Classification Schemes Library of Congress Classification University of

Classification Schemes: Library of Congress Classification University of California, Berkeley School of Information Management and Systems SIMS 245: Organization of Information In Collections 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

Review • • Dewey Decimal Classification Main Classes Relativ index Application 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

Dewey Main Classes • 000 Generalities • 100 Philosophy & related disciplines • 200 Religion • 300 Social Science • 400 Language 10/21/98 • 500 Pure Sciences • 600 Technology (Applied Sciences) • 700 The Arts • 800 Literature • 900 General geography & history Organization of Information in Collections

DCC Examples • Monitoring air pollution in San Jose, CA, by John Clayton, 1984. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

Library of Congress Classification • • • History Main Classes Subclasses Table Examples Other examples 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 • • • 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 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

B-BX: Philosophy. Psychology. Religion. • • • B: Philosophy (General). BC: Logic. BD: Speculative philosophy. BF: Psychology. BH: Aethetics. BJ: Ethics. Social Usages. Etiquette. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

BL-BX: Religion. • • • BL: Religions. Mythology. Rationalism. BM: Judaism. BP: Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. BQ: Buddhism. BR-BX: Christianity. – – – 10/21/98 BR: Christianity. BS: The Bible. BT: Doctrinal theology. BV: Practical theology. BX: Christian denominations. Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 • 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. Organization of Information in Collections

E: History: America. • E: America and U. S. – – – 11 -29: (General) 31 -46: North America. 51 -99: 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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 • 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. Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

H-HX: Social sciences. • H: Social sciences (General). • HA: Statistics. • HB-HJ: Economics. – – – – 10/21/98 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. Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

K: Law. • • K: Law (General). KD-KDK: Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland – KD: England 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: • • – – – 10/21/98 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) Organization of Information in Collections

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 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

K: Law • KG: – KH-KHW: South America – 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 10/21/98 • • • • Organization of Information in Collections 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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

P-PZ: Language and Literature. • P: Philology and linguistics (General) • PA: Classical languages and literature • PB-PH: Modern European languages 10/21/98 – 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. Organization of Information in Collections

• PJ-PL: Oriental languages and literatures PJ: – – • PK: 1 -995: General works 1001 -2199: Egyptian. Coptic. 2353 -2367: Libyan group 3001 -9293: Semitic – 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 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

PN-PZ Literature • PS: American literature – 1 -6790: Literary history • PT: Germanic literatures • PN: Literature and collections (General) • PQ: Romance literatures – – 1 -3999: French 4001 -5999: Italian 6001 -8929: Spanish 9000 -9999: Portugues • PR: English literature 10/21/98 – – – 1 -4897: German 5001 -5980: Dutch 6000 -6471: Flemish 6500 -6592. 36: Afrikaans 7001 -9999: Scandinavian literature • PZ: Juvenile belles lettres Organization of Information in Collections

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 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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 10/21/98 • 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 Organization of Information in Collections

S-SK: Agriculture. • • • S: (General) SB: Plant culture SD: Forestry SF: Animal culture SH: Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling. SK: Hunting 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 • • 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. Organization of Information in Collections

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). 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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. – – 10/21/98 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. ) Organization of Information in Collections

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) 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections

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 10/21/98 Organization of Information in Collections