Shelf List Filing
Shelf list reflects the arrangement of documents in the library. That is to say, the classificatory arrangement of the documents in a library can be seen through the entries in its shelf list. Entries in a Shelf list are, therefore, Class Number and Call Number entries.
Some examples of filing shelf list entries when Dewy Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme is used, are given below:
Example 1: DDC Class Number Order
001 Knowledge
001,424 Operations research
001.43 Research
001.5 Information and Communication
001.51 Communication Theory
001.534 Perception theory.
001.575 Artificial Intelligence
017 Subject Catalogues
018 Author Catalogues
027 Central Libraries