Karen Snow

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. 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). Chapter coverage is complete: 1. Introduction 2. Library of Congress Classification in a Nutshell 3. Breaking Down the Library of Congress Call Number 4. Dates 5. Cutters 6. LCC in Classification Web 7. Basic LCC Call Number Building 8. Advanced Call Number Building 9. Classifying Fiction in LCC 10. Finding and using LCC Resources Exercises at the end of most chapters give readers immediate practice with what they just learned. Answers to the exercises are provided at the end of the book. By the end of the book readers will be able to build an LCC call number on their own.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. August 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781538100684
• Artikelnr.: 48805161

Autorenporträt

Karen Snow is associate professor and PhD program director in the Graduate School of Library & Information Science at Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois. She teaches cataloging, classification, and metadata courses and has written several journal articles on cataloging topics and cataloging education. Snow holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of North Texas (UNT), where she cataloged for UNT's main library, the Rare Book Room, and the University Archives

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1
Library of Congress Classification in a Nutshell Chapter 2
Dates Chapter 3
Cutter Numbers: What Are They? Chapter 4
Creating a Main Entry Cutter Number Chapter 5
Cutters and the Shelflist Chapter 6
LCC in Classification Web Chapter 7
Browsing LCC in Classification Web Chapter 8
Searching LCC in Classification Web Chapter 9
Basic LCC Call Number Building Chapter 10
Advanced Call Number Building Using Tables (Including the Translation & Biography Tables) Chapter 11
Advanced Call Number Building Using Embedded Tables Chapter 12
Classifying Fiction in LCC Chapter 13
Other Avenues and Resources Appendix
Answers to End of Chapter Exercises Glossary Regions & Countries Table (G300) U.S. States and Canadian Provinces Table (G302)