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Melvil Dewey   Listen
Melvil Dewey

noun
1.
United States librarian who founded the decimal system of classification (1851-1931).  Synonyms: Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey.






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... helpful to the library profession. It has brought to notice many notable contributions to library literature, such as the Author table, by C.A. Cutter, of the Boston athenaeum; Decimal classification and relative index and Library notes, by Melvil Dewey; Library journal; Library school rules; Perkins' manual; Linderfelt's rules; Sargent's Reading for the young; Lists of books for different clubs; Subject headings of A.L.A., etc. The Library Bureau catalog itself is one of the best library aids ever published. These ...
— A Library Primer • John Cotton Dana



Words linked to "Melvil Dewey" :   Dewey, Melville Louis Kossuth Dewey, bibliothec, librarian



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