A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
Author | : Lois Mai Chan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 584 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-10 | : UOM:49015002575307 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification written by Lois Mai Chan and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest edition of this classic work [formerly Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990)] provides you with a basic understanding of the ever-evolving 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 a chapter new to this edition, Chan provides a general discourse on assigning LC call numbers.