Guide to the Library of Congress Classification - Paperback

by Lois Mai Chan (Author), Sheila S. Intner (Author), Jean Weihs (Author)

Like earlier editions, this thoroughly updated sixth edition of the classic textbook provides readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications.

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.

Author Biography

Lois Mai Chan was professor, College of Library and Information Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington.

Sheila S. Intner is professor emerita of library and information science at Simmons University, Boston, MA, and was founding director of its MLIS program at Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA.

Jean Weihs was director of the library techniques program at Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada, until her retirement.