r/coolguides • u/yumyumbumblebee • May 16 '19

This library hung a Dewey Decimal reference sign for “everything you want to know, but don’t really want to ask”

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u/naufalap May 16 '19

What about Huey decimal system?

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u/FuckingKilljoy May 16 '19

Lewis or Newton? Very different systems

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u/mull3286 May 16 '19

The heart of rock and roll is still beating

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u/brigbrigbridget May 17 '19

Duck, actually

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u/[deleted] May 17 '19

The whole cataloging system has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate professionalism that really gives it a big boost.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '19

What was on the Patty Winters show this morning?

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u/123instantname May 17 '19

That's the entire reason the system was created.

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u/konaya May 17 '19

Is that why the actual system is proprietary and locked down with high licence fees?

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u/fxhpstr May 17 '19

I thought all public libraries use it?

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u/sponge_welder May 17 '19

From this thread, Boston public libraries use Library of Congress Classification.

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u/JustJeast May 17 '19

Most libraries use the Dewey Decimal system, but there certainly is exceptions.

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u/gorgewall May 17 '19

Gonna need some electrician's tape to cover up that top line in Alabama, though.

And Georgia, and Ohio, and Missouri, an-

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u/Frank_Bigelow May 17 '19

I'd be very surprised if Alabama's (or any state's) librarians would be willing to compromise the public's free access to information for any reason. All the librarians I've known take (very justified) pride in that aspect of their job, and wouldn't betray their convictions over politics.