Professional paper
How to classify philosophy according to UDC? problems and solutions in the practice of the National and University Library in Zagreb
Gornik Andrea
orcid.org/0000-0002-8788-7438
; Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The article explains principles and practical solutions in the classification of philosophy according to Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) in the National and University Library in Zagreb (Croatia). The author points out that the literature in philosophy pertains either to original philosophical works or can be in a form of philosophical studies (crticism, interpretation), history of philosophy or reference sources in philosophy. The subject of philosophy itself is organized in UDC into following three areas: the nature of
philosophy, philosophical disciplines and philosophical systems and aspects. The author points out some specificities of philosophy as a discipline and discusses difficulties in content analysis and classification of philosophical works which do not belong to any of the suggested categories or are intra- and inter-disciplinary in nature. The author emphasises the need for consistency in collocating philosophical works, according to their subject and form, in order to facilitate their easier retrieval and use.
Keywords
philosophy; classification; Universal Decimal Classification; UDC; philosophical disciplines; philosophical systems and points of view; aesthetics; philosophical antropology; philosophy of culture; cultural theory; National and University Library, Zagreb
Hrčak ID:
165597
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Publication date:
20.12.2006.
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