Korean Decimal Classification
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The Korean Decimal Classification (KDC) is a system of library classification
used in Korea
. The main classes are the same as in the Dewey Decimal Classification but these are in a different order: Natural sciences 400; Technology and engineering 500; Arts 600; Language 700.
Library classification
A library classification is a system of coding and organizing documents or library materials according to their subject and allocating a call number to that information resource...
used in Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
. The main classes are the same as in the Dewey Decimal Classification but these are in a different order: Natural sciences 400; Technology and engineering 500; Arts 600; Language 700.
Main classes
- 000 General
- 100 Philosophy
- 200 Religion
- 300 Social sciences
- 400 Natural sciences
- 500 Technology and engineering
- 600 Arts
- 700 Language
- 800 Literature
- 900 History