Dewey Did It
May 8, 2006
So it was on this date in 1873 that Dewey proposed his classification system for libraries. It has since been superseded in the US, largely, by the Library of Congress Classification System, but my local library still uses it. Dewey has his critics, of course, and the contemporary world of online information has much different requirements than Dewey could have imagined. But here’s to Melvil Dewey, and his inclination to bring order to an otherwise chaotic world.
Posted by Bill Trippe at May 8, 2006 12:02 PM
