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9.6.7 Intercalation of DC and UDC Numbers
Secondly, according to Perreault, "An additional advantage of UDC is its close
resemblance to DC; a policy of "osmosis"
could be adopted in re-classification from DC to UDC which, while it would be less
than perfect in having on the same shelf documents collocated somewhat differently
could at least allow intercalation — as against the necessity of parallel and separate
collections when re-classification from DC is to LC or CC".
9.6.8 Separate Sequence Preferable
The Method of Osmosis will be of equal help whatever be the change in the
scheme for classification. The facility of intercalation between DC and UDC numbers,
presumed by Perreault, will in actual practice result in more confusion and will be less
helpful than the change-over to a totally different notational system. This has been
verified.
Bibliographical References
Note —
1 The following is the list of documents used.
2 Column 1 of this bibliography gives the serial number of the documents included in it.
3 Column 2 of this bibliography gives the number of the section in the text, where the reference to
the document occurs.
1 Sec 25 AMPERE. Essai sur philosophic des sciences, ou exposition analytique d'une classification naturelle
de toutes les connaissances. 1834-1843.
2 Sec 411 BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION, TR. Universal decimal classification. Complete English edition. Ed
4. 1943. V 1. Part 1. (BS 1000). P 5.
3 Sec 411 ——. ——. ——. (BS1000). P12. Table (b).
4 Sec 22 ——. ——. Abridged English edition. Ed 3. 1961. (BS 1000A). P 142.
5 Sec 86 CLASSIFICATION RESEARCH GROUP. Need for a faceted classification as the basis of all methods of
information retrieval. (International Study Conference on Classification for Information
Retrieval (Dorking) (1957). Proceedings. 1957. Appendix 2. P 137-147).
6 Sec 25 COMTE (Auguste). Cours de philosophic positive* 1830.
7 Sec 15 CUSTER (B A). Mr Phillips. (Lib Assoc record. Sec 521 62; 1960; 406-7).
8 Sec 71 DAWE (G). Comp. Melvil Dewey: Seer, inspirer, doer, 1851-1931. 1934.
9 Sec 523 DEWEY (Melvil). Decimal Classification and relative index. Ed 17. 1965. V 1. P 99.
10 Sec 83 DONKER DUYVIS (F). Jubilee of the creator of the Colon Classification. (In Kaula (P N), Ed.
Library science today. 1965. Chap B, Sec 7 and 8).
11 Sec 73 ——. Policy of revision of the Universal Decimal Sec 91 Classification (1). (Rev doe. 23;
1956; 140,Col 1).
12 Sec 384 ——. ——. (——. P 140, Col 2 to P 141, Col 1).