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| Author: | Alexander D. Mitchell IV [ Fri Mar 14, 2008 1:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | "Drury Non-Decimal Library Classification" |
Reposted here is George Drury's text of how he came up with the cataloging system Kalmbach Publishing used in its library, and may still be using today: Drury Non-Decimal Library Classification The David P. Morgan Library is so specialized that it would be able to use only a small portion of the Dewey Decimal or Library of Congress classification systems. The classification system is based on the collection itself and the way it is used. When I made it up I tried to be mnemonic (those words in brackets in the list below) and also follow the instructions I got: “Keep things where they have always been so we can still find them, but make it better.” Items are shelved by major class, then by “cutter,” usually author or date. For example, Bill Middleton’s recent book on Penn Station is coded S Penn for specific railroad, Pennsylvania. His book The Railroad Scene, a collection of photos covering most of North America, is R Mi for railroads, general, Middleton. If Middleton were to write a biography of Frank J. Sprague, it would be B Sp for biography, Sprague. The 1940 Car Builder's Cyclopedia is CC 1940 Other cutters appear in parentheses in the list below. Oversize books have a Z prefixing the code the books would normally get. They are shelved on the top shelf more or less above where they would be if they were smaller. An underscored code indicates the item is in a shelf file box (pamphlets and other small items that would get lost on the shelf). A yellow tag indicates the item is not owned by the library, and the catalog record is so noted. A Aviation and other transportation AB Boats AM Military AS Space AT Transportation, general AV Vehicles cars, trucks, buses B Biography (biographee) BS Speeches (speaker) BW Who's Who (date) BWR Who's Who in RRing (date) C Cars CB Carbuilders CC Carbuilder's and Car & Locomotive Cyclopedias CF Freight cars CM Mechanical CN Non-revenue cars CP Passenger cars D Operation [Doing] DA Accidents DB Bulk commodities DC Communications CF Freight service CM Mail service DP Passenger service DR Rule books DS Safety DW Military railroading [War] E Engineering EB Buildings EC Engineering cyclopedias EE Electrical EM Mechanical ER Bridges ES Signals ET Track F Fiction, poetry, and music FJ Juvenile G Guidebooks GE Geography GR Railfan guides GS Radio frequencies [Scanner] GT Rail travel guides H Labor [Hired Help] HE Educational I Government and associations [ICC] IC ICC IM Mergers IP Proceedings IR Reports of various kinds IS State reports IT USDOT J The Railroad Problem JC Competing modes JP Passenger JS Solutions JT Technology JU Urban transportation K Economics and transportation L Locomotives LB Builders and builder catalogs (builder) LC Locomotive Cyclopedia (date) LD Diesels LE Heavy electrics LG Gas turbines LR Railcars LS Steam, technical M Model railroading MA Aviation and space modeling MB General modelbuilding MC Cars and other road vehicles MD Miniatures and dollhouses MDA Antiques MDB Full-size buildings and architecture MDC Costume MDD Dolls MDE Decoration MDF Full-size furniture MDH Dollhouses MDM How-to books < houses, furniture MDO How-to books < other MDP Patterns MDR Artisans and their collections MDT Toys MG Gaming MK Crafts MM Military MO Other modeling MP Plastic techniques MR Radio control MT Tools and techniques MW Boats [Water] MY Model-building reference N Toy trains NA American Flyer NC Catalogs NG LGB NL Lionel NM Märklin NT Toys other than trains NX Marx O Official Guides and timetables OE Employee timetables O/X Foreign P Periodicals Q Statistics QA Annual reports QC ICC reports QR AAR statistics R Railroads, general (author) RA Railroadiana RJ Juvenile S Specific railroads (railroad name) T Traction (geographic) TA Traction (author) TB Traction builders TC Cable cars U Museums UL Preserved locomotives UT Trolley museums V Books not otherwise categorized VI Books about video VT Videotapes W Writing and reading WD Design and typography WP Photography WPC Photo catalogs X Foreign (except Canada and Mexico) XA Africa XB Britain XD Scandinavia XE Europe, NOIBN XF France XG Germany XJ Japan and Asia XL Latin America XR Russia XS Switzerland XU Australia and New Zealand XW World, general and NOIBN Y Reference YA Almanacs YD Dictionaries YE Encyclopedias YI Indexes YM Maps and atlases YR Railroad reference Z Oversize George Drury |
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