptkb:educational_programs
numeric
authoritative
dynamic
flexible
widely recognized
standardized
accessible
efficient
hierarchical
widely used
user-friendly
adaptable
intuitive
important for research
effective
comprehensive
systematic
research tool
important for education
global standard
classification scheme
important for academic libraries
important for archiving
important for bibliographic control
important for cataloging
important for digital libraries
important for information science
important for knowledge organization
important for librarianship
important for public libraries
important for special libraries
information organization method
library standard
subject-based
gptkbp:is_adopted_by international libraries
gptkbp:is_updated_by gptkb:Public_Library
gptkbp:supports information retrieval
gptkbp:used_by libraries
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_Classification_Editorial_Policy_Committee
gptkb:Melville_Dewey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6