Guide to the Library of Congress Classification

by Lois Mai Chan, Sheila S. Intner, Jean Weihs

Overview

Like earlier editions, this thoroughly updated sixth edition of the classic textbook provides readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications.

The Library of Congress Classification system is used in academic, legal, medical, and research libraries throughout North America as well as worldwide; accordingly, catalogers and librarians in these settings all need to be able to use it. The established gold standard text for Library of Congress Classification (LCC), the sixth edition of Guide to the Library of Congress Classification updates and complements the classic textbook's coverage of cataloging in academic and research libraries.

Clear and easy to understand, the text describes the reasoning behind assigning subject headings and subheadings, including use of tables; explains the principles, structure, and format of LCC; details notation, tables, assigning class numbers, and individual classes; and covers classification of special types of library materials. The last chapter of this perennially useful resource addresses the potential role of classification in libraries of the future.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798216093145
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	09/26/2016
Series:	Library and Information Science Text Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	392
File size:	670 KB
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About the Author

Lois Mai Chan was professor, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Sheila S. Intner is professor emerita of library and information science at Simmons University, Boston, MA, and was founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

Jean Weihs was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.
Lois Mai Chan is professor of library and information science at the University of Kentucky.

Jean Weihs has taught cataloging to librarians, library technicians, and school librarians in Canada for 50 years, and was a visiting professor at two U.S. universities.

Sheila S. Intner is professor emeritus, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

Sheila Intner is professor emeritus, Simmons Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Mount Holyoke College. She has received several awards, including ALA's Margaret Mann Citation Award for outstanding contributions to education for cataloging and classification.

Jean Weihs has worked in university, public, school, and special libraries as a reference librarian, a bibliographer, and a school librarian. Most of her career has involved teaching cataloguing to librarians, library technicians, and school librarians in Canada and the United States. She represented the Canadian Committee on Cataloguing for nine years on the Joint Steering Committee for Revision of AACR, five of these as JSC Chair. She has held 45 positions on national and international committees. Jean Weihs has written 17 books, 6 separately published pamphlets/documents, 10 chapters in books edited by others, and over 125 articles and book reviews in professional journals. She is the recipient of 13 national and international awards.

Table of Contents

Preface
1–Introduction
Overview
Early Development of the Library of Congress Classification
Earliest Systems
Thomas Jefferson's System
The New Library of Congress Classification
The Outlines of the New Classification
The Development of Individual Schedules
The Focus of the Library of Congress Classification
Literary Warrant
Summary
Notes
2–Principles, Structure, and Format
Outline of the Classification
Notation
Enumerative Display
General Characteristics and Common Features
Physical Format
Individual Schedules,
Format of Schedules,
Divisions
General Form Divisions,
Philosophy,
History,
Biography,
General Works,
Study and Teaching,
Topics and Subdivisions of Topics,
Geographic Division,
Topical Division under Country,
Example of Subdivisions,
Notes in Classification Schedules
Scope Notes,
Confer Notes,
See Reference,
"For . . see . . ." Reference,
Including Notes,
Parenthesized Numbers
Alternate Class Numbers
Supplementary Aids to the Use of the Classification
General Index to the Schedules
Manuals for the Classification
Other Aids to Using the Classification
Procedures for Revision and Expansion
Methods for Expansion
Summary
Notes
3–Notation
General Features of the Notation
Call Numbers
Classification Numbers
Item Numbers
Constructing Call Numbers
Library of Congress Cutter Numbers
Cutter Table
Single Cutter Number
Double Cutter Numbers
Class Number Extension: Item Number,
Class Number Extension: Further Subdivision of Subject
Topical Cutter Numbers
Cutter Numbers as Geographic Subdivisions
"A" and "Z" Cutter Numbers
Dates in LC Call Numbers
Dates as Part of Class Numbers
Date of Imprint as Part of Class Number,
Date of Period, Policy, etc., as Part of Class Number,
Dates of Publication
Selecting the Appropriate Date,
Distinguishing Works by an Author
Distinguishing Editions of a Work
Translations
Display of the Notation
MARC Codes for LC Call Numbers in Bibliographic Records
Authority Records for LC Classification Numbers
Summary
Notes
4–Tables
Introduction
Tables of General Application
Geographic Division in Alphabetical Arrangement
Regions and Countries Table,
Subarrangement,
Table for U.S. States and Canadian Provinces,
Name Changes,
Biography Table
Translation Table
Tables of Limited Application
Tables for Internal Subarrangement
Tables for Internal Subarrangement Appearing within
Schedules,
Tables for Internal Subarrangement Appearing at the End of Schedules,
Tables Applicable to an Individual Class or Subclass,
Summary
Notes
5–Assigning Class Numbers
Introduction
General Policy
Works on a Single Topic
Works on a Single Topic with Respect to One or More Facets
General Works,
General Special,
Form,
Place,
Period,
Multifaceted Works,
Multi-Topic Works
Works on Four or More Topics,
Phase Relations,
Special Considerations
Classifying Different Editions of the Same Work
City Regions and Metropolitan Areas
Textbooks
School Textbooks
Summary
Notes
6–Individual Classes
Introduction
Class A–General Works
Outline
Works about Museums
Works by and about Academies and Learned Societies
Tables Used with Society Publications,
Yearbooks
Tables in Subclass AY,
History of Scholarship and Learning
Tables in Subclass AZ,
Class B–Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Outline
Subclasses B-BJ
Subclasses BL-BQ
Subclasses BR-BX
Class C–Auxiliary Sciences of History
Outline
Class D–History (General) and History of Europe
Outline
Subclasses D-DR
Subclasses DJK-DK
Subclasses DL-DR
Subclasses DS-DX
Class E-F–History: America
Outline
Class E–United States
Class F–United States Local History, British America, Dutch
America, French America, Latin America, Spanish America
Class G–Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation
Outline
Geographic Cutters
Tables for Maps and Atlases
Special Instructions and Tables of Subdivisions for
Cartographic Materials
Major Areas,
Sub-Areas,
Subject Subdivisions,
Examples of Call Numbers of Maps and Atlases
General Maps and Atlases,
Subject Maps and Atlases,
Series of Maps,
Other Auxiliary Tables in Class G
Class H–Social Sciences
Outline
Subclasses
Internal Tables
Auxiliary Tables
Tables of Geographical Divisions,
Tables of Subdivisions under Regions or Countries,
Tables of Subdivisions of
Industries and Trades,
Class J–Political Science
Outline
Subclasses
Tables
Class K–Law
Outline
Subclass K
Subclass KB
Subclass KD
Subclasses KDZ, KG-KH
Subclass KE
Subclass KF
Subclasses KJ-KKZ
Subclasses KL-KWX
Subclass KZ
Revised Form Division Tables in Class K,
Examples of Classification of Law
Class L–Education
Outline
Tables in Class L
Textbooks
Works on Teaching Methods in Special Subjects
Class M–Music
Outline
Cutter Numbers
Instrumental Music
Collections,
Selections,
Arrangements,
Vocal Music
Works about Music
Discography
Class N–Fine Arts
Outline
Order of Precedence
Tables
Artists
Class P–Language and Literature
Outline
Classification of Literature
Pattern of Subarrangement,
Literary Collections,
Individual Authors,
P-PZ Tables: Language and Literature Tables
Subclasses P-PA
Topical Greek and Roman Classics,
Subclasses PB-PH
Subclass PG
Subclasses PJ-PK, PL-PM
Subclass PN
Subclasses PR, PS, PZ
Auxiliary Tables in PR, PS, PZ,
Subclass PQ
Subclass PT
Subclass PZ
P-PZ Tables
Author Tables
Call Numbers in Languages and Literature
Class Q–Science
Outline
Tables
Book Numbers
Class R–Medicine
Outline
National Library of Medicine Classification
Class S–Agriculture
Outline
Hunting and Fishing
Additional Examples
Class T–Technology
Outline
Auxiliary Tables
Classes U-V–Military Science. Naval Science
Class U–Military Science
Outline
Class V–Naval Science
Outline
Class Z–Bibliography. Library Science. Information
Resources
Outline
Tables
Book Industries and Trade and Libraries and Library
Science
National Bibliography
Subclass ZA
Library of Congress Publications
Notes
Biography
Collective Biography
Individual Biography
Biography Classed in Biography Numbers,
Biography
Classed in "General"Numbers,
Special Cases
Works about Rulers and Chiefs of State,
Works about Statesmen, Public Figures, etc.,
Serial Publications
Special Form Numbers for Serials
"A" Cutter Numbers for Periodicals or Serial Publications
"General Works" Numbers Used for Periodicals
Yearbooks
Monographic Series
Subseries
Serial Continuations
Nonserial Collections, Collected Sets, and Collected Works
Nonserial Collections or Collected Works
Selected Works
Analysis of Monographic Series and Sets
Materials Cataloged under Corporate Headings
Classification
Shelflisting Procedures
Monographs,
Works about Corporate Bodies,
Commentaries and Supplements,
Indexes,
Serials,
Changes of Name,
Materials from Special Sources
Society Publications
Government Publications Classed in Documents Numbers
Monographs,
Corporate Entries,
Congressional and State Legislative Hearings and Reports
Conferences, Congresses, etc
Shelflisting Conferences, Congresses, etc
Works Related to Other Works
Editions
Translations
Parallel Texts
Abridgements
Adaptations
Commentaries on Individual Works
Supplementary Works
Supplements Cataloged Separately,
Supplements Covered by a Statement in the Physical Description Area or a Note,
Indexes
Works Requiring Special Treatment
Abstracts and Annotated Bibliographies
Incunabula
"Bound-With"Books
Comic Books and Graphic Novels
Audiovisual Media and Their Catalogs
Discographies,
Catalogs of Films,
Microforms
Computer Files and Software
"Juvenile"Resources
Juvenile Belles Lettres
Picture Books for Children
Topical Juvenile Resources
School Textbooks
Notes
8–The Future of the LC Classification
Library Computing
Benefits of Continuing to Use the LC Classification
Future Possibilities
Suggestions for Additional Reading
Notes
Appendix A: General Tables
Cutter Table
Regions and Countries Table
United States
Canadian Provinces
Biography Table
Preferred Shelflist Order - Individual Authors
Translation Table
Music Translation Table
Appendix B: Models for Subarrangement within Disciplines
Model for the D Schedule
Part 1–General,
Part 2–Major Periods or Centuries,
Part 3–Major Cities,
Model for the H Schedule
Model for the Q Schedule
Model for the R Schedule
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

Provides an exposition of the Library of Congress Classification and a tool for studying and for staff training in use of the scheme. Offers a basic understanding of characteristics of the classification, arrangement within classes, format of schedules and tables, and Library of Congress policies with regard to application of various features of the system. This fifth edition is a complete revision of (Libraries Unlimited, 1990). A chapter on assigning LC call numbers is new. Chan is professor of library and information science at the University of Kentucky-Lexington. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Universities offering a program in library science will certainly want to have this volume, but other academic institutions may well want to add a copy for their library staff.” —ARBA

“The Guide to the Library of Congress Classification is a clear and comprehensive treatment of the history, principles, structure, and use of the Library of Congress classification scheme. . . . Catalogers and cataloging supervisors who have relied on Immroth's and Chan's guides in the past will undoubtedly welcome the new edition designed for our times. Veterans and novices alike will find it an indispensable tool both for training and reference for years to come.” —Technicalities

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