Adj u stabl e l assifi cati on f or Librar i es W IT H IND E ! Ef}%4/ AMES D B ROW N J . C E K N PUB IC LI B ARY LOND O N L R E WE LL L R , ABSTRACTE D FROM MANUAL OF LIBRARY C LASSIFICAT ION E[ 390 LOND ON LIBRARY SUPPLY COMPANY AVE MARIA A E 4 , L N 1 898 NOT E THIS edition of the Adj ustable Cl assificati on has been slightly revised and interleaved f or the special u se of l ibrarians i n r as a In s and readers libraries whe e it h been dopted . thi f orm it can be used as a gu ide to the cl as sification of the l ibrary by both the staf f and the borrowers . D . B J . AD J USTAB LE CLASS IF ICATION FOR LIB RARIE S Tms method of cl assification has been compiled largely i n response to a demand f or an E nglish scheme with a notation enabling continual intercalation of divisions and single topics - or books to be carried ou . The Quinn Brown method as a as s bu t su n has been used b i , ggestio s have been f reely adopted f rom every important cl assification described i n my ” Manual of Cl as sificati on. The name Adj ustable has been taken to distinguish the s f rom al l s and s its a f u sy tem other to de cribe princip l eat re. The mai n cl ass es ar e disti nguished by the first eleven f al a x u n I and are lett ers o the ph bet, e cl di g , arranged thu s A . Sci en ces U f ul A r t s B . s e 0 . F i n e an d B ecr eat i ve A r t s D . Soci al an d Pol i t i cal Sci en c e B . Ph i l os oph y an d Rel i g i on F . Hi s t or y an d Geog r aph y n G. B i og r aph y an d C or r espon de ce H. L an g u ag e an d L i t er at u r e J . Poet r y an d D r ama K. Pr os e F i ct i on a a n ass s Shou ld it be thought desirable to h ve more m i cl e , or 0 xed u t s can u s divide any of those already fi , do ble let er be ed ° cx the r s wn e pu pose, as ho b low A D . a . Natural Sci ences Soci l Science D D . l a i n AA. Mathemati cal Sci ences Po itic l Sc e ce B E . s . Usef ul Arts Philo ophy R l E E . e igion C And so on C. Recreative Arts ’ 4 Lzbm ay Cl ass gficati on W n s i s n be n ssa at as s ra he thi do e, it will ece ry, or le t de i ble , r nu s ns u n a a n a n to e mber the divi io der e ch m i cl ss, a d change the r ef erence nu mbers i n the index . In each main class the cl ass letter alone is given to general works covering the whole or a considerable portion of the f subject matter o the class at l arge. Thus B wou l d mark all the general tr eatises or dictionaries on the Usef u l Arts ; n f r G general collectio s o Biography. The lette s f rom M to Z can be reserved f or special or l ocal col lections which are kept separate . It has not been thought advisable to provide f or an a a s s of sub-c ass s d s ns n el bor te y tem l e , ivi io , a d su b s ns but s l nu i n ne s u n f divi io , imp y to mber o eq e ce o even u sub- ass n s n n mbers each cl or divisio i n its order . Thi e ables the class of most books to be easil y expressed by the plain n f a fi — n a o t and a ure G z B 0 F 1 6 . ot tio let er g or two , 3 , 9 , etc The o dd nu mbers are reserved f or f resh divisions of the main ass s and is u f w f cl e , it tho ght this eature ill be ound u sef ul i n s a s new su s are n nua n u mo t libr rie where bject co ti lly croppi g p. If it i s absolu tely necessary to use more divisions than the s n n nu s are al l a r scheme provide , eve whe the odd mber pp o ria e s can n a n s u s p t d, thi be do e by ddi g letter th F b F 64 ! 64 .2 F 64 1 ‘ F 64 2° b F 64 ! F 64 3 F 64 2 F 64 4 F 64 z l l Minute su b di vi si on to any e xtent may be carried ou t n s nal nu s af a n by simply addi g to the divi io mber , ter hyphe , a f resh series of odd numbers f rom 1 onwards i n each case . Thus one might get this progression — r G 1 2 . i s a rs G 1 2. Scottish General Biog aphy 5 Scott h Coven nte - - 1 2 . ar s etc. G 1 2 1 . Artis ts G 7 Mon ch , 1 2- Au rs G 3. tho which seems minu te enough and cl ear enou gh f or al l ordinary u - n i u u nn ssa i n mos: pu rposes. Fu rther s b divisio s q ite ece ry public libraries ; but should it be deemed absolutely indis. ' ' ’ Adj u stabl e Cl assgficat zon S a t eme 5 a can a ou t a i t x a a n pens ble, it be c rried with l t le e tr complic tio and trouble by starting another series of odd numbers af ter a l n so co o , — — Au rs 1 2 . is s s G 1 2 3. Scotti sh tho , G 3 3 Scott h Noveli t General G xz Poets - : r n G 1 2 3 1 . Histo ia s But the plan of wide sequ ential numbering adopted i n each - class should render the use of wearisome sub division al most of needless i n the majority of cases . As i n the case ns a na nu s n n us n s s divisio , lter te mber o ly eed be ed, the eve erie a a a l f r — being v il b e o additional su b divisions. In appl yi ng th e syst em it i s recommended that the class and nu u f r n an a a u n n letter mber be sed o shelvi g d c t log i g o ly , and that charging or other necessary registration be done by n of n E as r e d mea s the accessio nu mbers. ach book ec ive s u u s s n an i n a ho ld get the ual progre sive accessio nu mber, d ddi tion the class letter and nu mber showingwhere it i s to be located . For s s s i s not n s nu al s r ss s thi y tem it ece sary to mber cove , p e e , s s n n of cl assifica~ or helve , as the books will sta d i the order the n u a A n can a at an me tio herein tab l ted . dditio s be m de y ti an t an n an i if l d a y poi t, d each book takes t s place, correct y a n l r . m rked, amo g al the othe books on the same su bject In the catal ogue it will be advisable to print both accession and ass nu s one s s n r n so a the cl mber , erie o each ma gi , th t s s can be a l rar s u s n n a s a s y tem pp ied to lib ie i g i dic tor , c rd , s or n s W r n a r i s u s th e ledger , ope acce s. he e an i dic to ed a ss n nu rs u s in on s u n and i n th e cce io mbe m t be kept e eq e ce, ’ case of Cotgreave s variety the class letters and numbers mu st ’ w n n n a i n as of C e rs be ritte i to the i dic tor books, while the c e hiv a sa u n n a s as a v riety the me m st be do e on the recordi g t b , t n ass s an r a r f a a n f ma be direc io to the i t t.