How to Study Classification Systems and Their Appropriateness for Individual Institutions
Robert M. Losee · Cataloging & Classification Quarterly · 1995
Answers to questions concerning individual library decisions to adopt classfication systems are important in understanding the effectiveness of libraries but are difficult to provide. Measures of classification system performance are discussed, as are different methodologies that may be used to seek answers, ranging from formal or philosophical models to quantitative experimental techniques and qualitative methods.