UDK - what is it? Characteristics, history, structure and table partitions

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An Abbreviation which we want to dedicate this material indicates quite convenient universal classifier. In addition, it has other meanings, which we also hasten to introduce you. Let's look at what it is - UDC. Let's start with the transcripts of the abbreviation.

UDC - what is it?

The combination of letters, depending on context, can mean the following:

  • Universal decimal classification;
  • Amphibious assault ships;
  • Devices for compressors used on submarines.

how to get UDC

And now to the most popular we are interested in the value.

Universal Decimal classification

It's UDC? One of the structures of classification information, which is widely used in the world community for systematization of scientific works of art, literature, periodicals, different kinds of documentation and organization of files.

UDC that it

The Central part of the UDC are the tables that cover the entire system of human knowledge in a hierarchical order. Widely used transition from General to more private using decimal codes.

What is the UDC? This is a numeric code assigned to a particular topic, section, sub-section.

History of the UDC tables

Understand that this is UDK, let's talk a little bit about its history. It was created in 1895. The authors bibliographers A. Lafontaine, and P. Otle. They are the founders of the "International bibliographical Institute." UDC, was first published in 1897.

The Basis for it served as another classification decimal Dewey. Its Creator, M. Dewey, has designed his creation in 1876 specifically for the library of Congress of the United States. I must say that its the principle of the decimal classification of concepts and knowledge was also used in the a priori language project, sponsored by J. Delormier, French lawyer and scholar. This project was presented in 1894 to the French National Convention.

As for M. Dewey, it absolutely unselfishly gave the rights to his invention to future creators UDC: they can arbitrarily use and modify the system in order to create the most comprehensive catalog ever published of knowledge. The work took many years to result in 1905 he published the premiere edition of the UDC tables in the French language.

what is the UDC

Today, the Universal decimal classification is a property of the international Consortium UDC, which combines together the main creators of tables in different languages. It should be noted that the exclusive power to dispose of the lists of the classifier has in Russian, VINITI (all-Russian Institute of scientific and technical information). That is in Russia it publishes and distributes paid book and the electronic version of the UDC tables.

VINITI today there is a special official consulting website where professionals help in the form of a dialogue to everyone the right to use the classifier. So if you're interested in how to obtain the UDC, to apply to this resource.

Structure of the classifier

All tables of the universal decimal classifier necessarily consist of the following sections:

  • Explanation of the structure, principle, properties of the UDC.
  • Guidelines that help to use tables.
  • APU - alphabetical subject indexes to the main sections.
  • Actually, the auxiliary table of the classifier.
  • APU made for auxiliary tables of UDC.

UDC classifier to determine

Fixed table

Let's get acquainted with the fundamental UDC sections:

  • Shared (0). Knowledge, and science. Documentation. Information technology. Companies. Organization. Publications, and so on.
  • Psychology and philosophy (1). Metaphysics. The main questions of philosophy. Ethics. Psychology. Morality. Philosophical concept and so on.
  • Theology and religion (2). Prehistoric beliefs. Christianity. Buddhism. Islam. Modern religion and so on.
  • Social Sciences (3). Sociology. Economy. State. Insurance. Military. Trade. Folklore. Education, and so on.
  • A Free section reserved for future applications (4).
  • Natural Sciences and math (5). Zoology. Chemistry. Physics. The science of planet Earth. Astrology. Biological Sciences. Botany and so on.
  • Applied science, technology and medicine (6). Household. Biotechnology. Engineering. Construction. Agriculture. Industry and crafts. Economics. Chemical industry and so on.
  • Arts, sports,spectacle and entertainment (7). Architecture. Music. Photo. Painting. Layout. Plastic art. Graphics. Drawing. Games and so on.
  • Language, literature, linguistics and languages (8). Rhetoric. Prosody. The versification. Foreign languages. Literary criticism and so on.
  • Geography, biography, history (9). General history. Archaeology. Heraldry. Geography. Flags. Nobility and so on.

Example searches

To Define the classifier UDC location a particular theme, an individual work simply.

For Example, the nobility. Refers to section No. 9 (biography, history). Go to section 92. There is only one subsection - "study of the biographical and the like". In the subject 929.7 among the titles of nobility, of the nobility, we find the desired nobility.

You are Now familiar with UDK, its main tables. But also other meanings of the acronym, in addition to the universal decimal classification.


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