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Publication No. 58; Turici: Sumptibus Concilii Bibliographici, 1902);
Charles Richet and H. Jordan. Conspectus metho-dicus et alphabeticus
numerorum... systematis decimilis ad usum Bibliographiae Physiotogicae
(I,IB Publication No. 72; Turici: Concilium Bibliographicum, 1905);
Herbert Haviland Field, Conspectus methodicus et alphabeticus numerorum
systematis decimalis ad usum Bibliographiae Anatomicae... editio
secunda (IIB Publication No. 74; Bruxelles: IIB '1906).
58. The Manuel du Repertoire Bibliographique Universel (Publication No. 63;
Bruxelles: IIB, 1904—1907) presents something of a bibliographical
nightmare. It consisted of two parts: introductory matter of one kind :
and another, and the extender tables and general index. The introductory
matter, together with the abridged general tables and the abridged
auxiliary tables for the common subdivisions (which were also included)
were separately printed as the Manuel abrege du Repertoire Bibliographique
Universel (Bruxelles: IIB, 1905). The tables of the classification,
forming the second part of the Manuel du RBU, were issued'
as numbered fascicules of the Classification Bibliographique Decimate
tables generates refondues (Bruxelles: IIB, 1899—1905) which was given
the publication number 25. Each fascicule was thus part of IIB
Publication No. 25. A number of these fascicules were collected together
in various combinations to form the subject Manuals listed in the
preceding notes. Each of these subject manuals was given its own
IIB .Publication number, so that any Manual consisted of numbered
fascicules of the General Tables (Publication 25) with an additional
Publication number. Moreover, each of the complete Manuel du RBU
(Publication No. 65), which represent the assemblage of all fascicules,
is potentially different from every other.
59. The tables for medicine were under constant review and a manual for
stomatology and odontology was drafted though not actually published
until after the War (Federation Dentaire Internationale, Manuel pour
la Classification Decimate relatif a la stomatologie et a I'odontologie.
IIB Publication No. 112; Bruxelles: La Federation, 1920). A small supplement
to the general tables appeared in 1908: Manuel du Repertoire
Bibliographique Universel: supplement No. I aux tables de la Classification
Decimate (Publication No. 63a; Bruxelles: IIB, 1908). In that
same year a manual for the use of the classification with material in
and about Esperanto, which was a particular hobby-horse of General
ebert appeared: Manuel du Repertoire Bibliographique Universel: extraits
limites aux parties plus specialement applicables a la bibliographie
de la langue auxiliaire internationale Esperanto — avec appendice
sur l'emploi de cette langue en bibliiographie (Publication No. 91; Bruxelles:
IIB, 1908). The appendix was also separately published in Paris
as Rmploi en bibliographie de la langue internationale auxiliaire Esperanto
(Paris: Bureau Bibliographique de Paris, 1908). In 1910 a manual
for the use of the classification for the organisation of administrative
papers and archival material was issued: Manuel de I'administration:
recueil des principles, regies et recommandations pour Vorganisation
des bureaux des secretariats et des archives, elabore en cooperation par
1'Association Internationale de Comptabilite, l'lnstitut International de
Bibliographie et la Sooiete Aoademique de Comptabilite de Belgique
(Publication No. 119; Bruxelles: IIB, 1911).
60. Otlet to Dewey, 13 January 1902, Dossier No. 259, «Dewey», Mundaneum.
(Except where indicated all letters cited hereafter will be from this file
and only the letters themselves will be identified.)
61. Otlet to Dewey, 2 March 1903.
62. Ibid.
63. Henry V. Hopwood, Dewey Expanded: Lecture an the Classification
Bibliographique of the Institut International de Bibliographie held
110