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Bliss Bibliographic Classification: The Theories and Works of Henry Evelyn Bliss
Posted by Steven Chabot on Thursday, February 8th, 2007, at 2:09 pm, and filed under Libraries.
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Chabot S. Bliss Bibliographic Classification: The Theories and Works of Henry Evelyn Bliss. Subject/Object. 2007. Available at: http://subjectobject.net/2007/02/08/bliss-bibliographic-classification-the-theories-and-works-of-henry-evelyn-bliss/. Accessed September 2, 2010.
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Ross Day | 20-Feb-07 at 4:59 pm | Permalink
What a chance encounter! We have the four volumes of Bliss sitting on top of our (now outdated) card catalog. This library established its own classification scheme, to which it clings tenaciously, based broadly on the Bliss Classification scheme. I’m sure that City College long ago abandoned it. For our admittedly small collection it has proven both infinitely flexible, easy to remember, and useful to our primary client base. I’d be interested to hear more about your observations on Bliss. Is it now considered library science arcana?
Steven Chabot | 21-Feb-07 at 4:12 pm | Permalink
I am studying the original system, which I think was not that well regarded, although the thoughts of Bliss himself from The Organization of Knowledge are often cited. The biggest problem for his system I think is that his level of classification is not specific enough for anything beyond a medium sized library, but I would love to hear in what ways your library has made adaptations.
If you are interested, you should look at the second edition of the system, BC2, which is the most recent universal bibliographic classification system, and generally includes all the aspects of the system that came before it, particularly facet synthesis.
Ross Day | 22-Feb-07 at 9:03 pm | Permalink
My late predecessor was the one who adapted Bliss to our own needs. I’m not sure whether his system was Bliss-like in anything but name … or perhaps only to the highest levels of subdivisions. Columbia Library School never even made mention of the scheme when I was there (1981-84). Ours is a small, specialized library for which traditional classification schema would require far too many characters to provide the necessary specificity.
I think I’ll read through the introduction to our edition to see if I can where the hand of Bliss might have touched our classification. You’re welcome to browse our records in the OPAC, WATSONLINE.