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Classification is thought of by many librarians as either a fearful complication of a very simply act, or an outmoded, almost prehistoric, method of doing a very complex mathematical task.
— Douglas John Foskett
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Source: Wikiquote: "Douglas John Foskett" (Quotes, The Classification Research Group 1952β1962 (1962): Foskett (1962) "The Classification Research Group 1952β1962." Libri. Vol 12 (2), pp. 127β138)
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About Douglas John Foskett
Douglas John (D.J.) Foskett (June 27, 1918 β May 7, 2004) was a British librarian and library and information scientists, and author of several special βfacetedβ classification systems.
About Douglas John Foskett
Douglas John (D.J.) Foskett (June 27, 1918 β May 7, 2004) was a British librarian and library and information scientists, and author of several special βfacetedβ classification systems.
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