An open source, collaborative Dewey replacement? That sounds pretty cool...
The Dewey Decimal System® was great for its time, but it's outlived
that. Libraries today should not be constrained by the mental models of
the 1870s, doomed to tinker with an increasingly irrelevant system. Nor
should they be forced into a proprietary system—copyrighted,
trademarked and licensed by a single entity—expensive to adopt and
encumbered by restrictions on publishing detailed schedules or
coordinating necessary changes.
Thingology (LibraryThing's ideas blog): Build the Open Shelves Classification
The related discussion forum has lots of good conversation about all things classification.
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A New Dewey? LibraryThing Proposes The Open Shelves Classification System
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Jason
on Sat 12 Jul 2008 12:38 AM CST | Permanent Link
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Re: A New Dewey? LibraryThing Proposes The Open Shelves Classification System
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Becca
on Sun 13 Jul 2008 08:32 AM CST | Permanent Link
You should check out the past few days of Autocat since this was proposed. They're up in arms about it.
Re: Re: A New Dewey? LibraryThing Proposes The Open Shelves Classification System
Yeah, definitely a controversial idea. Whether it flies or not, I always think it's a good thing to get people talking and passionate about something.
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