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Best regards! Liuxinyu970226 (talk) 04:56, 21 September 2016 (UTC)

Specific question

Hi,

I've got a very specific question about books in slavic countries. Is the Dewey Decimal Classification (Q48460) used there? If so, what are the name used in Dewey Decimal Classification (P1036) for sub-codes of 809.308?

Cdlt, VIGNERON (talk) 13:15, 28 September 2016 (UTC)

VIGNERON: Ukrainian national library has a page about classification, says it widely used, but doesn't specify if it used in Ukrainian libraries. Russian wiki says that it used in few libraries, and has link to translation [1]. 800 - "Литература и риторика" - literature and rhetoric, 809 - "История, описание, критика" - history, description, critique, 300 - "Общественные науки" - social sciences, and 308 is blank.

Thank for the link, this translation could be very useful. Sadly it doesn't solve our specific problem. The Dewey Decimal Classification (Q48460) is a complex system, and by 809.308, it didn't mean « 809 and 308 » but « subdivision 308 of 809 » (and any further subdivision ;) ) but your link only provide the first three levels of the classification. Thank you nonetheless, I'm sure we'll find the solution somewhere else. Cdlt, VIGNERON (talk) 07:54, 29 September 2016 (UTC)