Maintenance of the Universal Decimal Classification: overview of the past and preparations for the future

Slavic, Aida and Cordeiro, Maria Ines and Riesthuis, Gerhard (2008) Maintenance of the Universal Decimal Classification: overview of the past and preparations for the future. International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control 37(2):pp. 23-29.

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Abstract

The paper highlights some aspects of the UDC management policy for 2007 and onwards. Following an overview of the long history of modernization of the classification, which started in the 1960s and has influenced the scheme's revision and development since 1990, major changes and policies from the recent history of the UDC revision are summarized. The perspective of the new editorial team, established in 2007, is presented. The new policy focuses on the improved organization and efficiency of editorial work and the improvement of UDC products.

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Keywords:	Universal Decimal Classification, UDC, development, revision
Subjects:	Classification
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