Library of Congress Classification

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• Classification Web

• LC Classification Schedules, A-Z

• Classification and Shelflisting Manual

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Library of Congress Classification is a premier cataloging resource.

The Library’s Cataloging Distribution Service (CDS) is the authoritative source for LC Classification publications. The complete LC Classification system is available in 41 individually printed classification schedules as well as by subscribing to the web-based service, Classification Web. Classification Web includes all 41 classification schedules along with the complete LC subject headings and name headings. CDS also distributes additional LC Classification publications.

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CLASSIFICATION WEbwww.loc.gov/cds/classweb

Search, browse, and access, with full-text display, all Library of Congress Classification schedules, subject headings, and name headings on the web. Use the product’s up-to-date data to construct, verify, and assign classification numbers, subject headings, and name headings. Classification Web is the only web-based subscription service that offers you this—and it’s updated every day.

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Advantages of Classification Web

• Full-text schedule display of all Library of Congress classification schedules

• Complete Library of Congress subject headings in familiar thesaurus-style display

• NEW Complete Library of Congress name headings

• All files updated daily, providing optimal data accuracy

• Access to data anywhere you have a web connection

• Correlations between LC classification numbers, LC subject headings, Dewey classification numbers, and more

• Hypertext links within and between classes and subclasses for quick access to critical data

• Powerful search and navigation tools

• Automatic calculation of classification table numbers

• Permanent institutional or personal notes file

• Ability to link to local web OPAC for many major vendor systems

• Preset list of institutional OPACs to which users can link

• Display of non-roman characters

• Online tutorial and quick tips for searching and navigation

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LC/Dewey Correlations

Used with OCLC’s WebDewey® Service, this Classification Web feature allows you to pinpoint the most up-to-date LC Classification and Subject Headings and then locate the most current corresponding Dewey Classification numbers.

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LC CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES

LC Classification PackagePurchase all 41 Library of Congress Classification Schedules (A-Z) and save.$1,540 North America / $1,772 Outside North America71 pounds. Price does not include shipping; call or email CDS for a shipping quote.

AGeneral Works$35 North America / $40 Outside North America90 pages. 1 pound. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1214-6

b-bJPhilosophy. Psychology$45 North America / $50 Outside North America404 pages. 3 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1215-3

bL-bQReligion (General). Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism$45 North America / $50 Outside North America 508 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1218-4

bR-bXChristianity. Bible$50 North America / $60 Outside North America775 pages. 3 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1219-1

CAuxiliary Sciences of History$35 North America / $40 Outside North America 228 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1209-2

D-DRHistory (General) and History of Europe$50 North America / $60 Outside North America 913 pages. 3 pounds. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8444-1178-7

DS-DXHistory of Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.$45 North America / $50 Outside North America 479 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1216-0

E-EFHistory, America$50 North America / $60 Outside North America934 pages. 4 pounds. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8444-9522-4

GGeography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation$50 North America / $60 Outside North America960 pages. 3 pounds. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8444-1182-5

HSocial Sciences$50 North America / $60 Outside North America1,136 pages. 4 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1222-1

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JPolitical Science$45 North America / $50 Outside North America544 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1199-6

JZ & KZ Historical Notes and Introduction to ApplicationAids users in applying the JZ-KZ subclasses.$12 North America / $15 Outside North America28 pages. 1 pound. 2011. ISBN 978-0-8444-9518-7

K TablesForm Division Tables for LawApply to all K subclasses except KD, KE, and KF.$35 North America / $40 Outside North America76 pages. 1 pound. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9509-5

KLaw in General. Comparative and Uniform Law. Jurisprudence$35 North America / $40 Outside North America155 pages. 2 pounds. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8444-1234-4

KbReligious Law$50 North America / $60 Outside North America593 pages. 3 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1223-8

KDLaw of the United Kingdom and Ireland$35 North America / $40 Outside North America259 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1203-0

KDZ, KG-KHLaw of the Americas, Latin America, and the West Indies$45 North America / $50 Outside North America432 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1189-7

KELaw of Canada$35 North America / $40 Outside North America274 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1205-4

KFLaw of the United States$50 North America / $60 Outside North America 624 pages. 3 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1192-7

KJ-KKZLaw of Europe$50 North America / $60 Outside North America 723 pages. 3 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1206-1

KJV-KJWLaw of France$45 North America / $50 Outside North America320 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1195-8

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LC CLASSIFICATION SCHEDULES

KK-KKCLaw of Germany$50 North America / $60 Outside North America608 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1196-5

KL-KWXLaw of Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica$50 North America / $60 Outside North America1,124 pages. 4 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1204-7

KZLaw of Nations$35 North America / $40 Outside North America198 pages. 2 pounds. 2007. ISBN 978-0-8444-1179-5

LEducation$45 North America / $50 Outside North America436 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1193-4

MMusic and Books on Music$45 North America / $50 Outside North America403 pages. 2 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-844-9511-8

NFine Arts$50 North America / $60 Outside North America772 pages. 3 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9514-9

P-PAPhilology and Linguistics (General). Greek Language and Literature. Latin Language and Literature$45 North America / $50 Outside North America474 pages. 2 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9507-1

P-PZ TAbLESLanguage and Literature Tables$35 North America / $40 Outside North America 144 pages. 1 pound. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9515-6

Pb-PHModern European Languages$50 North America / $60 Outside North America798 pages. 3 pounds. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8444-9505-7

PJ-PKOriental Philology and Literature, Indo-Iranian Philology and Literature$45 North America / $50 Outside North America338 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1220-7

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PL-PMLanguages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania. Hyperborean, Indian, and Artificial Languages$45 North America / $50 Outside North America462 pages. 2 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9508-8

PNLiterature (General)$45 North America / $50 Outside North America364 pages. 2 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9516-3

PQFrench, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Literatures$50 North America / $60 Outside North America579 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1221-4

PR, PS, PZEnglish and American Literature. Juvenile Belles Lettres$45 North America / $50 Outside North America536 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1194-1

PTGerman, Dutch, and Scandinavian Literatures$45 North America / $50 Outside North America469 pages. 2 pounds. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8444-1228-0

QScience$50 North America / $60 Outside North America 868 pages. 3 pounds. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8444-1229-0

RMedicine$45 North America / $50 Outside North America504 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1124-8

SAgriculture$45 North America / $50 Outside North America466 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1208-5

TTechnology$50 North America / $60 Outside North America799 pages. 3 pounds. 2010. ISBN 978-0-8444-9510-1

U-VMilitary Science. Naval Science$45 North America / $50 Outside North America335 pages. 2 pounds. 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1212-2

ZBibliography. Library Science, Information Resources$50 North America / $60 Outside North America679 pages. 3 pounds. 2009. ISBN 978-0-8444-1232-0

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ADDITIONAL CLASSIFICATION PUbLICATIONS

Classification and Shelflisting ManualCombines and updates the guidelines for formulating the classification portion of the LC call number, formerly published separately as the Subject Cataloging Manual: Classification, and guidelines for formulating the unique book number portion of the call number, formerly published separately as the Subject Cataloging Manual: Shelflisting.

The manual is an accumulation of guidelines formulated over decades, dealing with commonly recurring questions that arise when using LC classification. Updates will be published as needed, on an irregular schedule. Included in Cataloger’s Desktop.

Base text and updates are printed on looseleaf pages with tabs.

Base Text$50 North America / $80 Outside North America378 pages. 4 pounds.Published 2008. ISBN 978-0-8444-1201-6

Binder$10Product no. 08-713-00-0000

Updates: $25 North America / $35 Outside North America

Update no. 1: March 2010. 58 pages. 1 pound.

LC Classification Outline7th editionAn excellent tool for catalogers to locate appropriate schedules and for advanced users to narrow their search for materials. A handy detailed outline of the LC classification system. Features the entire classification scheme. Provides a key to the LC Classification system greater than the captions of the subclasses, but less than the text for the 41 volumes of the published schedules. Included in Cataloger’s Desktop and Classification Web.

Single copy: $15 North America / $18 Outside North America124 pages. 2 pounds. 2003. ISBN 0-8444-1100-0Pack of 5 copies: $50/$55 per pack. 10 pounds.Pack of 10 copies: $80/$90 per pack. 20 pounds.Box of 25 copies: $150/$175 per box. 50 pounds.Box of 50 copies: $200/$250 per box. 100 pounds.

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LC Classification PosterThis beautifully designed four-color 18" x 24" poster shows at a glance an outline of classes and subclasses. Frame and hang it near your online catalog terminals, stacks, or bookshelves. Help users and save time for professional staff.

Single Poster: $102004. 1 pound.Three Posters: $25. 1 pound.

LC Classification Quick Reference GuideThe handsome pocket guide offers a concise outline of classes and subclasses in the Library of Congress classification system. It’s particularly helpful for librarians, faculty in academic libraries, general researchers, and for use in student orientations and tutorials on library use. Buy one or more clear plastic holders that sit neatly on a countertop so that the guides are readily available to patrons.

One pack of 50 guides: $10 2004. 1 pound.Three packs of 50: $25. 3 pounds.Clear plastic countertop holder: $5Holds a pack of 50 guides

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