Library of Congress Classification

E2773

knowledge organization system library classification system

Library of Congress Classification is a comprehensive alphanumeric library classification system used primarily by academic and research libraries to organize and arrange their collections by subject.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	knowledge organization system → library classification system →
alsoKnownAs	LCC →
appliesTo	electronic resources → multimedia materials → print materials →
basisOf	shelf arrangement in many academic libraries →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
developedBy	Library of Congress →
developedFor	Library of Congress collections →
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 British, Dutch, French, and Latin America → 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 →
hasFeature	combination of letters and numbers → detailed subject breakdown by numbers → hierarchical structure → subclasses indicated by additional letters →
hasRelatedSystem	Library of Congress Subject Headings →
isDistinctFrom	Colon Classification → Dewey Decimal Classification → Universal Decimal Classification →
maintainedBy	Library of Congress Policy and Standards Division →
primaryUse	academic libraries → large public libraries → research libraries →
purpose	to arrange books on shelves → to organize library collections by subject → to support subject-based retrieval →
replaced	fixed location system at the Library of Congress →
usedIn	online public access catalogs → union catalogs and shared cataloging systems →
usesNotationType	alphanumeric notation →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Class E – History of the Americas → Class N – Fine Arts → Class S – Agriculture → Class V – Naval Science → class F – Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America → class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation →	partOf
LCC ("class Z – Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources") → Library of Congress Classification ("class Z – Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources") →	hasComponent
Library of Congress Online Catalog → Queen's University Library system →	usesClassificationSystem
class F – Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America ("Library of Congress Classification schedules") →	classificationSystem
Library of Congress Control Number →	differentFrom
LCC →	fullName
Library of Congress →	hasIdentifierSystem
LCC ("Library of Congress Classification Outline") →	hasOnlineVersion
Library of Congress Subject Headings →	hasRelatedSystem
Library of Congress Control Number →	relatedTo
Library of Congress Acquisitions and Bibliographic Access Directorate →	usesStandard
Library of Congress catalogers →	useSystem