DDC Readymade

Book Details

• Publisher: Ess Ess Publication
• ISBN: 9788170005209
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Language: English
• Pages: 782
• Binding: HardBound

About the Book

This comprehensive reference work is an invaluable tool for librarians, cataloguers, classification specialists, Library and Information Science students, and information professionals involved in organizing and managing library collections. The book provides approximately 15,000 ready-made class numbers covering a wide range of Indian subjects, English language studies, and literature, significantly simplifying the process of library classification and cataloguing.

A major strength of the book is its extensive coverage of Indian religions, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, and Sikhism. It also offers detailed classification numbers for numerous South Asian languages such as Assamese, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Sinhalese, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. In addition, class numbers for other South Asian languages recognized in major classification systems have been included.

The book provides detailed classification schedules for language and literature, offering hundreds of class numbers for various literary forms, genres, and subdivisions. It also covers a broad spectrum of subjects related to history, education, economics, geography, public administration, journalism, social welfare, cultural studies, museums, taxation, political developments, and many other disciplines, supported by extensive geographical subdivisions covering Indian states and union territories.