Syllabus: BLISc I Semester
Paper B-103: LIBRARY CLASSIFICATION (Practical)
UNIT – I: Colon Classification (Ed. 6)
Introduction, Structure and Organisation
Steps in Classification
Classification of Documents with Basic Subjects
Classification of Documents with Compound Subjects
UNIT – II: Dewey Decimal Classification (Latest Edition)
Introduction, Structure and Organisation
Steps in Classification
Classification of Documents using Table 1 and 2
Use of Relative Index
UNIT – III: Colon Classification (Ed. 6)
Use of Common Isolates, Phase Relations and Devices
Classification of Documents with Compound and Complex Subjects
UNIT – IV: Dewey Decimal Classification (Latest Edition)
Classification of Documents using Tables 1 to 7
Recommended Books
1. DEWEY (Melvil). Dewey decimal classification. Ed. 21. 1996. Forest Press, Dublin, USA.
2. KAULA (P N). A treatise on colon classification. 1985. Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.
3. RANGANATHAN (S R). Elements of library classification.1989. Sarda Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.
4. RANGANATHAN (S R). Colon classification. Ed.6. 1960.Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore.
5. SATIJA (M P). Manual for practical colon classification. Rev. Ed.3. 1995. Sterling Publishers, New Delhi.
6. SATIJA (M P). The theory and practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification system. 2007. Chandos Publishing, Oxford.