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 | BP300-399: Based upon Library of Congress: Introduction (PDF) |
| BP300-399: Based upon Library of Congress
(PDF) |
The Bahá'í World Centre Library developed two adaptations of the standard classifications, one
of which was based upon the Dewey Decimal Classification, patterned after the M200 schedule for Mormonism developed
by the Utah Library Association.
The development of a Dewey-Decimal-based classification scheme for Bahá'í publications was halted
in 1979, when the Bahá'í World Centre Library made the choice to use the Library of Congress classification.
The author, however, completed a draft of a Dewey-based classification for Bahá'í works. The development
of the Bahá'í classification schedule based upon the Dewey Decimal Classification was not intended
merely as an intellectual exercise. Many Bahá'í libraries have been established in schools and communities
where there is little experience with the Library of Congress system. The Dewey-based classification for Bahá'í
materials can serve as an alternative that offers a more familiar style to those institutions and communities. For detailed information visit the International Bahá'í
Library Web site.
| B200: Based upon Dewey Decimal Classification: Introduction (PDF) |
| B200: Based upon Dewey Decimal Classification: Schedule (PDF) |
Mr. Paul Gerard in Australia has developed a
completely revised schedule for Dewey Decimal Classification 200 (Religion),
which gives a more equal weight to all religions, and provides adequate space
for a full treatment of the Bahá'í Faith. The B200 draft created at the World
Centre, was intended to provide a separate treatment of the Bahá'í Faith, while
leaving the rest of Dewey 200 intact. Mr. Gerard's draft schedule is a complete
replacement or "phoenix" schedule for Dewey 200, intended to counterbalance the
current Dewey bias toward Christianity. The version posted here is the
completed, finalized version (the "2nd edition"). Comments are welcomed by
the author - email
malolo2@bigpond.com.
| Phoenix Schedule for Dewey Decimal Classification 200 (2nd ed., 2004, zipped file, right click and "Save target as...") |
Mr. Paul Gerard in Australia has developed a
simple schedule for use in small Bahá'í libraries. The
classification uses letters and numbers, but incorporates features of Mr.
Gerard's Phoenix Schedule for Dewey Decimal Classification 200. Comments
are welcomed by the author - email
malolo2@bigpond.com.
| Little Classification (4th ed., May 2003, HTML) |
This draft classification was prepared for the
French National Spiritual Assembly's library. Additional information and
background has been requested.
| French Bahá'í Classification (HTML) |
INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES: the institution
charged with responsibility for the preservation of the Sacred Texts and Relics
and the historic documents of the Cause of God.
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY: ...the central depository of
all literature published on the Faith, ... an essential source of information
for the institutions of the World Centre on all subjects ... In future decades
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it will serve as an active center for knowledge in all fields, and it will
become the kernel of great institutions of scientific investigation and
discovery.
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