A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (546 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1538100673 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 172 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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A simple and clear guide to our beloved LCC--straightforward and easy to understand number-building strategies for both professional librarians and novice LCC-users. (Shawne D. The end of chapter exercises are especially useful because of the detailed explanations given for many of the answers. Miksa, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas)A clear, straightforward introduction to the Library of Congress Classification – essential for students and practitioners who want to learn the intricacies of assigning Library of Congress Classification numbers. (Gretchen Hoffman, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, Texas Women's University) . Snow provides practical lessons on navigating and using Classification Web, as well as common-sense tips for ‘tweaking’ cutter numbers to fit a library’s unique collection
Cutters 6. The book examines each part of the LCC call number and how it is assembled and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing LCC class numbers in Classification Web (the primary resource used to access LCC). By the end of the book readers will be able to build an LCC call number on their own.. LCC in Classification Web 7. Introduction2. Basic LCC Call Number Building 8. Chapter coverage is complete:1. Classifying Fiction in LCC 10. A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. Breaking Down the Library of Congress Call Number4. Dates5. Library of Congress Classification in a Nutshell3. Answers to the exercises are provided at the end of the book. Advanced Call Number Building 9. Finding and using LCC ResourcesExercises at the end of most chapters give readers immedi
Karen Snow is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Studies at Dominican University in River Forest, IL. . She teaches face-to-face and online in the areas of cataloging, classification, and metadata. She completed her Ph.D. in Information Science at the University of North Texas in 2011 and while