10/21/98Organization of Information in Collections Classification Schemes: Library of Congress...

10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

Classification Schemes:Library of Congress

ClassificationUniversity of California, Berkeley

School of Information Management and Systems

SIMS 245: Organization of Information In Collections


Review

• Dewey Decimal Classification

• Main Classes

• Relativ index

• Application


Dewey Main Classes

• 000 Generalities• 100 Philosophy &

related disciplines• 200 Religion• 300 Social Science• 400 Language

• 500 Pure Sciences• 600 Technology

(Applied Sciences)• 700 The Arts• 800 Literature• 900 General

geography & history


DCC Examples

• Monitoring air pollution in San Jose, CA, by John Clayton, 1984.


Library of Congress Classification

• History

• Main Classes

• Subclasses

• Table Examples

• Other examples


Library of Congress Classification Main Classes

• A: General works.

• B: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion.

• C: Auxiliary sciences of history.

• D: History: General and Old World.

• E&F: History: America.

• G: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation.

• H: Social sciences.

• J: Political science.

• K: Law.

• L: Education.

• M: Music and books on Music.

• N: Fine Arts.

• P: Language and Literature.

• Q: Science.

• R: Medicine.

• S: Agriculture.

• T: Technology.

• U: Military science.

• V: Naval science.

• Z: Bibliography


A-AZ: General works.

• AC: Collections. Series. Collected Works.• AE: Encyclopaedias (General).• AG: Dictionaries and other general reference books.• AI: Indexes (General).• AM: Museums (General). Collectors and collecting

(General).• AN: Newspapers.• AP: Periodicals (General).• AS: Academies and learned societies (General).• AY: Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories.• AZ: History of scholarship and learning. The humanities.


B-BX: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion.

• B: Philosophy (General).

• BC: Logic.

• BD: Speculative philosophy.

• BF: Psychology.

• BH: Aethetics.

• BJ: Ethics. Social Usages. Etiquette.


BL-BX: Religion.

• BL: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism.• BM: Judaism.• BP: Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.• BQ: Buddhism.• BR-BX: Christianity.

– BR: Christianity.– BS: The Bible.– BT: Doctrinal theology.– BV: Practical theology.– BX: Christian denominations.


C-CT: Auxiliary sciences of history.

• C: Auxiliary sciences of history (General).• CB: History of civilization.• CC: Archaeology (General).• CD: Diplomatics. Archives. Seals.• CE: Technical chronology. Calendar.• CJ: Numismatics.• CN: Inscriptions. Epigraphy.• CR: Heraldry.• CS: Genealogy.• CT: Biography.


D-DZ: History: General and Old World.

• D: History (General).• DA: Great Britain.• DB:

– 1-879: Austria.– 881-898: Liechtenstein.– 901-999: Hungary.– 2000-3150: Czechoslovakia.

• DC: France.• DD: Germany.• DE: The Mediterranean

Region. The Greco-Roman World.

• DF: Greece.• DG: Italy.

• DH: The Netherlands (Low Countries).

• DJ: The Netherlands (Holland). • DJK: Eastern Europe.• DK: Soviet Union.• DL: Northern Europe.

Scandinavia.• DP: Spain.• DQ: Switzerland.• DR: Balkan Peninsula.• DS: Asia.• DT: Africa.• DU: Oceania (South Seas).• DX: Gypsies.


E: History: America.• E: America and U.S.

– 11-29: (General)– 31-46: North America.– 51-99: Indians. Indians of North America.– 101-135: Discovery of America and early explorations– 151-9999: United States (General).

• 184-185.98: Elements in the population.• 184.5-185.98: Afro-Americans.• 186-199: Colonial history.• 201-298: Revolution.• 300-453: Revolution to the Civil War.

– 351-364.9: War of 1812.– 401-415.2: War with Mexico.– 441-453: Slavery.

• 456-655: Civil War.– 482-489: Confederate States of America.

• 661-738: Late nineteenth century.• 714-735: Spanish-American War.• 740-9999: Twentieth Century.


F: US Local, North and South America

• 1-975: U.S. local history• 1001-1140: British America.

Canada.• 1201-1392: Mexico.• 1401-1419: Latin America

(General).• 1421-1577: Central America.• 1601-2191: West Indies.• 2201-2239: South America

(General).• 2251-2291: Columbia.• 2301-2349: Venezuela.

• 2351-2471: Guianas. Guyana. Surinam. French Guiana.

• 2501-2659: Brazil.• 2661-2699: Paraguay.• 2701-2799: Uruguay.• 2801-3031.5: Argentina.• 3051-3285: Chile.• 3301-3359: Bolivia.• 3401-3619: Peru.• 3701-3799: Ecuador.


G-GV: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation.

• G: Geography (General). Atlases. Maps.• GA: Mathematical Geography. Cartography.• GB: Physical Geography.• GC: Oceanography.• GF: Human Ecology. Athropogeography.• GN: Anthropology.• GR: Folklore.• GT: Manners and customs (General)• GV: Recreation. Leisure.


H-HX: Social sciences.

• H: Social sciences (General).

• HA: Statistics.

• HB-HJ: Economics.– HB: Economic theory. Demography.– HC: Economic history and conditions.– HD: Economic history and conditions.– HE: Transportation and communications.– HF: Commerce.– HG: Finance.– HJ: Public Finance.


HM-HX: Sociology.• HM: (General and theoretical)• HN: Social history. Social problems. Social reform.• HQ: The family. Marriage. Woman.• HS: Societies: Secret, benevolent, etc. Clubs.• HT: Communities. Classes. Races.• HV: Social Pathology. Social and public welfare.

Criminology.• HX: Socialism. Communism. Anarchism.


J-JZ: Political science.• J: General legislative and executive papers.

– JA: Collections and general works.– JC: Political theory.– JF-JQ: Constitutional history and administration.

• JF: General works. Comparative works.• JK-JQ: Special countries.

– JK: United States.– JL: British America. Latin America.– JN: Europe.– JQ: Asia. Africa. Australia. Oceania.

– JS: Local government.– JV: Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration.– JX: International Law. International relations.


K: Law.• K: Law (General).• KD-KDK: Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland

– KD: England and Wales• KDC: Scotland• KDE: Northern Ireland• KDG: Isle of Man. Channel Islands.• KDK: Ireland (Eire).

• KDZ: America. North America.• KE-KEZ: Law of Canada.

– KE: Federal Law. Common and collective provincial law.– KEA: Alberta– KEB: British Columbia– KEM: Manitoba– KEN:

• 0-599: New Brunswick• 1200-1799: Newfoundland• 5400-5999: Northwest Territories• 7400-7999: Nova Scotia

– KEO: Ontario– KEP: Prince Edward Island– KEQ: Quebec– KES: Saskatchewan– KEY: Yukon Territory– KEZ: Individual cities (A-Z)


K: Law

• KF-KFZ: Law of the United States.– KF: Federal law. Common and collective state law.

– KFA-KFW: State Law (by state A-W).

– KFX: Individual cities, A-Z.

– KFZ:• 1800-2399: Northwest Territory

• 8600-9199: Confederate States of America


K: Law

• KG:– 0-999: Latin America (General).– 3000-3999: Mexico and Central

America (General)– KGA: Belize– KGB: Costa Rica– KGC: El Salvador– KGD: Guatemala– KGE: Honduras– KGF: Mexico– KGG: Nicaragua– KGH: Panama.

• 0-8000: Panama• 9000-9499: Panama Canal Zone

– KGJ-KGZ: West Indies. Caribbean area.

• KGJ: General

– KH-KHW: South America• KH: General.• KHA: Argentina• KHC: Bolivia• KHD: Brazil• KHF: Chile• KHH: Columbia• KHK: Ecuador• KHL: Falkland Islands• KHM: French Guiana• KHN: Guyana• KHP: Paraguay• KHQ: Peru• KHS: Surinam• KHU: Uruguay• KHW: Venezuela


KJ-KKZ: Europe

• KJ: History of Law.– 160-1040: Germanic law.– KJA: Roman law– KJC-KJE: Regional

comparative and uniform law.– KJG-KKZ: Individual countries.


L-LT: Education.

• L: (General)– LA: History of Education– LB: Theory and practice of education– LC: Special aspects of education– LD-LG: Individual institutions: Universities, colleges and

schools• LD: United States• LE: America, except United States.• LF: Europe• LG: Asia. Africa. Oceania.

– LH: College and school magazines and papers– LJ: Student fraternities and societies, United States.– LT: Textbooks


M-MT: Music and books on Music.

• M: Music.• ML: Literature of Music.

– 110-158: Bibliography– 159-3799: History and criticism– 3800-3923: Philosophy and physics of music– 3928-3930: Juvenile literature

• MT: Musical instruction and study.


N-NX: Fine Arts.

• N: Visual arts (General).– 400-4042: Art museums, galleries, etc.– 4390-5098: Exhibitions– 5198-5299: Private collections and collectors– 5300-7418: History of art

• NA: Architecture.• NB: Sculpture.• ND: Painting.• NE: Print media.• NK: Decorative arts. Applied arts. Decoration and ornament.

Including antiques in general.• NX: Arts in general.


P-PZ: Language and Literature.

• P: Philology and linguistics (General)• PA: Classical languages and literature• PB-PH: Modern European languages

– PC: Romance languages– PD: Germanic languages– PE: English– PF: West Germanic– PG: Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature.– PH: Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literature.


PJ-PL: Oriental languages and literatures

• PJ:– 1-995: General works– 1001-2199: Egyptian. Coptic.– 2353-2367: Libyan group– 3001-9293: Semitic

• PK:– 1-6996: Indo-Iranian (Including Vedic, Sanskit, Pali, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi,

Urdu, Hindustani, Sinhalese, Persian).– 8001-8835: Armenian.– 9001-9201: Caucasian. Georgian.

• PL:– 1-8844: Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania.

• 1-481: Ural-Altaic languages• 501-889: Japanese language and literature.• 901-998: Korean language and literature.• 1001-3207: Chinese language and literature.• 5001-7511: Oceanic languages and literature.• 8000-8844: African languages and literature.

• PM: Hyperborean, Indian, and Artificial languages


PN-PZ Literature

• PN: Literature– 1-6790: Literary history

and collections (General)

• PQ: Romance literatures– 1-3999: French– 4001-5999: Italian– 6001-8929: Spanish– 9000-9999: Portugues

• PR: English literature

• PS: American literature• PT: Germanic literatures

– 1-4897: German– 5001-5980: Dutch– 6000-6471: Flemish– 6500-6592.36: Afrikaans– 7001-9999: Scandinavian

literature• PZ: Juvenile belles

lettres


Q-QZ: Science.• Q:

– 1-385: Science (General)– 300-385: Cybernetics. Information theory.

• QA: Mathematics– 9-10.3: Mathematical logic– 75.5-76.95: Computer Science. Electronic data processing.

• QB: Astronomy• QC: Physics• QD: Chemistry• QE: Geology• QH: Natural History (General), Biology (General).• QK: Botany• QL: Zoology• QM: Human anatomy• QP: Physiology• QR: Microbiology


R-RZ: Medicine.

• R: Medicine (General)– 131-684: History of Medicine

• RA: Public aspects of Medicine.

• RB: Pathology

• RC: Internal Medicine

• RD: Surgery

• RE: Ophthalmology

• RF: Otorhinolaryngology

• RG: Gynecology and obstetrics

• RJ: Pediatrics

• RK: Dentistry• RL: Dermatology• RM: Therapeutics. Pharmacology• RS: Pharmacy and materia

medica• RT: Nursing• RV: Botanic, Thomsonian, and

eclectic medicine• RX: Homeopathy• RZ: Other systems of medicine

– 201-275: Chiropractic– 301-397.5: Osteopathy– 400-408: Mental healing


S-SK: Agriculture.

• S: (General)

• SB: Plant culture

• SD: Forestry

• SF: Animal culture

• SH: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling.

• SK: Hunting


T-TX: Technology

• T: (General)• TA: Engineering (General). Civil

Engineering (General).• TC: Hydraulic engineering.• TD: Environmental technology.

Sanitary engineering.• TE: Highway engineering. Roads

and pavements.• TF: Railroad engineering and

operation.• TG: Bridge engineering.• TH: Building construction.• TJ: Mechanical engineering and

machinery.

• TK: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Engineering

– 1001-1841: Production of electrical energy. Powerplants.

– 2000-2891: Dynamoelectric machinery.– 3001-3521: Distribution or transmission of

electric power.– 4125-4399: Electric lighting.– 5101-6730: Telecommunication.– 7800-7895: Electronics.– 7885-7895: Computer engineering.– 9001-9401: Nuclear engineering. Atomic

power.– 9900-9971: Electricity for amateurs.

• TL: Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics.

• TN: Mining engineering. Metallurgy.• TP: Chemical technology.• TR: Photography.• TS: Manufactures.• TT: Handicrafts. Arts and crafts.• TX: Home economics.


U-UZ: Military science.

• U: (General)• UA: Armies: Organization, description, facilities, etc.• UB: Military administration.• UC: Maintenance and transportation.• UD: Infantry.• UE: Cavalry. Armored and mechanized cavalry.• UG: Military engineering. Air forces. Air warfare.• UH: Other services (Including medical and sanitary service,

public relations, social welfare services, recreation).


V-VZ: Naval science.

• V: (General)

• VA: Navies: Organization, description, facilities, etc.

• VB: Naval administration.

• VC: Naval Maintenance.

• VD: Naval seamen.

• VE: Marines.

• VF: Naval ordnance.

• VG: Minor services of navies.

• VK: Navigation. Merchant marine.

• VM:– 1-989: Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering.– 975-989: Diving.


Z: Bibliography• 0-115: Books (General). Writing. Paleography.

• 116-659: Book industries and trade.– 551-656: Copyright.– 657-659: Freedom of the press. Censorship.

• 662-1000.5: Libraries.– 662-664: Collected works– 665-718.8: Library science. Information science.– 719-725: Libraries (General).– 987-997: Private libraries. Book collecting. Including bibliophilism, bookplates.9– 98-1000.5: Booksellers' catalogs. Book prices.

• 1001-8999: Bibliography.– 1001-1121: General bibliography.– 1201-4980: National bibliography.– 5051-7999: Subject bibliography. (Subjects arranged in alphabetical sequence)– 8001-8999: Personal bibliography. (Names of individuals arranged in alphabetic sequence.)


LCC Examples• Harrison’s Dictionary of Biological Terms, By

Neil Harrison, 1979• Art and the Reformation; An Annotated

Bibliography, by Jane Anderson, 1950• A biography of Queen Victoria for young people,

by Helen Sweeney, 1949• The Battle of Gettysburg, 1963, by Herman

Workman, 1963• Ragged Dick, by Horatio Alger (reprinted in 1967)


LCC Examples• Inside the IBM PC, by Peter Norton, 1985

• Mother-Daughter relationships from a cross-cultural perspective, by Linda Kent, 1985

• How to run a successful restaurant: a manager’s handbook, by Hannah Goode, 1983

• Ethical Aspects of Economics, edited by Dexter Mason, 1987

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