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.

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一分为二的领域：通过分类表达的设计的本体论观点

在过去的一个世纪中，关于设计的认识论和本体论观点发生了巨大变化，但图书馆分类系统并没有相应地更新。本文探讨了设计在美国两个主要图书馆分类系统（杜威十进分类法和国会图书馆分类法）中被分类和未分类的位置，以及这对设计作为一个领域的表达。本文展示了这种分类如何将设计理论贬低为从属于产品，并可能导致信息孤岛、减少创造力和跨学科研究。