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Saha & Hatua: Generalities Class (000)…
18th- 21st
22nd
23rd
General collections
Quotations
General collection
090
1st
2 nd -15 th Book rarities
rev
16 th Manuscripts and rare books
17 th Manuscripts and book rarities
18 th Manuscripts and rarities
19 th Manuscripts and book rarities
20 th -21 st Manuscripts, rare books, other rare printed
material
22 nd -23 rd Manuscripts & rare books
Table2: Summaries of the 000 Class from 1 st to 23 rd edition
It has been found from the table 2 that the subject
descriptors of class numbers 010 and 030 did not changes
its nomenclature from 1st edition to 23rd edition. But the
class number 050, 060, 070 and 090 has changed the 70
subjects’ descriptors time to time. The table indicates that
maximum number of new concepts have been introduced
in the class number 060 & 070 repeatedly. Class number
020, 040, 080 completely changed its descriptors at one
time in all the editions. Out of nine sub classes under
General works of Class 020, 050, 060, 070 incorporated
new facets frequently and designated completely by a new
nomenclature from 1st to 23rd Ed. Surprisingly, it is also
found that “Museum Sciences”, “.Journalism”
“Quotations” and “News media” have been incorporated
as new concept in the various edition as it grows.
However, the facet “Polygraphy” has been removed from
the 15th edition.
Subject Mapping of Class 000
There are total 11 facets have been identified in the
General works, which has been designated as a course
curriculum of various Universities (See annexure-1).
Among those Library and Information Sciences,
Museology, Media, Journalism, and Manuscripts have
been found under first sub-ordinate Class (Division)
whereas, Humanities, Computer Science, Information and
communication. Information Theory, Broadcast
Technology are identified in the second sub-ordinate
Classes (Sections) of the main class. Communication
Library Science, Journalism has been found from 2 nd & 3 rd
edition to 23 rd edition.
First time ‘knowledge’ as a section introduced under
"General works prolegomena" in the 12th edition. The
editorial of the 23 rd edition mentioned and designated
“Knowledge and Information” as discipline and some
subject facets associated with this discipline. Humanities
as a terminology has been found in the index of 15 th
standard revised edition of DDC for the first time and
continued to 16 th edition. Humanities as subject facet has
found in the 17 th edition in the schedule under
“knowledge” section of Class 000. Communication as a
concept has identified in 2 nd edition but it’s also modified
in the subject descriptors as “Information and
Communication” from 18 th to 23 rd edition and also one of
new the concept has been introduced as “Information
Theory” from 18 th edition in the “Information and
Communication” section. ‘System’ concept has been
introduced in the General works of 18 th edition
individually. “Computer programming”, “Computer
Science”, “Computer Programming Programs Data” and
other various terminologies have been identified in
001.642 in 18 th edition and replaced in 005 class in its 20 th
edition.
17 th -23rd
001.3 Humanities
2 nd -14 th 15 th -17 th 18 th -23 rd
001.5 Communication Information and communication
18 th -23 rd
001.53 Information Theory
18 th -19 th 20 th -23 rd
001.642 Computer programming 005 Computer programming programs
data
16 th 17 th 18 th -23 rd
007 Research 001.4 Methodology and 001.4 Research
Research
2 nd -14th 15th -17th 18 th -23 rd
020 Library Economy Library Science Library and information Sciences
18 th -22 nd 23 rd
069 Museology Museum Sciences
20 th -23 rd
070.1 Documentary media, educational media, news media,
20 th -23 rd
070.19 Broadcast Technology
3 rd -23 rd
070.4 Journalism
16 th -23 rd
091 Manuscripts
Table 3: Edition-wise Subject Facets
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