Abstract :

The library classification is the basic tool for organizing and exploring the documents stored in a library. In modern times they are the navigation tools for locating and retrieving documents in more precisely and relevantly. In the era of ICT, other than Colon classification, the electronic versions of the DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification) and UDC (Universal Decimal Classification)make it possible to realize the potential of library classification to improve subject retrieval; however, much of the renewed interest in classification as an organizing and retrieval device for information resources has been sparked by the growth in usage of the Internet and World Wide Web. Apart from the traditional classification schemes, there are a number of special classification scheme which have been devised for organizing information resources in special subjects or disciplines. The main reason is that the traditional schemes have very little scope to provide sufficient details of any specific areas, so special classification schemes are becoming popular. It can deal with different aspects and vocabularies of a subject and therefore can meet special user’s requirements by arranging the order. However, some drawbacks such as irregular revision, limited documentation regarding support, training and so on may restrict the use of special classification schemes. The main objective of the investigation was to study the organization of knowledge in the CC on the basis of the data available in library classification. As the study is a time bound program, it is confined to Social Sciences, and they are primarily concerned with human relationships. Academicians generally consider the Social Sciences as one of the main areas of knowledge. The CC includes Education, Educational Psychology, Geography, History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology and Law under Social Sciences. A layman cannot use it unless he gets proper training. Though the class numbers according to the CC are expressive, flexible and coextensive, the process of classification is complex to some extent. The arbitrary fixing of ordinal values for different lands of digits inhibits proper filing sequence The use of the CC in shelf arrangement of books is rather a complicated process.