Knowledge Classification turns into Book Classification: Some Milestones in the Journey
Author(s): Priyanko Sen & Dr. Anupam Ghosh
Abstract - The concept book classification is based on the concept classification as found in philosophy or logic. The traditional classification concept was customized by the intellect of many stalwart of library science. Many eminent persons were involved in this process .Aristotle’s traditional concepts; classical Indian philosophical thoughts of classification were customized for practical book classification. W C B Sayers, Melvil Dewey and S R Ranganathan are relevant in this regard. Sayers devised the grammar of library classification. Dewey opened the gateway of practical classification by devising the decimal system. S R Ranganathan has put the subject on a new dimension by introducing many concepts in theoretical and practical areas. The study aims to recollect the contributions library science stalwarts in library classification.
Keywords - Book classification, Dynamic Theory, Relative Index, Absolute syntax, Bells curve, Three quadrants.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.9.2.2023.1656
Cite This Article As: Sen, P. & Ghosh, A. (2023) Knowledge Classification turns into Book Classification: Some Milestones in the Journey. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 9(2) 132-142. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1656 Page: 132-142 Publication Date: 11 May 2023