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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The second edition of the Dewey Decimal system, published in 1885 with the title ''{{sic|Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for arranging, cataloging, and indexing public and private libraries and for pamflets,<!--sic--> clippings, notes, scrap books, index rerums, etc.|hide=yes}}'',{{efn|The title makes use of Dewey's "reformed spelling" in some areas.}} comprised 314 pages, with 10,000 index entries. Five hundred copies were produced.<ref name="comaromi155"/> Editions 3&ndash;14, published between 1888 and 1942, used a variant of this same title.<ref name="int-archive-summ">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/decimal18v2dewe |title=Dewey decimal classification and relative index |publisher=Internet Archive |year=1971 |isbn=9780910608107 |access-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> Dewey modified and expanded his system considerably for the second edition. In an introduction to that edition Dewey states that "nearly 100 persons{{sic|hide=y|hav}}{{efn|Spelling of ''have'' per [[English-language spelling reform]], which Dewey championed.}} contributed criticisms and suggestions".<ref>{{harvp|Comaromi|1976|p= 171}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The second edition of the Dewey Decimal system, published in 1885 with the title ''{{sic|Decimal Classification and Relativ Index for arranging, cataloging, and indexing public and private libraries and for pamflets,<!--sic--> clippings, notes, scrap books, index rerums, etc.|hide=yes}}'',{{efn|The title makes use of Dewey's "reformed spelling" in some areas.}} comprised 314 pages, with 10,000 index entries. Five hundred copies were produced.<ref name="comaromi155"/> Editions 3&ndash;14, published between 1888 and 1942, used a variant of this same title.<ref name="int-archive-summ">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/decimal18v2dewe |title=Dewey decimal classification and relative index |publisher=Internet Archive |year=1971 |isbn=9780910608107 |access-date=14 December 2013}}</ref> Dewey modified and expanded his system considerably for the second edition. In an introduction to that edition Dewey states that "nearly 100 persons {{sic|hide=y|hav}}{{efn|Spelling of ''have'' per [[English-language spelling reform]], which Dewey championed.}} contributed criticisms and suggestions".<ref>{{harvp|Comaromi|1976|p= 171}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the innovations of the Dewey Decimal system was that of positioning books on the shelves in relation to other books on similar topics. When the system was first introduced, most libraries in the US used fixed positioning: each book was assigned a permanent shelf position based on the book's height and date of acquisition.<ref name="maichan"/> Library stacks were generally closed to all but the most privileged patrons, so shelf browsing was not considered of importance. The use of the Dewey Decimal system increased during the early 20th century as librarians were convinced of the advantages of relative positioning and of open shelf access for patrons.<ref name="maichan">{{Citation |last=Chan |first=Lois Mai |title=Cataloging and classification |date=2007 |page=[https://archive.org/details/catalogingclassi0000chan/page/321 321] |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogingclassi0000chan/page/321 |edition=Third |publisher=The Scarecrow Press, Inc. |isbn=978-0-8108-5944-9 |ol=9558667M |id=0810859440}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>One of the innovations of the Dewey Decimal system was that of positioning books on the shelves in relation to other books on similar topics. When the system was first introduced, most libraries in the US used fixed positioning: each book was assigned a permanent shelf position based on the book's height and date of acquisition.<ref name="maichan"/> Library stacks were generally closed to all but the most privileged patrons, so shelf browsing was not considered of importance. The use of the Dewey Decimal system increased during the early 20th century as librarians were convinced of the advantages of relative positioning and of open shelf access for patrons.<ref name="maichan">{{Citation |last=Chan |first=Lois Mai |title=Cataloging and classification |date=2007 |page=[https://archive.org/details/catalogingclassi0000chan/page/321 321] |url=https://archive.org/details/catalogingclassi0000chan/page/321 |edition=Third |publisher=The Scarecrow Press, Inc. |isbn=978-0-8108-5944-9 |ol=9558667M |id=0810859440}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}} Section 4.14 of the article states the DDC is "arranged by discipline, not subject"</ref> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>}} Section 4.14 of the article states the DDC is "arranged by discipline, not subject"</ref> </div></td></tr>
<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was first published in the United States by [[Melvil Dewey]] in 1876.<ref>{{citation | last = Dewey | first = Melvil | url = https://www.gutenberg.org/files/12513/12513-h/12513-h.htm | title = Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library | format = Project Gutenberg eBook | year = 1876 | access-date = 31 July 2012 | archive-date = November 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110175608/https://www.gutenberg.org/files/12513/12513-h/12513-h.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Originally described in a 44-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''', a continuously updated version for [[Cataloging (library science)|catalogers]].</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>It was first published in the United States by [[Melvil Dewey]] in 1876.<ref>{{citation | last = Dewey | first = Melvil | url = https://www.gutenberg.org/files/12513/12513-h/12513-h.htm | title = Classification and Subject Index for Cataloguing and Arranging the Books and Pamphlets of a Library | format = Project Gutenberg eBook | year = 1876 | access-date = 31 July 2012 | archive-date = November 10, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121110175608/https://www.gutenberg.org/files/12513/12513-h/12513-h.htm | url-status = live }}</ref> Originally described in a 44-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''', a continuously updated version for [[Cataloging (library science)|catalogers]].<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><ref>{{cite web |title=WebDewey: the right tool to organize your collection |url=https://www.oclc.org/en/dewey/webdewey.html |website=OCLC |access-date=June 23, 2025}}</ref></ins></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[decimal]] number classification introduced the concepts of ''relative location'' and ''relative index''. Libraries previously had given books permanent shelf locations that were related to the order of acquisition rather than topic. The classification's notation makes use of three-digit numbers for main classes, with fractional decimals allowing expansion for further detail. Numbers are flexible to the degree that they can be expanded in linear fashion to cover special aspects of general subjects.<ref>Chapter 17 in {{cite book |last1=Joudrey|first1=Daniel N.|last2=Taylor|first2=Arlene G.|last3=Miller|first3=David P.|title=Introduction to Cataloging and Classification|date=2015|publisher=Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, CA|edition=11th|isbn = 978-1-59884-856-4}}</ref> A library assigns a classification number that unambiguously locates a particular volume in a position relative to other books in the library, on the basis of its subject. The number makes it possible to find any book and to return it to its proper place on the library shelves.<ref group="Note">Consider as an example a book on the network protocol IPv6. It will be located at 004.62, after general networking books (004.6) but before peripherals (004.7). It can thus be placed on the shelf in the correct location.</ref> The classification system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries.<ref>{{cite web</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The [[decimal]] number classification introduced the concepts of ''relative location'' and ''relative index''. Libraries previously had given books permanent shelf locations that were related to the order of acquisition rather than topic. The classification's notation makes use of three-digit numbers for main classes, with fractional decimals allowing expansion for further detail. Numbers are flexible to the degree that they can be expanded in linear fashion to cover special aspects of general subjects.<ref>Chapter 17 in {{cite book |last1=Joudrey|first1=Daniel N.|last2=Taylor|first2=Arlene G.|last3=Miller|first3=David P.|title=Introduction to Cataloging and Classification|date=2015|publisher=Libraries Unlimited/ABC-CLIO|location=Santa Barbara, CA|edition=11th|isbn = 978-1-59884-856-4}}</ref> A library assigns a classification number that unambiguously locates a particular volume in a position relative to other books in the library, on the basis of its subject. The number makes it possible to find any book and to return it to its proper place on the library shelves.<ref group="Note">Consider as an example a book on the network protocol IPv6. It will be located at 004.62, after general networking books (004.6) but before peripherals (004.7). It can thus be placed on the shelf in the correct location.</ref> The classification system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries.<ref>{{cite web</div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Dewey Decimal Classification has a number for all subjects, including fiction, although many libraries maintain a separate fiction section shelved by alphabetical order of the author's surname. Each assigned number consists of two parts: a class number (from the Dewey system) and a book number, which "prevents confusion of different books on the same subject".<ref name="DDC1876" /> A common form of the book number is called a [[Cutter number]], which represents the author.<ref>{{harvp|Chan|2007|pp=333-362}}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Dewey Decimal Classification has a number for all subjects, including fiction <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">(the 800s)</ins>, although many libraries maintain a separate fiction section shelved by alphabetical order of the author's surname. Each assigned number consists of two parts: a class number (from the Dewey system) and a book number, which "prevents confusion of different books on the same subject".<ref name="DDC1876" /> A common form of the book number is called a [[Cutter number]], which represents the author.<ref>{{harvp|Chan|2007|pp=333-362}}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The top-level class for religion heavily favors [[Christianity]], dedicating nearly all of the 200 division to it: the world's thousands of other religions were listed under the 290s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bpeck.com/references/ddc/ddc_mine200.htm|title=DDC – 200 – Religion|website=bpeck.com|access-date=2018-03-20|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316152154/http://bpeck.com/references/DDC/ddc_mine200.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, Islam is under just DDC 297. The entire 200 section has remained largely unchanged since DDC 1, since restructuring would pose a significant amount of work for existing libraries. The motivation for this change is ideological rather than technical, as appending significant figures can add space as needed.{{sfnp|Olson|2002|p=22}}</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The top-level class for religion heavily favors [[Christianity]], dedicating nearly all of the 200 division to it: the world's thousands of other religions were listed under the 290s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bpeck.com/references/ddc/ddc_mine200.htm|title=DDC – 200 – Religion|website=bpeck.com|access-date=2018-03-20|archive-date=March 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316152154/http://bpeck.com/references/DDC/ddc_mine200.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> For example, Islam is under just DDC 297. The entire 200 section has remained largely unchanged since DDC 1, since restructuring would pose a significant amount of work for existing libraries. The motivation for this change is ideological rather than technical, as appending significant figures can add space as needed.{{sfnp|Olson|2002|p=22<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">}}{{Clarify|reason=Unclear what this refers to|date=June 2025</ins>}}</div></td></tr>
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