This web site is a short introduction to the Universal Decimal Classification system —covering its various uses and a guide to practical implementation of the UDC. It also covers various issues on the UDC—such as indexing and retrieval with the UDC and online searching with UDC numbers.

This web site was created by diane lee, Marilyn Ramen and Helen Roytblat in partial fulfillment of the requirements for:

LIBR 517: Advanced Bibliographic Control: Subject Analysis
Carol Elder
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
The University of British Columbia
March 29, 2004