Library of Congress Classification Descriptive cataloging Provides us

Library of Congress Classification

Descriptive cataloging Provides us with a tool for identifying and describing a specific book. Provide access via the title, person(s) or corporate body responsible for the intellectual content, and the series.

Subject cataloging Allows us to create access points through subject headings describing what the book is about Does not give an address for a book on the shelf

Classification • Provides access via discipline through the call number • Allows browsing by collocating books by discipline on the shelves BF Psychology QD Chemistry • Facilitates rapid retrieval and re-shelving

Collocation by discipline LCC UH Philosophy/ Religion Education Math/ Science College of Arts & Humanities College of Education College of Natural Sciences

Subject: Railroads • Railroad engineering TF 200 • Railroad economics HE 2613 • Railroad law KF 2773

Classification terminology • Scheme—the intellectual breakdown of knowledge into disciplines such as history, science, and all their subdivisions • Notation—the actual numbers and letters that are used; the notation is actually the scheme in code

System of notation The classification scheme in code Fun with Science Fun with Math Science Math Fun with Integral Calculus Science Math Integral Calculus QA 308

System of notation The classification scheme in code Fun with Integral Calculus QA 308 Q Science QA Mathematics QA 300 General works, treatises, and textbooks QA 308 Integral Calculus

Types of notation • Pure notation—only letters or only numbers • Dewey—numbers only • Mixed notation—both letters and numbers • LCC—letters and numbers

Library of Congress (1) • 1800 – President John Adams approved legislation allocating $5, 000 to establish a library for the use of Congress in the city of Washington • 1801 – Books arrived (740 volumes and three maps) • Organization system – by size

Organizing by size

Library of Congress (2) • 1808 – Second organization system – form and size • 1814 – Washington burned by British soldiers • Thomas Jefferson sells his library (6, 487 volumes) to Library of Congress for $23, 950

Jefferson’s classification scheme (1)

Jefferson’s classification scheme (2) • 44 chapters with subdivisions • Each book marked with chapter and book number 4/3. . . Brown lton 4/1 4/2 Car Baker Adams Chapter 4 American history ? 4/2 a

Choices • Use existing scheme • Dewey Decimal System • Charles Ammi Cutter’s Expansive Classification System • Halle Schema • Build their own

LC Classification • Mixed notation SB 457. 55 • Not all letters used – room for future expansion G H J K • Letters don’t stand for BS ? anything • Subject specialists developed each class schedule

2 Approaches Classification of knowledge • Classification of entire body of knowledge • Philosophical in nature • Looks for similar universal concepts; tries to group them in anticipation of need • Dewey

Classification of books • Literary warrant • Put like books together • Library of Congress

Library of Congress Classes (A – H) A B C D E F G H General works Philosophy. Psychology. Religion Auxiliary sciences of history History (General) and History of Europe History: America [U. S. local & other countries] Geography. Anthropology. Recreation Social Sciences

Library of Congress Classes (J – P) J K L M N P Political Science Law Education Music and Books on Music Fine Arts Language and Literature

Library of Congress Classes (Q – Z) Q R S T U V Z Science Medicine Agriculture Technology Military Science Naval Science Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources (General)

Class B – Philosophy. Psychology. Religion Subclass BC Subclass BD Subclass BF Subclass BH Subclass BJ. . . Philosophy (General) Logic Speculative philosophy Psychology Aesthetics Ethics Two-letter subclass

Class B – Philosophy. Psychology. Religion (cont. ) Subclass BL Religions. Mythology. Rationalism Subclass BM Judaism Subclass BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. Subclass BQ Buddhism Subclass BR Christianity. . .

Class K – Law Subclass K Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence Subclass KBR History of canon law Subclass KBU Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See Subclass KD-KDK United Kingdom and Ireland Subclass KDZ America. North America. . . Three-letter subclass

LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE

LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE GENERAL WORKS A For works too general or comprehensive to be classed with any particular subject, however broad AC 1 -195 Collections. Series. Collected works Collections of monographs, essays, etc.

LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE B PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION B 69 -5739 BC BD 10 -41 95 -131 Philosophy (General) For general philosophical treatises, see BD 10 -41 History and systems Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy Logic Speculative philosophy General philosophical works Metaphysics

LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE AGRICULTURE S 69 -5739 583 -589 590 -599 605 -621 SB 110 -112 Agriculture (General) Farm management. Farm economics Agricultural chemistry and physics Soils Reclamation and irrigation of farm land Including organic farming Plant culture Methods for special areas S

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION AGRICULTURE S

Schedule contents • Preface • Broad outline or synopsis listing subclasses • Detailed outline • Schedule itself • Any auxiliary tables • Detailed index

AGRICULTURE SYNOPSIS S SB SD SF SH SK AGRICULTURE PLANT CULTURE FORESTRY ANIMAL CULTURE AQUACULTURE. FISHERIES. ANGLING HUNTING SPORTS

AGRICULTURE OUTLINE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) 403 Agricultural missions, voyages, etc. 520 -559 Agricultural education 539. 5 -542 Research. Experimentation 544 -545 Agricultural extension work 548 -548. 6 Historic farms Range of numbers for. . . agricultural education

Warning… Never class from the outline!

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) Class letter 1 3 5 S Periodicals. By language of publication For works about societies and serial publications of societies, see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 English (American) English French

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S Periodicals. By language of publication For works about societies and Class serial publications of societies, numbers see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 French

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S Periodicals. By language of publication Captions For works about societies and serial publications of societies, see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 French

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) 1 3 5 S Periodicals. By language of publication For works about societies and serial publications of societies, see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 English (American) English French S 1 Agricultural digest

AGRICULTURE QD 181. A-Z Scope note CHEMISTRY QD Inorganic chemistry Special elements. By chemical symbol, A-Z (Table Q 1) Class here works on the origin, properties, preparation, reactions, isotopes, and analytical chemistry of individual elements and their inorganic compounds.

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S Periodicals. By language of publication For works about societies and See serial publications of societies, references see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 French

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB Parks and public reservations Including works on theory, management, history, etc. Cf. QH 75 -77 Nature reserves, Confer wilderness areas notes Cf. QH 91. 75. A 1 -Z Marine parks and reserves [H R]

AGRICULTURE INDEX A Abalone: SH 371. 5+ Abandoned farm lands (Improvement, reclamation, etc. ): S 606 Aberdeen-Angus cattle: SF 199. A 14 Abies alba (Sylviculture): SD 3974. A 18. . .

Divisions within a class • Preliminary section • General form subdivision • Philosophy • History • Biography • General works • Study and teaching • Logical breakdown of discipline into subtopics

AGRICULTURE S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) 1 3 5 S Periodicals. By language of publication For works about societies and serial publications of societies, see S 21+ For general yearbooks, see S 414 English (American) English French

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB Periodicals and societies 1 American For societies under state auspices see SB 21 4 English 7 French American farmer's monthly 10 German 13 Other SB 1

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE 45 45. 5 SB Encyclopedias and dictionaries Nomenclature Communication in crop science 45. 6 General works 45. 65 Crop science in literature 46 Receipts and rule books. Calendars 50 Vocational guidance Study and teaching. Research The encyclopedia of horticulture 51 General works 51. 8. A-Z International institutions. By name, A-Z SB 45

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB Study and teaching. Research 51 General works 51. 8. A-Z International institutions. By name, A-Z 52. A-Z By region or country, A-Z Teaching crops and Under field each country: . x horticulture General works. x 2 A-. x 2 Z Local, A-Z. x 3 A-. x 3 Z Special schools or institutions. By name, A-Z SB 51

AGRICULTURE SB 324. 85 PLANT CULTURE SB Care and preparation of vegetables for market Including cold storage Cf. TX 612. V 4 Home storage of Subtopic vegetables or types of vegetables Culture of individual vegetables or types of vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common bean

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE 324. 85 SB Care and preparation of vegetables for market coldasparagus storage How. Including to grow Cf. TX 612. V 4 Home storage of vegetables or types of vegetables Culture of individual vegetables or types of vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common bean SB 325

AGRICULTURE SB 325 327 329 331 PLANT CULTURE SB Culture of individual vegetables or types of vegetables Asparagus Beans. Common bean Cf. SB 203 -205 Feed and forage legumes Beets Beans in your. Mangel-wurzel garden Cf. SB 207. M 35 Cf. SB 218 -221 Sugar beets Cabbage Including cabbage and cauliflower SB 327

AGRICULTURE SB 325 327 329 331 PLANT CULTURE SB Culture of individual vegetables or types of vegetables Asparagus Growing broccoli Beans. Common bean Cf. SB 203 -205 Feed and forage legumes Beets Cf. SB 207. M 35 Mangel-wurzel Cf. SB 218 -221 Sugar beets Cabbage Including cabbage and cauliflower SB 330?

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB Biography 61 Collective 63. A-Z Individual, A-Z e. g. Appleseed, Johnny see SB 63. C 46 Biographies of eminent. B 9 Burbank, Luther horticulturalists. C 46 Chapman, John. H 5 Henderson, Peter SB 61

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB Biography 61 Collective Luther. A-Z Burbank 63. A-Z Individual, e. g. Appleseed, Johnny see SB 63. C 46. B 9 Burbank, Luther. C 46 Chapman, John. H 5 of Henderson, Peter Biography Luther Burbank SB 63. B 9

SB 63 Biographies of individual horticulturalists SB 63. C 46 Henderson Chapman Burbank SB 63. B 9 SB 63. H 5 Class cutter

Cutter numbers • Capital letter with one, two, or more Arabic numerals • Used to maintain alphabetization • May be based on personal names, corporate names, geographic names, words for topics, or on titles • Name derived from C. A. Cutter's tables

Cutter numbers (cont'd) • Decimal form for infinite division. B 25. B 3 • Library of Congress avoids use of 0 and 1 • Maximum of two cutters

Smallest call number for book one class letter main entry cutter letter Z 6. G 2 1990 year one class number 1 -digit main entry cutter number

Large call number for book 3 class letters class Cutter letter main entry Cutter letter year 3 class numbers KDG 540 2 -digit class. C 65 Cutter no. . G 355 3 -digit main 1990 entry Cutter number c. 2 copy no.

Two main types of Cutters class Cutter KDG 540. C 65. G 355 1990 c. 2 main entry Cutter (item no. )

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB History and conditions 71 General History Antiquity of agriculture 73 General works 75 Greeks 77 Romans 79 Middle Ages By region or country A history of Roman horticulture United States 83 General works SB 77

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB History and conditions … History of agriculture By region or country - state United States 83 General works 85. A-Z By region or state, A-Z Under each state: General works A history of. xplant culture in Colorado. x 2 A-. x 2 Z Local, A-Z SB 85

Where to find country or state Cutters: Subject Cataloging Manual Shelflisting

American States and Canadian Provinces G 302 United States Alabama. . A 2 Alaska. . A 4 Arizona. . A 6 Arkansas. . A 8 California. . C 2 Colorado. . C 6 Connecticut. . C 8 Delaware. . D 3 Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Subject Cataloging Manual: Shelflisting . . F 6. . G 4. . H 3. . I 2. . I 3. . I 6. . I 8. . K 2

AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SB History and conditions … History of agriculture By region or country - state United States 83 General works 85. A-Z By region or state, A-Z Under each state: General works A history of. xplant culture in Colorado. x 2 A-. x 2 Z Local, A-Z SB 85. C 6

Adding a main entry Cutter SB PLANT CULTURE SB Culture of individual vegetables or types of vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common bean Cf. SB 203 -205 Feed and forage legumes 329 How Beets to grow asparagus Cf. SB 207. M 35 Mangel-wurzel Schultz Cf. by SB 218 -221 Sugar beets 331 Cabbage Including cabbage and cauliflower SB 325

Cutter Table After initial vowels for the second letter: use number: b d 2 3 After initial letter S for the second letter: use number: a ch 2 3 l-m n 4 5 e h-i m-p 4 5 6 After initial letters QU How to grow asparagus for the second a e i o [i. e. , third letter: by Schultz 3 4 5 6 use number: SB 325. S 3 p 6 r 7 r s-t u-y 7 8 9 t 7 u w-z 8 9 t 8 y 9

How to grow cabbage by Amigo Cutter Table After initial vowels for the second letter: use number: b d 2 3 After initial letter S for the second letter: use number: a ch 2 3 l-m n 4 5 e h-i m-p 4 5 6 After initial letters QU How to grow cabbage for the second a e i [i. e. , third letter: by Amigo 3 4 5 use number: SB 331. A 4 p 6 o 6 r 7 r s-t u-y 7 8 9 t 7 u w-z 8 9 t 8 y 9

How to grow beans by Quilter Cutter Table After initial vowels for the second letter: b d l-m n How to grow beans use number: 2 3 4 5 by Quilter After initial letter S SB 327 for the second. Q 5 letter: p 6 r s-t u-y 7 8 9 use number: a ch 2 3 e h-i m-p 4 5 6 t 7 u w-z 8 9 After initial letters QU for the second [i. e. , third letter: use number: a e 3 4 i 5 t 8 y 9 o 6 r 7

How to grow beans by Quilter Cutter Table After initial letters QU for the second a e [i. e. , third letter: 3 4 use number: i 5 o 6 r 7 t 8 y 9 How to grow beans. by Quilter. SB 327. . Q 5 5 For expansion for the [third] letter: use number: a-d e-h 3 4 i-l 5 m-o p-s t-v w-z 6 7 8 9

How to grow beans by Quiche Cutter Table After initial letters QU for the second a e [i. e. , third letter: 3 4 use number: i 5 o 6 r 7 t 8 y 9 How to grow beans. by Quiche. SB 327. . Q 5 3 For expansion for the [third] letter: use number: a-d e-h 3 4 i-l 5 m-o p-s t-v w-z 6 7 8 9

How to grow asparagus Cutter Table After initial vowels for the second letter: use number: b d 2 3 After initial letter S for the second letter: use number: … l-m n 4 5 p 6 r s-t u-y 7 8 9 a ch 2 3 e h-i m-p 4 5 6 t 7 u w-z 8 9 a e 3 4 i 5 t 8 y 9 After other initial consonants For the second letter: use number: o 6 r 7 by Aragorn by Gamgee by Surry SB 325. A 7 SB 325. G 3 SB 325. S 8

SB 327 Growing beans Schultz Quilter Quiche Amigo SB 327. A 45. Q 53. Q 55. S 38 Mainentry Cutters

Add the publication year Schultz Quilter Quiche Amigo SB 327. A 45. Q 53. Q 55. S 38 2003 2007 2006 2005 Publ. year

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Classification Outline (1) A -- GENERAL WORKS B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY D -- HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD E -- HISTORY: AMERICA F -- HISTORY: AMERICA G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES

Classification Outline (2) 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

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Beginning of the Agriculture class Scheme hierarchy Schedule hierarchy

Agriculture - 1 S 1 -972 Agriculture (General) SB 1 -1110 Plant culture For climatic aspects of particular Range of crops, see the crop, e. g. numbers SB 191. M 2 Corn for plant For soil aspects of particular culture crops see S 597. A-Z For fertilizers for particular crops see S 667. A-Z

Agriculture - 2 SD 1 -668 Forestry Cf. QK 474. 8 -493. 5 Trees Range of numbers forestry Cf. S 494. 5. A 45 Agroforestry SF 1 -1100 Animal culture Cf. HD 9410 -9429 Animal industry Range of (Economic aspects) numbers Cf. HG 9968. 6 Livestock insurance for animal culture

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Agriculture S 1 -972 Agriculture (General) SB 1 -1110 Plant culture For climatic aspects of particular crops, see the crop, e. g. Click on SB 191. M 2 Corn plant culture For soil aspects of particular crops see S 597. A-Z For fertilizers for particular crops see S 667. A-Z

Plant culture Range SB 1 -13 of call nos. SB 16. A 1 -Z Call number SB 19 -29 SB 39 SB 41 -43 Periodicals and societies Congresses Documents Horticultural voyages, etc. Collections Click on periodicals and societies

Plant culture--Periodicals and societies SB 1 American For societies under state auspices see SB 21 SB 4 English SB 7 French SB 10 German SB 13 Other farmer's [H R B L Smonthly ] The American SB 1