DESCRIPTION OF CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS OF LIBRARY CATALOGUES

Abstract

The description of the most widespread universal library classifications (Decimal Classification of D'yui (DKD), Universal Decimal Classification (UDK), Classification of Library of Congress (KBK), Library-Bibliographic Classification (BBK)) are analysed in the article. Histories of these systems development and features of their use in modern informative services as well as the example of construction of electronic library classifiers on the base of the library classifications of DKD and KBK are given.

Keywords

• library classification system
• DKD
• UDK
• KBK
• BBK
• electronic library