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An Index Guide to the Shelf Classification of the Harvard College Library

Author : Harvard College Library
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780331794694

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Excerpt from An Index Guide to the Shelf Classification of the Harvard College Library: I. Plans of the Bookstack; II. Index of Shelf-Marks; III. Index of Subjects A few notes on the classification systems in use in the Harvard Library, and on their history, are necessary, in order to explain the character of the shelf-marks indexed in this Guide. A. Down to 1877, the books of the Library were shelved in alcoves, each alcove devoted to a general subject, but no attempt at minute classification was made. The shelf-mark (e.g. Indicated the number of the alcove and the number of the shelf. The alcove numbers ran from 1 to 51, and many half-numbers were interpolated for alcoves which had been subdivided as the Library grew. (see pp. 15 Books which have not yet been reclassified still bear these numbers, and in calling for them, it is necessary to give the title of the book wanted, since the mark indicates only the shelf and not the individual book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Classified Illustrated Catalog of the Library Bureau

Author : Library Bureau
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 1893
Category : Classification
ISBN :

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The Library Bureau was started in 1976 by Melvil Dewey. The catalog is classed, though not by the Dewey Decimal system, and uses Dewey's simplified spelling.