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Psychological index, annual. Land review Co. 30 vols. (1924.)

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CLASSIFICATION.

In order that the books of a library may be easily consulted and easily located they are arranged on the shelves in classes according to similarity of subject matter. Those on the subject of mathematics are grouped together, those on physics together, those on chemistry, history and so on. They are arranged according to a scheme of classification and the process of determining the place of a book in such a scheme and assigning the corresponding mark or symbol is book classification. A library of much size that is not classified is of little value for use.

In general classification is the process of grouping things, objects or ideas, according to likeness or difference. The theory of the subject is discussed chiefly in books on logic; because classification, or association, of ideas, a mental function, is regarded as a branch of logic. But classification, however, is a process common to all the sciences.

Classification of animals, plants, minerals, books or other objects presupposes some scheme providing places for the different families or orders and some basis for the determination of the likeness or unlikeness. Each place in the scheme is named and that name represents certain characteristics. The basis for classification is one or more fundamental characteristics. Animals, flowers, or books might be classified by color, or by size, but in neither case is color or size the true basis of classification. Plants and animals are classified according to structure and function and books according to character of subject matter.

But plants and animals differ from books in other respects. The plant or animal for some generations is true to type, that is the difference between the individuals of successive gener

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