1. Introduction to DDC to 23
2. Major changes in DDC 23
3. Introduction to the Schedules
4. Use of Tables 1: Standard Subdivisions
5. Use of Table 2: Areas
6. Use of Table 3: Subdivisions for the Arts, for Individual Literatures, for Specific Literary Forms
7. Use of Table 4: Subdivisions of Individual Language Families
8. Use of Table 5: Ethnic and National Groups
9. Use of Tables 6: Languages
10. Treatment of Groups of Persons
Exercise
Summaries

The scheme called Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) was devised in 1876 by Melvil Dewey. This scheme is widely used in a majority of libraries in about 150 countries. Due to continuous revisions, the 23rd edition of DDC was published in July 2011. No other classification scheme has published so many editions. With suitable examples, this book explains the salient provisions of DDC 23. It will be useful to library professionals, as well as library and information science students. ---by publisher