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===Definition===
"The Universal Decimal Classification is a system of library classification developed by the Belgian bibliographers Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine at the end of the 19th century. It is based on the Dewey Decimal Classification, but uses auxiliary signs to indicate various special aspects of a subject and relationships between subjects. It thus contains a significant faceted or analytico-synthetic element, and is used especially in specialist libraries. UDC has been modified and extended through the years to cope with the increasing output in all disciplines of human knowledge, and is still under continuous review to take account of new developments".<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Decimal_Classification Wikipedia: Universal Decimal Classification]</ref>

===Related Reading===
[[Paul Otlet]]

==References==
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