Classification Research Group

<p>The Classification Research Group (CRG) was a significant contributor to classification research and theory in the field of <a href="/facts/Library_and_information_science/sQAvSYKL">library and information science</a> in the latter half of the 20th century. It was formed in England in 1952 and was active until 1968. Informal meetings continued until 1990. Among its members were <a href="/facts/Derek_Austin/gCSK5qDc">Derek Austin</a>, Eric Coates, <a href="/facts/Jason_Farradane/yP92aIwH">Jason Farradane</a>, Robert Fairthorne, <a href="/facts/Douglas_Foskett/PPkkCprm">Douglas Foskett</a>, Barbara Kyle, Derek Langridge, <a href="/facts/Jack_Mills_(classification_researcher)/pPlxNHD8">Jack Mills</a>, <a href="/facts/Pauline_Atherton_Cochrane/zsWwNpoX">Pauline Atherton Cochrane</a>,<a href="/facts/Phyllis_Richmond/xR3H6rLQ">Phyllis Richmond</a>, Bernard Palmer, Jack Wells, and <a href="/facts/Brian_Campbell_Vickery/vdmjWCK4">Brian Campbell Vickery</a>. The group formed important principles on <a href="/facts/Faceted_classification/4jNTPVMC">faceted classification</a> and also worked on the theory of <a href="/facts/Integrative_level/AUBHHCwR">integrative levels</a>.
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Classification Research Group