Document (#20027)

Author

Satija, M.P.

Title

Classification: some fundamentals, some myths, some realities

Source

Knowledge organization. 25(1998) nos.1/2, S.32-35

Year

1998

Abstract

The pervasiveness of classification in all human activities is described. Classification is characterized as being relative, utilitarian, and artificial. The importance of classification in library settings and academic disciplines is documented. Classification is described as an emerging, independent discipline

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