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principle to a collection of similar unaccustomed size and complexity, however, Hanson created numerous expansions which were incorporated into the cataloging regulations. In the subject element of the catalog, he introduced significant variations of the dictionary principle that are still shown in the globally used list of
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organized a committee for this reason, with Hanson as head chairman. Through widespread correspondence and consultation with other librarians, he was successful in coordinating universally distinct views. In 1904, when the code was close to complete, the committee was authorized to arrange a
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