Facts, Approaches, and Reflections on Classification in the History of Argentine Librarianship Hechos, Enfoques y Reflexiones Sobre la Clasificación en la Historia de la Bibliotecología Argentina

Autor: Silvia Pisano, Elsa Barber, Nicolás M. Tripaldi
Rok vydání: 2002
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Zdroj: Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. 35:79-105
ISSN: 1544-4554
0163-9374
DOI: 10.1300/j104v35n01_06
Popis: SUMMARY Argentine library science literature reflects a diverse interest in the subject organization of library collections. Early writings looked at the need to organize one library in particular (the National Library methodical catalog of 1893); and, therefore, the central issue was the adoption of a practical model of library organization. However, the twentieth century inaugurated the era of library studies in the strictest sense. It began an exchange of ideas about the advantages and disadvantages of decimal classification, and it resulted in the work of Carlos V. Penna by the middle of the century. This article is based on the analysis and interpretation of the primary sources, with the purpose of identifying the influences of European and American library thought on the development of the history of classification in Argentina in a period during which a national library identity began to develop. RESUMEN. La literatura bibliotecologica argentina refleja un interes diverso por la organizacion temati...
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