KnowraDewey Decimal ClassificationLinked fromLinked fromThe 10 pages that link to Dewey Decimal Classification, each with the reason it gives.All 10Broader topic 5Compared with 5Library of Congress ClassificationCompared with: Dewey uses a decimal hierarchy, unlike the Library of Congress system’s lettered main classes.Colon ClassificationCompared with: Its hierarchical decimal schedules differ from Colon Classification’s analytico-synthetic construction.Thomas E. DeweyCompared with: Its name honors Melvil Dewey, not the politician Thomas E. Dewey.Universal Decimal ClassificationCompared with: UDC began as an adaptation of Dewey’s scheme and developed more elaborate synthesis.Paul OtletCompared with: Otlet adapted Dewey’s framework, adding devices for combining and specifying subjects.