Classification theory: References & Edit History

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Article title updated for style. Oct 31, 2026
Add new Web site: UC Berkeley Open Book Publishing - The Discipline of Organizing: 4th Professional Edition - Understanding Classification. May 29, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The practice of classification and the theory of evolution, and what the demise of Charles Darwin's tree of life hypothesis means for both of them. Jan 30, 2026
Add new Web site: PNAS - Classification of domains in predicted structures of the human proteome. Dec 20, 2025
Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Classification: Assigning Resources to Categories. Nov 06, 2025
Add new Web site: White Rose Research Online - The Theory of Classification Part 11: Adding Class Types to Object Implementations (PDF). Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Syracuse University Libraries - SURFACE - The Role of Classification in Knowledge Represantation and Discovery (PDF). May 07, 2025
Add new Web site: Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Classification. Oct 11, 2022
Add new Web site: Fact Monster - Science - Classifying Animals. Nov 22, 2011
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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