A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, 5th Edition
A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, 5th Edition
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A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, 5th Edition by Lois Mai Chan
Completely updating Immroth's A 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
"Chan does an excellent job of organizing and explaining information compiled from disparate sources...In short, there is really no substitute for this significant and worthwhile text, either for cataloging students or for practitioners." - Journal of Academic Librarianship
"Should be in every library and every library school." - LRTS
"Should be in every library and every library school." - LRTS
LOIS MAI CHAN is professor of library and information science at the University of Kentucky. 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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| ISBN 13 | 9781563084997 |
| ISBN 10 | 1563084996 |
| Title | A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification, 5th Edition |
| Author | Lois Mai Chan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Year published | 1999-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 551 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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