Library of Congress Classification
GPTKB entity
Statements (169)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:dictionary
Library of Congress Classification Controlled vocabulary |
| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:LCC
gptkb:LCSH gptkb:DDC |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Dewey_Decimal_System
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| gptkbp:alternativeName |
Dewey_Decimal_Classification
Library_of_Congress_Classification_subclass Library_of_Congress_Subject_Heading Library_of_Congress_Subject_Headings library_classification_system |
| gptkbp:compatibleWith |
public libraries
school libraries |
| gptkbp:component |
alphabetical class letters
cutter numbers numerical subdivisions subject classes |
| gptkbp:contains |
Chronological headings
Genre/form headings Geographic headings Topical headings |
| gptkbp:countryOfOrigin |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:creator |
gptkb:Melvil_Dewey
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| gptkbp:criticizedFor |
Eurocentrism
outdated categories religious bias |
| gptkbp:developedBy |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
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| gptkbp:dividesKnowledgeInto |
10 main classes
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| gptkbp:edition |
gptkb:MARC_21_format
gptkb:SKOS_format online edition print edition |
| gptkbp:eighthClass |
700 – Arts and recreation
|
| gptkbp:established |
1898
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| gptkbp:fifthClass |
400 – Language
|
| gptkbp:firstPublished |
1898
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| gptkbp:format |
gptkb:print
online |
| gptkbp:fourthClass |
300 – Social sciences
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| gptkbp:hasAuthorityRecord |
LCSH authority record
|
| gptkbp:hasComponent |
gptkb:suburb
gptkb:nun manual subject heading introduction tables auxiliary tables outline relative index schedules tables for standard subdivisions Subject authority file Subject heading strings |
| gptkbp:hasFirstClassLounge |
000 – General works, Computer science and Information
|
| gptkbp:hasNumberOfHeadings |
over 350,000
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| gptkbp:introduced |
1876
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| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1902
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:latestReleaseVersion |
23rd edition
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| gptkbp:maintainedBy |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
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| gptkbp:mayInclude |
gptkb:A_–_General_Works
gptkb:B_–_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion gptkb:C_–_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History gptkb:D_–_World_History gptkb:F_–_Local_History_of_the_United_States_and_British,_Dutch,_French,_and_Latin_America gptkb:G_–_Geography,_Anthropology,_Recreation gptkb:H_–_Social_Sciences gptkb:J_–_Political_Science E – History of America 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 U – Military Science V – Naval Science Z – Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources |
| gptkbp:ninthClass |
800 – Literature
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
facilitates browsing by subject
simple numeric notation widely used in public libraries |
| gptkbp:notation |
decimal numbers
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| gptkbp:officialWebsite |
https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcc.html
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress_Authorities
|
| gptkbp:practicedWorldwide |
true
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| gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:American_Library_Association_subject_headings
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| gptkbp:publisher |
gptkb:OCLC
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
cataloging books
facilitate information retrieval organize library collections shelving books standardize subject access support cataloging consistency organize library materials |
| gptkbp:relatedStandard |
gptkb:Art_&_Architecture_Thesaurus
gptkb:Canadian_Subject_Headings gptkb:FAST_(Faceted_Application_of_Subject_Terminology) gptkb:GND gptkb:Getty_Thesaurus_of_Geographic_Names gptkb:Library_of_Congress_Genre/Form_Terms gptkb:Medical_Subject_Headings_(MeSH) gptkb:Répertoire_d’autorité-matière_encyclopédique_et_alphabétique_unifié gptkb:RAMEAU gptkb:Subject_Headings_Authority_File_(SHAF) gptkb:Union_List_of_Artist_Names Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Universal_Decimal_Classification
Library of Congress Classification |
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
fixed location system
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| gptkbp:secondClass |
100 – Philosophy and psychology
|
| gptkbp:seventhClass |
600 – Technology
|
| gptkbp:sixthClass |
500 – Science
|
| gptkbp:socialMedia |
gptkb:WebDewey
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| gptkbp:standardNumber |
gptkb:ISSN_1048-6656
LCCN |
| gptkbp:structure |
hierarchical
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| gptkbp:subclassOf |
Z – Books (General), Writing, Paleography, Book Industries and Trade, Libraries, Bibliography
KF – Law of the United States LB – Theory and Practice of Education PN – Literature (General) PR – English Literature PS – American Literature QA – Mathematics QH – Natural History, Biology QL – Zoology QM – Human Anatomy QP – Physiology QR – Microbiology RC – Internal Medicine SB – Plant Culture TK – Electrical Engineering, Nuclear Engineering TX – Home Economics HV – Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Criminology |
| gptkbp:subdivision |
chronological subdivision
form subdivision geographic subdivision topical subdivision |
| gptkbp:subjectOf |
library science studies
|
| gptkbp:supportsFormat |
Print
Online |
| gptkbp:tenthClass |
900 – History and geography
|
| gptkbp:thirdPlace |
200 – Religion
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| gptkbp:translatedInto |
over 30 languages
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:dictionary
public authority |
| gptkbp:updated |
gptkb:OCLC
gptkb:Policy_and_Standards_Division,_Library_of_Congress annually |
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
gptkb:archives academic libraries museums research libraries libraries worldwide Libraries worldwide |
| gptkbp:usedFor |
subject cataloging
Library cataloging Subject indexing |
| gptkbp:usedIn |
libraries
library catalogs |
| gptkbp:website |
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects.html
https://www.oclc.org/en/dewey.html |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Library_of_Congress
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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