Universal Decimal Classification
UDC is one of the most widely used classification
schemes for all fields of knowledge. It is used in
libraries, bibliographic, documentation and
information services in over 130 countries around
the world and is published in over 40 languages.
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UDC Consortium
The UDCC is a non-profit association of publishers
established to maintain, develop and distribute the
UDC for the benefit of its users. Apart from its strategic,
managerial and promotional responsibilities, the UDCC
also appoints an editorial team and advisory board to
oversee the content of the scheme and contribute to
its regular revision in order to reflect new knowledge.
UDC Books and Schedules
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Recent books on UDC
01/09/2025
Alenka Sauperl, Nina Jamar & Marija Kobal Klasifikacija knjižničnega gradiva [Classification of library collections]. New wikibooks edition. 2025 [Slovenian].
Antonietta Folino. Alle origini della Classificazione Decimale Universale: la corrispondenza tra Paul Otlet e Melvil Dewey [On the origins of Universal Decimal Classification: correspondence between Paul Otlet and Melvil Dewey]. Editrice Bibliographica, 2024 [Italian]
Article on Automatic assignment of UDC codes (IEEE Access)
12/12/2023
An interesting article entitled "A Hybrid Approach to Recommending Universal Decimal Classification Codes for Cataloguing in Slovenian Digital Libraries" by M. Borovic, M. Ojstersek and D. Strnad was published in IEEE Access
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