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{{short description|System of library classification}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use American English|date=November 2023}}
The '''Library of Congress Classification''' ('''
== History ==
The central core of the modern Library of Congress was formed from books sold to the government by Thomas Jefferson after the original collection was razed by the British in the [[War of 1812]]. As a result, the original classification system used by the library was of his own invention. However, by the end of the nineteenth century, the collection had grown to over a million volumes and his system was deemed too unwieldy.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Library of Congress Classification |url=https://www.librarianshipstudies.com/2017/11/library-of-congress-classification.html |date=June 23, 2020 |website=Librarianship Studies & Information Technology |access-date=2022-10-03}}</ref>
[[John Russell Young]], the seventh Librarian of Congress, hired James Hanson and Charles Martel in 1897,<ref>{{Cite web |title=John Russell Young (1840-1899) |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/n83202815/john-russell-young-1840-1899/ |access-date=2022-10-04 |website=Library of Congress
In creating their classification system, Hanson and Martel evaluated several
From 1996 onwards, the
== <span class="anchor" id="Design and Organization"></span>Design and organization ==
[[File:G&G LCC Call number.png|alt=GB 2403.2 .B44 2010 is described as components based on how such an LCC call number is formed: G being the class, GB being in the subclass, 2403.2 being the topic number, .B44 being the Cutter Number, and 2010 being the publication date.|thumb|The call number for ''Glaciers and Glaciation'' (2nd edt.) by Benn & Evans. This indicates that it belongs to the broad class of "Geography, Anthropology, Recreation," the subclass of "Physical Geography," and the topic of "Ice. Glaciers. Ice sheets. Sea ice." B44 is the
After the range of numbers making up the topical division, call numbers often also include one or more
One variation from the original
=== Classes ===
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== <span class="anchor" id="Use and Criticism"></span>Use and criticism ==
Together with the Dewey Decimal System (
Systems of classification can be evaluated on several
The main difference between
Because
Like all classification systems,
== <span class="anchor" id="Full Classification Outline"></span>Full classification outline ==
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* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion#BR - Christianity|Subclass BR]] – [[Outline of Christianity|Christianity]]
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion#BS - The Bible|Subclass BS]] – [[The Bible]]
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion#BT - Doctrinal Theology|Subclass BT]] –
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion#BV - Practical Theology|Subclass BV]] – [[Practical theology]]
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion#BX - Christian Denominations|Subclass BX]] – [[Library of Congress Classification:Class B, subclass BX -- Christian Denominations|Christian Denominations]]
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* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World#DX - History of Gypsies|Subclass DX]] – [[History of the Romani people|Romanies]]
===Class E – History of
{{Main|Library of Congress Classification:Class E -- History of
* Class E does not have any subclasses.
===Class F – Local History of the Americas===
{{Main|Library of Congress Classification:Class F -- Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America}}
* Class F does not have any subclasses, though Canadian Universities and the Canadian National Library use
===Class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation===
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* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology#TE - Highway engineering. Roads and pavements|Subclass TE]] – [[Highway engineering]]. Roads and pavements
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology#TF - Railroad engineering and operation|Subclass TF]] – [[Railroad engineering]] and operation
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology#TG - Bridge engineering|Subclass TG]] – [[Bridge
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology#TH - Building construction|Subclass TH]] – [[Outline of construction|Building construction]]
* [[Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology#TJ - Mechanical engineering and machinery|Subclass TJ]] – [[Mechanical engineering]] and machinery
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* [[Chinese Library Classification]]
* [[Database of Recorded American Music]]
* [[Dewey Decimal Classification
** [[Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification]]
* [[Harvard–Yenching Classification]]
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{{Wikisource}}
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* "[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/ Library of Congress classification outline]",
* "[http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/freelcc.html
* "[https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/
* "[https://www.loc.gov/cds/ Cataloging Distribution Services]" –
* "[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html Classification outline]",
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140412225645/http://geography.about.com/library/congress/blhowto.htm How to read
* [http://www.zackgrossbart.com/hackito/the-library-problem/ How to use
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