Music Classification Systems
Due to the distinctive nature of music as a separate "language" that non-musicians are often unable to read or understand, the cataloging and classification of music materials frequently present special challenges. In response to this often problematic situation, this volume is designed to introduce the principles of music classification to beginning music catalogers, as well as to non-specialist catalogers, and those who only occasionally deal with music materials. It will surely relieve the stress level for general catalogers by providing practical guidelines as well as clarifying and explaining the most commonly used classification systems in the United States—the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), and the Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR).

Also included is a general historical overview of music classification, from early attempts to organize specific collections, to the efforts of 'scar Sonneck and others to adapt fundamental principles of classification to the distinctive characteristics of music materials; as well as a discussion of the special needs of the users of those materials.
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Music Classification Systems
Due to the distinctive nature of music as a separate "language" that non-musicians are often unable to read or understand, the cataloging and classification of music materials frequently present special challenges. In response to this often problematic situation, this volume is designed to introduce the principles of music classification to beginning music catalogers, as well as to non-specialist catalogers, and those who only occasionally deal with music materials. It will surely relieve the stress level for general catalogers by providing practical guidelines as well as clarifying and explaining the most commonly used classification systems in the United States—the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), and the Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR).

Also included is a general historical overview of music classification, from early attempts to organize specific collections, to the efforts of 'scar Sonneck and others to adapt fundamental principles of classification to the distinctive characteristics of music materials; as well as a discussion of the special needs of the users of those materials.
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Overview

Due to the distinctive nature of music as a separate "language" that non-musicians are often unable to read or understand, the cataloging and classification of music materials frequently present special challenges. In response to this often problematic situation, this volume is designed to introduce the principles of music classification to beginning music catalogers, as well as to non-specialist catalogers, and those who only occasionally deal with music materials. It will surely relieve the stress level for general catalogers by providing practical guidelines as well as clarifying and explaining the most commonly used classification systems in the United States—the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), and the Alpha-Numeric System for Classification of Recordings (ANSCR).

Also included is a general historical overview of music classification, from early attempts to organize specific collections, to the efforts of 'scar Sonneck and others to adapt fundamental principles of classification to the distinctive characteristics of music materials; as well as a discussion of the special needs of the users of those materials.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780810842632
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 04/16/2002
Series: Music Library Association Basic Manual Series , #1
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 5.34(w) x 8.46(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Mark McKnight is Associate Head of the Music Library at the University of North Texas and teaches courses in music cataloging for UNT's School of Library and Information Science.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 An Introduction to Music Classification Chapter 2 Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) Chapter 3 Library of Congress Classification (LCC) Chapter 4 Alpha-Numeric System for Classification Chapter 5 Shelf Arrangement in the Classification of Music Materials Chapter 6 Concluding Observations
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