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faceted classification: a standalone construct

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Knowledge organization

classification that breaks subjects into separate facets and builds class marks by combining them, rather than listing every compound subject in advance.

In knowledge organization, faceted classification refers to classification that breaks subjects into separate facets and builds class marks by combining them, rather than listing every compound subject in advance. This meaning comes from Ranganathan (1937) in Prolegomena to library classification.[1]

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References

Ranganathan, S. R. (1937). Prolegomena to library classification. Madras Library Association. Open Library record

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