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Library Sciences QUESTION #1512
Question 1
The Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) is an extension of which classification system, incorporating auxiliary tables for greater specificity?
  • Library of Congress Classification
  • Colon Classification
  • Dewey Decimal Classification✔️
  • Bibliographic Classification
Correct Answer Explanation
UDC was originally developed by Paul Otlet and Henri La Fontaine as an extension of the Dewey Decimal Classification. It adds common and special auxiliary tables using symbols to combine and specify subjects with greater precision.