Secular Library

The Secular Library is dedicated to the establishment of Science, the exercise of Reason, the pursuit of Truth, the understanding of Reality, and the better evolution of Mankind, through the prudent justification of Information Classification.

In early 2001, I noticed the social disorderliness was not receding as I thought it would in my childhood.  I pledged to myself that I would find the root of the problem and develop the solution.  In early 2007, I recognized that the root of the problem was the inadequate qualities of the library classification systems. 

The Secular Library is the designation of the corporate guardianship of the classification system that is derived from the collation formula that I was able to articulate from my heuristic calculations of the semantic hierarchy of the general subjects of technology.

Ronald Martin

Artificer of the General Collation Theory and Founder of the Secular Library

Dictionaries and encyclopedias organize words and subjects of knowledge in alphabetical order, but the alphabetical order does not present the categories of subjects in a manner that helps the student comprehend a map of the subjects. Library classification systems seemingly present a demarcation, but ultimately fail, otherwise we would refer to the demarcation in arguments of reason.  Furthermore the inadequacy leads to errors in dictionary definitions, which cycles back causing the problem of semantic morphing - dynamic definitions that have detrimental effects on society.

Although Internet and library search engines provide random access to subjects of technology that seemingly render library classification systems obsolete, that does not supersede the need for a reliable demarcation of Technology, and the possible derivatives thereof.

In 1873, Melvil Dewey commenced the field of library science at Amherst College with the development and publication of the classification system that is named in his honor.

Dewey Decimal System

The Dewey Decimal System organizes the general subjects of knowledge along the lines of the traditional school curriculum and is dedicated to a ten point subdivision system, but the two systems do not coordinate correctly, because subjects of technology do not subdivide into ten parts. Some library science scholars have opined dissatisfaction with the DDC, but they are unable to design a better system. The DDC provided an enhancement for learning for at least seven decades, only because it was better than the previous unformulated systems that were based on the acquisition dates of the books. A new book came in and the librarians would just add it to the open end of the shelf - there was no demarcation of subject area, and the librarians were the wizards of the book shelves. Melvil Dewey thought there should be a better, more reliable way.

000 – Computer science & general references

100 – Philosophy & psychology

200 – Religion

300 – Social sciences

400 – Language

500 – Pure Science

600 – Technology

700 – Arts & recreation

800 – Literature

900 – History & geography

The Library of Congress Classification system was developed by Herbert Putnam in 1897. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the United States.

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress classification system supposedly organizes the subjects of knowledge to assist the members of the federal government.The LCC was generated immediately after the Dewey system, and was designed to improve upon the DDC by exploring a different method. The LCC has a  much longer listing of general categories, probably in an effort to demarcate detail. The LCC has been criticized for lacking a sound theoretical basis; the category demarcation was guided by the practical needs of the Library of Congress rather than epistemological considerations.

Only librarians memorize library classification system, because they are useless outside the library.

A -- GENERAL WORKS

B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION

C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D -- WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.

E -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

F -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION

H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES

J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE

K -- LAW

L -- EDUCATION

M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC

N -- FINE ARTS

P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Q -- SCIENCE

R -- MEDICINE

S -- AGRICULTURE

T -- TECHNOLOGY

U -- MILITARY SCIENCE

V -- NAVAL SCIENCE

Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Secular Library Classification

organizes the subjects of knowledge in a manner that is determined to be "scientific," and subsequently, a 7 categories partitioning system has emerged from the rigorous deliberation and calculations of subject of knowledge. Development of the SLC suggests that both of the popular library classification systems have outlived their benefit to enhancing the learning experience for the student and researcher, and that this inconspicuous system is the succeeding step in enhancing the students' ability to understand the relationships of subjects, and ultimately a tool for measuring dialectic comparisons - reasoning.