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Classification: A Universal Constant


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1 UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India
     

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Introduces the concept of classification and its various classifications. The article elaborates on the process of classification. The specific uses of library classification are narrated.

Keywords

Classification, Uses of Classification, Process of Classification, Knowledge Classification, Library Classification.
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M. P. Satija
UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005
India


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  • Satija (M P). A Dictionary of Knowledge Organization. Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 2004, p35-36.

  • Satija (M P). Classification of Electronic Documents: Problems and Prospects. In: Emerging Paradigm of Librarianship: A Call for Innovation/ed. by Kanwal Ameen, et al. Lahore: Pakistan Library Association, 2008, p30-37

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Authors

M. P. Satija
UGC Emeritus Fellow, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar 143005, India

Abstract


Introduces the concept of classification and its various classifications. The article elaborates on the process of classification. The specific uses of library classification are narrated.

Keywords


Classification, Uses of Classification, Process of Classification, Knowledge Classification, Library Classification.

References