The two major classification schemes used in the United States are the Dewey Decimal Classification System, used in most public libraries; and the Library of Congress Classification, used in most academic libraries.
significance The organizing units of classification schemes are higher taxa
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the two classification of library is the DDC or LCC or the library of congress classification
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the classification system in a library is called the Dewey Decimal system
The Library of Congress Classification was created to arrange and organize the collections of books in the Library of Congress. Herbert Putnam invented the classification system.
Library of Congress Classification uses letters and numbers. This allows for more breakdowns of areas of knowledge than the Dewey Decimal System. Public libraries and school libraries use Dewey Decimal System. Most colleges and research libraries use Library of Congress.
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The Dewy Classification System is how libraries sort out all the books.
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