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The Bibliotheque nationale de France: My French Experience
- Libraries & Culture
- University of Texas Press
- Volume 37, Number 3, Summer 2002
- pp. 256-268
- 10.1353/lac.2002.0050
- Article
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Abstract
The Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF) has stirred controversies since its inception in 1989. The architectural design was criticized by many as unsuitable for a library. The author worked in the new French national library during the years 1991-93, specifically, being responsible for application of the Dewey decimal classification (DDC). Despite his strong opposition, the DDC was modified to such a degree that it became an inefficient, illogical, and incomprehensible scheme. Analyzed examples reflect the curious manner in which DDC numbers are being constructed at the BNF.
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