Dewey, Melvil, 1851-1931.

Dewey decimal classification and relative index / devised by Melvil Dewey. - Ed. 20 / edited by John P. Comaromi, Julianne Beall, Winton E. Matthews, Jr., Gregory R. New. - Albany, N.Y. : Forest Press, a division of OCLC Online Computer Library Center, 1989. - 4 v. ; 24 cm.

CONTENTS

VOLUME 1
New features in edition 20
introduction to the Dewey decimal classification
classifying with the DDC
How DDC 20 is arranged
key features of the schedules and tables
number building
number building: citation and precedence order
the relative index
glossary
index to the introduction and glossary
publishing history of DDC
Tables
Relocations and reductions
comparative tables
equivalent tables


VOLUME 2
Summaries
schedules
use of schedules
000 generalities
100 philosophy, parapsychology and occultism, psychology
200 Religion
300 social sciences
400 language
500 Natural sciences and mathematics

VOLUME 3
Schedules
use of schedules
600 Technology (applied sciences)
700 The arts fine and decorative arts
800 Literature (Belles-letters) and rhetoric
900 Geography, history and auxiliary disciplines


VOLUME 4
Relative index
use of the relative index
abbreviations used in the index
A-Z
Manual
use of the manual
notes on table numbers
notes on schedule numbers
Decimal classification division

v. 1. Introduction. Tables -- v. 2-3. Schedules -- v. 4. Relative index. Manual.

0910608377 (set : alk. paper)


Classification, Dewey decimal.

025.431 / DEW