The application of the bliss bibliographic classification in cambridge college libraries

New Review of Academic Librarianship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-49

  Attar, K E ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85013971641     PISSN: 13614533     EISSN: 17407834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13614530009516800     Document Type: Article

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8. see the Bliss Classification Association web page: ] http://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/bca/taccessed 3.11.2000 (http://www.sid.cam.ac.uk/bca/taccessed 3.11.2000)
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14. The Library ‘has over 25,000 books and pamphlets mainly in the fields of Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychanalysis, Psychotherapy, Forensic Psychotherapy, Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Organisational Psychology and Social Work’. See ] http://www.tavi‐port, org [accessed 11.11.2000 (http://www.tavi‐port, org [accessed 11.11.2000)
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20. For a good description of the balance of the Library of Bishop Grosseteste College, see: [accessed 11.11.2000] http://www.bgc.ac.uk (http://www.bgc.ac.uk)
21. STODDARD, H., 1979. Reclassification by Bliss. Catalogue & Index, 55 winter: 4–5. Chester appears since to have reclassified back into DDC
22. Admittedly this does not explain why BC2 should be more firmly anchored in Cambridge than in Oxford, with a comparable library structure, nor than in London with its plethora of libraries
23. SARGENT, C., 1990. Classifying the undergraduate collection at Queens’ College. Cambridge. BCB, 32: 10–23. 11 Only Queens’ College had different reasons, choosing Bliss because the then Assistant Librarian knew it, wanted letter‐based classmarks as a complete break with the previous systems used at the College, and could expect support for the classification project
24. Figures provided in June 2000
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26. RUSSELL, E., and WILKINSON, J., 1979. Bliss isn't to be in King's. BCB, 6(4): 9–12. For the method and order of the classification
27. RUSSELL, E.M., 1987. BC2 libraries: King's Bliss update. BCB, 29: 13–14.
28. WATSON, R., 1997. The Quincentenary Library, Jesus College. BCB, 39: 14–16. 16