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  2. Library of Congress Classification - Wikipedia

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    The classification was developed by James Hanson (chief of the Catalog Department), with assistance from Charles Martel, in 1897, while they were working at the Library of Congress. [2] It was designed specifically for the purposes and collection of the Library of Congress to replace the fixed location system developed by Thomas Jefferson .

  3. Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject ...

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    This is a conversion chart showing how the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification systems organize resources by concept, in part for the purpose of assigning call numbers. These two systems account for over 95% of the classification in United States libraries, and are used widely around the world.

  4. Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and ...

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    Class P: Language and Literature is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the subclasses of Class P. It contains 19 sub-classifications, 12 of which are dedicated to language families and geographic groups of languages, and 10 sub-classifications of literature (4 subclasses contain both languages and literatures).

  5. Library classification - Wikipedia

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    A library book shelf in Hong Kong arranged using the Dewey classification. A library classification is a system used within a library to organize materials, including books, sound and video recordings, electronic materials, etc., both on shelves and in catalogs and indexes. Each item is typically assigned a call number, which identifies the ...

  6. Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography ...

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    Library Science. Information resources is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class Z. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  7. Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works

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    Class A: General Works is a classification used by the United States Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class A. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] AC – collections. series. collected works

  8. MARC standards - Wikipedia

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    Resource Description and Access, for example, defines how the physical characteristics of books and other items should be expressed. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) are a list of authorized subject terms used to describe the main subject content of the work. Other cataloging rules and classification schedules can also be used.

  9. File:Library of Congress Classification Outline.pdf - Wikipedia

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    Author: pwei: Short title: Library of Congress Classification Outline; Date and time of digitizing: 16:07, 12 March 2003: File change date and time: 13:31, 22 November 2010