Abstract
THE interesting library classification code set forth in this book by the Librarian of the University of Madras differs from others in that instead of showing a class subdivision for every topic, the schedules contain standard divisions arranged into groups according to function or characteristic, and the class-mark of any topic is obtained from a combination of the appropriate divisions of the various groups arranged in a specified order, the connecting links between the different groups being a set of special devices of which the most important is the colon from which the system derives its name. It is rightly claimed that the schedule thus produced, while securing as great a degree of minuteness for the classification, occupies a great deal less space in print, but it has the disadvantage that the class allotment of every book necessitates reference to several sections before its correct place is found.
Colon Classification.
By S. R. Ranganathan. Part 1: Rules of Classification; Part 2: Schedules of Classification; Part 3: Index to the Schedules. (Madras Library Association: Publication Series, 3.) Pp. xiv + 128 + 136 + 106. (Madras: Madras Library Association; London: Edward Goldston, Ltd., 1933.) 15s. net.
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G., A. Colon Classification . Nature 133, 8 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133008b0
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