Extensions & Corrections to the UDC, 30 (2008)

E&C 30 was published and distributed in December 2008. This issue is available for purchase at a discounted price.

Contents

Comments & Communications

AuthorTitlePage
A. HopkinsonChairman's comments3
M. I. CordeiroReport of the Editor in Chief5
I. C. McIlwaine, N.J. WilliamsonMedicine and the UDC: the process of restructuring Class 619
C. Gnoli, F. Mazzocchi, A. SlavicAnnouncement: the UDC Philosophy revision project17
K. ChovanováArchaeology and the structure of class 921
M. Gilbert, H. LaneForty-five numbers for snow: a brief introduction to the UDC for Polar libraries23
M. BalíkováConspectus categorization scheme based on UDC classification used in Subject Gateways in Czechia27
R. San Segundo ManuelSome arguments against the suitability of Library of Congress Classification for Spanish Libraries35
M. FandinoUDC or DDC: a note about the suitable choice for the National Library of Liechtenstein45
Y. M. ArskiyUDC activities in Russia: a VINITI report49
M. AkhverdovaPresent state of the UDC in Ukraine51
D. NoreikieneUDC in Lithuania53
D. RozmanUDC in 2008 – Brief News from Slovenia55
M. P. SatijaUDC in India: use and problems57
K. P. SinghUDC and its use: a case study of libraries and information centres in Delhi59
A. SlavicBibliography67

Bibliography of UDC related publications in 2008

The bibliography for this year is available here.

Revised UDC tables

Common auxiliaries:
- languages (South American Indigenous Languages)
- places (Portugal, Moldavia, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinnea-Bissau)
- miscellaneous minor changes
Class 3, 5, 6, 7: miscellaneous minor changes
Class 8: expansion of individual literatures
Class 9: expansion of examples of combination in history