Dewey Decimal Classification [SEP] creator
Dewey Decimal Classification
The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), colloquially the Dewey Decimal System, is a proprietary library classification system first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876. Originally described in a four-page pamphlet, it has been expanded to multiple volumes and revised through 23 major editions, the latest printed in 2011. It is also available in an abridged version suitable for smaller libraries. OCLC, a non-profit cooperative that serves libraries, currently maintains the system and licenses online access to WebDewey,
sequentially the town), from Lake Stearns to Lake Placid after the town of Lake Placid, New York, where his main residence was located. He is also credited with being the person responsible for bringing the railroad to Lake Placid, Florida. Dewey, an educator, and librarian, is known as the creator of the "Dewey Decimal Classification" system, and "the father of modern librarianship".
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"Yesterday in Florida" issue 14, Lake Placid Conference Center historical files
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