
Episode 107 - The Mundaneum, Part I
Advent of Computing
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The Advantages of the Dewey Decimal System
The Dewey Decimal System was intended to streamline the organization of books. Instead of identifying a book by its physical location on a shelf, the DDC identifies the text by its topic. By structuring your catalog around these categories, you can freely shuffle around shelves and books. Since everything is organized by category, you don't need to know author names anymore.
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