Adapting the Dewey Decimal Classification to Content Organization: From Shelves to the Web

Authors

  • Wilmer Arturo Moyano Grimaldo Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v40n1a03

Keywords:

Dewey Decimal classification, library classification, libraries, knowledge organization, Internet, linked data

Abstract

Since 1876, when Melville Dewey published the first edition of his library classification system, wich has been evolving as a very strong adaptable system used to organize knowledge practically even on the internet. This article is derived from a doctoral research project conducted for 5 years studying the different semantic epistemological historical technical aspects of the Dewey Decimal classification system. The study will try to demonstrate the validity of this system despite new knowledge organization trends showing this from its perspective of evolution and its way of adapting because of technological changes and current content organization trends.

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Author Biography

Wilmer Arturo Moyano Grimaldo, Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje

D. in Methodology and lines of research in Library and Information Science. University of Salamanca, Spain. Professional in Information Science. Librarian, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá. He has worked as translator and technical coordinator of the Spanish translation of the Dewey Decimal Classification. Digital Library Advisor. SENA Library System, Bogotá - Colombia.

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Published

2017-01-01

How to Cite

Moyano Grimaldo, W. A. (2017). Adapting the Dewey Decimal Classification to Content Organization: From Shelves to the Web. Revista Interamericana De Bibliotecología, 40(1), 27–34. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.rib.v40n1a03

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