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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1997
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ559844 |
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Table of Contents:
- Arranging Roots: Classification and Subject Headings for Genealogical Collections. Blake, Linda Stallings, Evelyn T. Dewey Decimal Classification Genealogy Geographic Location Information Retrieval Information Seeking Public Libraries Reference Materials Subject Index Terms User Needs (Information) The Dewey Decimal Classification was not fulfilling genealogical researchers' needs, who search for ancestors by place (not subject). A new system that was developed at Rowan Public Library (Salisbury, North Carolina) is described. Also given are suggested additions to the Library of Congress Subject Headings to provide geographic orientation. (Author/AEF)