colon classification

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Ranganathan Series in Library Science, 4-
Madru Library Asaociation Publication Series, 26
COLON CLASSIFICATION
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2 Classified catalogue code with additional rules Jar dictionary calalog ue
code, by S R Rauganathan
:5 Library administration, by S R Ranganathan
4- ColuTI classification, by S R Ranganathall
5 S'ocial science mtarch and libraries, ed by S R Ranganathan and
Girja Kumar
6 Library manual, by S R Ranganathan
COLON CLASSIFICATION
BY
S R RANGANATHAN
BASIC CLASSIFICATION
ASIA ·PUBLISHINC HOUSE
BOMBAY· CALCUTTA· NEW DELHI· MADRAS
LONDON· NEW YUHK
Shiyali Ramamrita RANGANATHAN (1892)
fi'rJt Edition 1933
Suond Edition 1939
Third Edition 1950
Fourth Edition 1952
Fyth Ed,tion 1957
Sixth Edition 1960
Reprinttd 196.,
(with amendmenrs)
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CONTENTS
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Preface to edition 6 9
Chap 00 Introduction 12
Chap 01 Call Number 1'3
Chap 02 Class Number 1 5
Chap 03 Book Number 1'9 2'3
Chap 04 Collection Number 1'18
Chap 05 Focus and Facet 1'20
Chap 06 Contractions 1'35
Chap 07 Canons of Classification 1'37
Chap 08 Principles and Postulates 1'39
Chap 1 Main Class 1'41 2'4
Chap 2 Common Isolate 1'43 2'5
Chap 3 Time Isolate 1'49 2'7
Chap 4 Space Isolate 1'51 2'8
Chap 5 Language Isolate 1'54 2'26
Chap 6 Phase and Intra-Facet
Relation 1'55 2'28
Cllap 7 Classic 1'59
Chap 9.: Generalia l'62 2'29
Chap 92 Library Science 1'64 2'30
Chap B Mathematics l'65 2'31
Chap C Physics 1'70 2'37
Chap D Engineering 1'72 2'40
Chap E Chemistry 1'74 2'46
Chap F Technology 1'77 2'50
Chap G Biology 1'79 2'51
Chap H Geology 1'80 2'53
Chap HZ Mining 1'82 2'56
Chap I Botany 1'83 2'57
Chap J Agriculture 1'84 2'64
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Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Chap K Zoology 1-86 2-67
Chap KZ Animal Husbandry 1-87 2-79
Chap L Medicine 1-88 2-80 3-3
Chap LZ Pharmacognosy 1-90 2-87
Chap M Useful Arts 1-91 2-88
Chap !::, SpiTituat Exp~rience a.nd
Mysticism 1-92 2-90 3-5
Chap N Fine Arts 1-95 2-91 3-7
Chap 0 Literature 1-98 2-94 38
Chap P Linguistics I-lOS 2-95 3-14
Chap Q Religion }-108 2-97 3-22
Chap R Philosophy }-II0 2-100 3-34-
Chap S Psychology 1-112 2'103
Chap T Education 1-113 2-105
Chap U Geography 1-114 2-107
Chap V History 1-ll5 2_108
ChapW Political Science 1-117 2-110
Cbap X Economics 1-118 2-111
Chap y Sociology 1-120 2-115
Chap Z Law 1-121 2-118
Index 1-123 2-124 3-54
Schedules of Classics and
Sacred Books Part 3 3-1
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PREFACE TO EDITION 6
The following are the substantial changes introduced in ed 5,
and in this edition. Changes 6 to 8 have been made in this
edition. The chapters of the Part" Rules" have been re-arranged
and partly re-written in this edition.
I In view of the re-organisation of th.- constituent states, a brief alter
native schedule of divisions of India is given in chaptl'r 4 of the Schedules. It
will take some years for the formation of thr districts to be finalisrd by the nl'W
states. Therefort·, th". drtails of th. . old ,ch.-dul. . ar!' r('taim·d. The new brief
schedule is given at the end of the old.
2 Chapter 6 of the Sch",dules is new. It p;iw's th" sch"dules for Phase,
Intra-Fac .. !, and Intra-Array Rdat;ons Th .. two laller concepts kad to some
economy in thl" kngth of certain kinds of class numbers.
3 Th". canonical divisions of" N Fine Arts" bave b .. en revised. Capitals
ar. . used !o df'note them in th. .. pia". . of numerals. The "'ason for this revision
has been explained in th" Annals qf library science, 2, 1955, 102-103.
4 The schedules for Managrmf'nt and Labour in " X Economics" have
b .. en revised. In rrcent years, a considf'rab!e Iitrratun' has grown on these
subjf'cts. Their proliff'ration contiml!'s to bt· incrssant. To me,·t th,.ir pressure,
a mOf" v,.rsatile scheme has become nt'<.:essary. A dt'tail,.d draft has heen
puhlished in the Annal" ~f libra~v "rima, 3, 195G. 33-64, to elicit 'lJgp;('stions.
Th,. brief version of it includ,.d in this volume belongs to a rdatively stabk ),.vel .
.5 Some substantial additions have b!'cn made in Ih,. s('hedule. for " Z
Law". Th"s" have been sug!':('sted by th" work of dassification in progress in
th .. Library of the Ministry of La'-\' of tht· (;ovrrnm!'nt of India.
6 This .. <lilion givl'll a selection fmm the sch,.duks for s"cond kve15 of
time and space facet., and comrnon en,.rgy isolates. I'or, books appear needing
their us,..
7 In the light of experiencr, th,. subj('ct fae"t has b,.('n brought over from
lhl' s('cond to thl' first I. . "", in the second round of tbe main class Education.
71 A short energy schedule has been added to Nuclear Physics and Nuclear
l'.nginrtring.
73 To meet existing literary warrant th!' partially comprehensive main
class" NZ Language and Literature" has be,.n formf'd.
8 To avoid the usc of Gr. ... k ktters in main class''5 with much literary
warrant, '1] ( .. tah) r('presenting Mining has b,.en replan'd by HZ and A (Iamda)
representing Animal Husbandry has br('n rrplaced by KZ. This change in
notation does not disturb the position of the main class!'s.
Another change is the omission of the details in the schedules
for "J Agriculture". It has been found from experience that
these details are seldom needed in the cJassifi<::ation of books.
The omission of these details is a part of the contemplated
re-organisation of this and the future editions of the Colon classifica
tion. It is pIOposed to have two stages for it.
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