A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification - Hardcover

by Karen Snow (Author)

A Practical Guide to Dewey Decimal Classification is a hands-on introduction to the world's most frequently used classification system. The book gives a brief history of the scheme and discusses the theory behind the organization and construction of Dewey class numbers, as well as using WebDewey, the online resource for accessing DDC.

Author Biography

Karen Snow is associate professor and PhD program director in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois.

She teaches cataloging, classification, and metadata courses and has written several journal articles on cataloging topics and cataloging education.

Snow holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of North Texas (UNT), where she cataloged for UNT's main library, the Rare Book Room, and the University Archives