One Domain Divided in Twain
Ontological Perspectives of Design Expressed via Classification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21564291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rachel Ivy Clarke (0000-0002-8944-178X), Katerina Lynn Stanton |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 45-59 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Design Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0747-9360 • E-ISSN: 1531-4790 |
| Publisher | MIT Press - Journals (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1162/desi_a_00635 |
| OpenAlex | W3166742334 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Epistemological and ontological perspectives on design have changed dramatically in the past century, and yet library classification systems have not been updated accordingly. This article examines where design is—and is not—classified in the two dominant library classification systems in America, Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification, and what this expresses regarding design as a domain. This article demonstrates how such classification relegates design theory as subordinate to the product and can lead to information siloes, diminish creativity, and interdisciplinary study
Creativity · Dewey Decimal Classification · Epistemology · Library classification · Library of Congress Classification · Library science · Political science · Sociology · Computer Science · Graphic Design and Typography · Law · Mathematics · Philosophy · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |