STEP BY STEP CLASSIFICATION VOL.1 : ( Formula Based Classification )
Dr. V. A. Seshagiri Rao.
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- New Delhi ESS ESS Publishers 2017/01/01
- 2 volumes 470
Volume I. -- Chapter A: Theory -- I. Introduction -- Document -- Discipline vs subject -- Development of disciplines -- Classification -- Schemes of classification and subject classification -- SSC scheme vs synthetic scheme -- Use of SSC formula and its use in other fields -- II. Characteristics of SSC scheme -- Worldwide phenomena/Universal phenomena -- Principle of unique classification -- Role of the classifier -- Unbiased classification -- Flexible in nature -- Easy classification scheme -- Classification of other language documents -- Subject elements are interchangeable -- Subject classification vs element classification -- Difference between class number, classification number and call number -- III. Devices and patterns in SSC scheme -- SSC formula and importance of devices and classification patterns -- Devices and classification patterns used in SSC scheme are given below: (i) Zero is used as a connecting symbol but not as a digit ; (ii) Octal divisions ; (iii) Numerical divisions for alphabets (NDA) ; (iv) Meaningful order of divisions (MOD) ; (v) Common divisions (CD) ; (vi) Different patterns to classification numbers ; (viii) Importance of NED (iD/mD/nD) divisions ; (ix) Element wise indexes -- IV. Introduction to SSC schedule -- SSC formula and its elements -- Notations to classification divisions in SSC schedule -- Arrangement of divisions and subdivisions in each element -- Process of classfication number of a document -- Arrangement of element class numbers in a Classification number of a document -- Commissions and omissions of element class numbers -- Chapter B: Indexes -- Chapter C: Annexure -- Terminology -- Symbols & abbreviations -- Principles followed in SSC scheme -- Solved classification numbers to documents -- Volume II. -- Chapter D: SSC schedule devices -- SSC formula and its elements -- Octal numerals or octal -- Numerical device for alphabets -- Meaningful order of divisions (MOD) -- Library dominating divisions (LDD) -- Connecting symbols -- Chapter E: SSC schedule divisions -- Discipline divisions -- Area divisions -- Time divisions -- Common divisions.
Step by Step Classification (SSC) is a formula based library classification scheme. The classification number (CN) of a document can be derived based on a single formula CN = I date. Each letter I date is called [an] element representing discipline, area, time, and extra information respectively covered in the text of classifying document. Each element is to be prefixed to the respective class number to get clarity in [the] classification number which will be useful in arranging the document and locating the same easily in the library. To provide classification numbers[,] certain devices like NDA, CD, LDD are being provided. Hence all types of documents in any physical form can be classified. It is a flexible scheme. Sufficient space is provided to classify newly emerging disciplines which may be developed in future. Language is not a barrier to classify documents and classification numbers can be alloted to any language with help of NDA numbers. SSC is a unique classification scheme useful to all types of libraries belong[ing] to school, university, research organization, public, National[,] irrespective of its collections. Basically SSC is a subject oriented classification scheme ie. documents are to be arranged subject wise. But the scheme has facilities in arranging documents by area, time, or extra information by interchanging element class numbers in a library in the interest of users. The formula is useful to derive computerized classification number[s]. The same formula may also be used in other fields as mentioned in theory. -- from back cover.