Mission
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.
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 the demarcation of the subjects. Library classification systems seemingly present a demarcation, but ultimately fail, otherwise we would refer to the demarcation in arguments of reason.
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 (DDC)
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 (LCC)
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)
The Secular Library Classification system was envisioned and developed by Ronald Martin upon recognizing that the subsisting classification systems were too cumbersome to organize research information (web page downloads) into a personal computer file directory.
Secular Library Classification (SLC)
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.