Literature Classification Schemes at Two West Australian University Libraries: Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia

A comparison of the special classification schemes for literature used at two university libraries: the University of Western Australia and Murdoch University. Each scheme is outlined, and built numbers are compared. The advantages and disadvantages of each scheme are discussed in terms of the requirements of a classification scheme: collocation of subject matter, partition of subject aspects, ease of application, shelf browsability, retrievability, identification, access and navigation. [Article copies available for a fee from The Haworth Document Delivery Service: 1-800-HAWORTH. E-mail address: Website: © 2003 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.]