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Brackets and flying commas: UDC in Tate Library

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Maria White
Maria White*
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Tate Library, Millbank, London, SW 1P 4RG, UK
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Abstract

Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is a flexible classification scheme that allows the full expression of the subject of a book. However such flexibility requires decisions to be taken on how to apply and use the schedules. This article discusses the choices made by Tate Library in its implementation of the classification scheme and how the Library has developed UDC for its in-house use, in particular the expansion of the section for modern art.

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Research Article
Information
Art Libraries Journal , Volume 36 , Issue 4 , 2011 , pp. 13 - 17
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2011

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