Universal decimal classification

LC control no.	n 84223980
Uniform title heading	Universal decimal classification *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Decimal classification UDC International Federation for Documentation. Universal decimal classification International Federation for Documentation. UDC International Federation for Documentation. Classification décimale International Institute of Documentation. Universal decimal classification International Institute of Bibliography. Universal decimal classification
Special note	Although UDC is issued in 20 languages, treat the commonly used English title as the base for Anglo-American cataloging. Add the name of the language to the uniform title of editions in other languages.
Found in	Universal decimal classification, 1927-1933. Tables abrégées de la Classification décimale universelle, 1974: p. 13 (Dewey published the 1st ed. of his decimal classification system in 1876; in 1895 the International Institute of Bibliography decided to classify its Répertoire bibliographique universel according to a modified system it called Decimal classification. In 1907 the Institute issued a reworked and enlarged ed. of the system under the title Universal decimal classification (Classification décimale universelle)) Yrbk of internat. orgs., 1984/85 (B1823y: article on the Internat. Fed. for Doc.; publishes the UDC [Universal decimal classification] in 20 languages) LC data base, 2-28-85 (hdg.: International Federation for Documentation. Classification décimale; usage: Decimal classification; Universal decimal classification)