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Multiple Dewey and LC classification

1pperez333
apr 14, 2022, 10:11 am

Hello,

Assigning a particular work only one 'classification' is quite limiting. Most works can, should?, be classified along different axis. What about making those fields 'multi-value' as reading dates, authors, etc.

Ciao!
F.

2shadrach_anki
apr 15, 2022, 6:06 pm

The thing is, DDC and LCCN classifications are as much about the physical location of a work in a library as they are about the subject matter. Hence the single value fields.

If you want to apply multiple subject-matter classifications to a single work, LibraryThing already has the tag system.

3Keeline
apr 15, 2022, 7:07 pm

In the many libraries I have used, a given DDC or LCCN, can refer to multiple locations. It could be:

* adult circulating
* children's circulating
* adult reference (noncirculating)
* special collections
* oversized

These are primary subject classifications and most libraries have several places that could hold them. That could be said to be true for a public library or a university library.

Some use tags that start with the "@" character to identify a location.

James

4jjwilson61
apr 15, 2022, 9:18 pm

But in those cases the second classification isn't by subject matter.