The book classification of William Torrey Harris: influences of Bacon and Hegel in library classification

The studies of library classification generally interact with the historical contextualization approach and with the classification ideas typical of Philosophy. In the 19th century, the North-American philosopher and educator William Torrey Harris developed a book classification at the St. Louis Pub...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Sales, Rodrigo de
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Encontros Bibli
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/48838
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2017v22n50p188
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Classificação de livros
Classificação de biblioteca
William Torrey Harris
Francis Bacon
Hegel
Book classification
Library classification
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Sumario:The studies of library classification generally interact with the historical contextualization approach and with the classification ideas typical of Philosophy. In the 19th century, the North-American philosopher and educator William Torrey Harris developed a book classification at the St. Louis Public School, based on Francis Bacon and Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel. The objective of this essay is to analyze Harris’s classification, reflecting upon his theoretical and philosophical backgrounds. To achieve such objective, this essay adopts a critical-descriptive approach for analysis. Results show some influences of Bacon and Hegel in Harris’s classification.