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LCC

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knowledge organization system library classification system

LCC is a comprehensive library classification system developed by the Library of Congress to organize and arrange books and other materials by subject.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	knowledge organization system → library classification system →
appliesTo	audio-visual materials → books → electronic resources → maps → music scores → serials →
classificationBasis	subject →
comparedWith	Dewey Decimal Classification →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
developedFor	Library of Congress collections →
developer	Library of Congress →
fullName	Library of Congress Classification →
governedBy	Library of Congress classification policies →
hasComponent	class A – General Works → class B – Philosophy, Psychology, Religion → class C – Auxiliary Sciences of History → class D – World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc. → class E – History of the Americas → class F – Local History of the United States and the Americas → class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation → class H – Social Sciences → class J – Political Science → class K – Law → class L – Education → class M – Music and Books on Music → class N – Fine Arts → class P – Language and Literature → class Q – Science → class R – Medicine → class S – Agriculture → class T – Technology → class U – Military Science → class V – Naval Science → class Z – Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources →
hasOnlineVersion	Library of Congress Classification Outline →
maintainedBy	Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division →
notationType	alphanumeric →
purpose	to organize and arrange library materials by subject →
scope	comprehensive coverage of academic and research subjects →
usedBy	Library of Congress → academic libraries → national libraries → research libraries →
usedIn	Canada → United States → many other countries →
uses	capital letters for main classes → numbers for subclasses and specific topics →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Library of Congress Classification →	alsoKnownAs