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Listed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification. Click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses. Online access to the complete text of the schedules is available in Classification Web, a subscription product that may also be purchased from the Cataloging Distribution Service.
- Subject Headings & Genre/Form Terms
The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is perhaps...
- Classification
The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a...
- Resources for Cataloging
Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms and Manual (searchable...
- Cataloging, Acquisitions
03/01/2024: The Library of Congress updated its policy for...
- Cataloging Distribution Service
The Cataloging Distribution Service publishes and...
- Search/Browse Help
Searches for LCCN (LC Control Numbers), ISSN, and ISBN -...
- Browse
Browses Library of Congress shelving numbers that do not use...
- Classification Schedules (Lcc)
About the Library of Congress Classification PDF Files. This...
- Subject Headings & Genre/Form Terms
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. It was designed specifically for the purposes and collection of the Library of Congress to replace the fixed location system developed by Thomas Jefferson .
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The Online Training for the Library of Congress Classification is a particularly excellent resource. LCC Enhanced Browser. This is the second-most easy browser in Classification Web to use. It provides easy access to both schedules and tables of the Library of Congress Classification system.
