Bliss

Bliss, Henry Evelyn (1870-1955)

“His goals and aspirations were different from those of Melvil Dewey, whom he certainty surpassed in intellectual ability, but by whom he was dwarfed in organizational ability and drive. Dewey was a businessman, but he was in no sense as profound in his accomplishments.” (Garfield, 1975).

Literature:

Bliss, H. E. (1929).The organization of knowledge and the system of the sciences. With an introduction by John Dewey. New York: Henry Holt and Co. Bliss_1929

Bliss, H. E. (1934).The Organization of Knowledge in Libraries and the subject-approach to books. New York: The H. W. Wilson Company.

Bliss, H. E. (1950-1953). A bibliographic classification. Vols. 1-4. [BC1]. New York, H. W. Wilson.

Garfield, E. (1975). The “Other” Immortal: A Memorable Day With Henry E. Bliss. Current Contents, #15, 7-8. http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v2p250y1974-76.pdf

Thomas, A. R. (1997). Bibliographical classification: the ideas and achievements of Henry E. Bliss. Cataloging & Classification Quarterly, 25(1), 51-104.

Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia. (2006). Henry E. Bliss. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_E._Bliss