Guide to the Library of Congress Classification

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

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.

Genres: Library Science, Reference

387 pages, Paperback

Published September 26, 2016

About the author

Lois Mai Chan is Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky.

Reviews

[Jodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a truly excellent overview of LC. I still can't believe I actually enjoyed reading a book about a classification scheme - I'm not even a cataloger! ;)