A SIMPLE MNEMONIC LARGE‐BASE NUMBER SYSTEM FOR NOTATIONAL PURPOSES

Abstract

One of the most formidable problems in developing a satisfactory universal classification is the restriction imposed by standard forms of notation. The principal classification systems, Dewey, Universal Decimal, Library of Congress, Bliss, and even Colon, have been seriously inhibited by their notations. In all except Dewey, an attempt has been made to surmount this difficulty by such devices as special arbitrary symbols, decimals necessitating a four‐line call number, Greek letters, or positional mixed notation. In none of the classifications, however, has it proved possible to add new major classes, on a par with the original ones, because of the fundamental limitations in the primary notation.

Citation

ALLEN RICHMOND, P.P.D. (1958), "A SIMPLE MNEMONIC LARGE‐BASE NUMBER SYSTEM FOR NOTATIONAL PURPOSES", Journal of Documentation, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 208-211. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026262