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A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
Lois Mai Chan
ISBN: 1-56308-500-3
ISBN-13: 978-1-56308-500-0
551 pages
Libraries Unlimited
Publication: 8/15/1999
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Paperback
Also Available: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 x 9
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Description: Completely updating Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), Chan's work adheres to the purpose of previous editions-to provide readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications. After introducing the classification and giving a brief history of its development, the author presents readers with the general principles, structure, and format of the scheme. She then discusses and illustrates the use of tables. In an entire chapter that is new to this book, Chan provides a general discourse on assigning LC call numbers. Discussion of applications is continued with emphasis on individual classes and specific types of library materials. Appendixes include tables of general application and models for subarrangement of divisions and topics within disciplines. Throughout the book, examples appear, taken from recent Library of Congress Machine-Readable Cataloging (LC MARC) records. A bibliography lists selecte
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
    Chapter 2: Principles, Structure, and Format
    Chapter 3: Notation
    Chapter 4: Tables
    Chapter 5: Assigning Class Numbers
    Chapter 6: Individual Classes
    Chapter 7: Classification of Special Types of Library Materials
About the Author: LOIS MAI CHAN is Professor, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington. She served as Chair of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee, has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation, and was named a Distinguished Alumna by the Library School at Florida State University, Tallahassee.
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