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The RBU Journal of Library & Information science is a scholarly communication for education, research and development of the Library & Information science field. It is published annually. The first volume was published in 1997. It received ISSN (0972-2750) in the 5th volume in the year 2001. From 17th Volume published in the year 2015, the journal becomes peer-reviewed by eminent experts across the country. This journal WAS enlisted by UGC approved List of Journal in 2017, With Serial No. 351 and Journal NO. 45237. Since 2019, this Journal Qualified as per analysis protocol as Group D Journal and listed under UGC CARE approved list of Journals.
The RBU Journal of Library & Information science is a scholarly communication for education, research and development of the Library & Information science field. It is published annually. The first volume was published in 1997. It received ISSN (0972-2750) in the 5th volume in the year 2001. From 17th Volume published in the year 2015, the journal becomes peer-reviewed by eminent experts across the country. This journal WAS enlisted by UGC approved List of Journal in 2017, With Serial No. 351 and Journal NO. 45237.
Since 2019, this Journal Qualified as per analysis protocol as Group D Journal and listed under UGC CARE approved list of Journals.
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- ddc
- bibliographic coupling
- integrated library systems
- ejournals consortium
- drdo
- generalities class
- dewey decimal classification
- controlled vocabulary
- literary warrant
- information management
- khas community
- garrett ranking
- library of congress
- rabindra bharati university
- sudip ranjan hatua
- information science
- citations
- libraries
- metadata
- retrieved
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RBU Journal of library & Information Science, V. 23, 2021
UGC-CARE
Peer Reviewed
ISSN: 0972-2750
Manuscript Received on –
12 th August 2021
Primary Reviewed on –
26 th August 2021
Peer Reviewed on –
8 th September 2021
Accepted for publication
30 th September 2021
Generalities Class (000) of Dewey Decimal Classification
schemes: an analytical study
Satarupa Saha & Dr Sudip Ranjan Hatua
Satarupa Saha
Librarian, Surendranath
Evening College, Kolkata
&
Senior Research Fellow
Department of Library &
Information Science
Rabindra Bharati University
Kolkata
satarupash888@gmail.com
Dr Sudip Ranjan Hatua
Associate Professor
Department of Library &
Information Science
Rabindra Bharati University
West Bengal, India
Email: s.r.hatua@rbu.ac.in
ABSTRACT:
Introduction: Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in one of the pioneer tools used over
centuries to organize knowledge in the Library. It’s 1 st edition published in 1876 by Melvil
Dewey and 23 rd edition of DDC has been published in 2011.
Purpose: The aim of this article is to make a depth analysis of the Class ‘000’ –i.e
‘Computer science, information & general works’ along with its divisions, sections from 1 st
to 23 rd edition.
Research problem: What are the facets have included in this Class and over time among them
which have potentiality to introduce as new Class or may be identified as new broad subject?
Objectives: The objectives of the present study is to measure the development of the entries
over time in the ‘Computer science, information & general works’ Class in different editions
of DDC.
Methodology: This is a survey method that has followed the exhaustive study of the DDC
‘Generalia Class’ from its 1 st to 23 rd edition.
Findings: In different editions of DDC under the Generalities class, nomenclatures of
different sub-classes have changed frequently. Over the time many of those facets gain the
status of individual broad subjects
KEYWORDS:
Dewey Decimal Classification; Generalities; Computer science; Journalism;
Humanities
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