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Introduction1
Encyclopedia
The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress in the United States, which can be used for shelving books in a library. LCC is mainly used by large research and academic libraries, while most public libraries and small academic libraries used the Dewey Decimal Classification system. The classification was developed by James Hanson (chief of the Catalog Department), with assistance from Charles Martel, in 1897, while they were working at the Library of Congress. It was designed specifically for the purposes and collection of the Library of Congress to replace the fixed location system developed by Thomas Jefferson. — Wikipedia
Library of Congress Classification (Encyclopædia Britannica)
Library of Congress Classification Outline (Library of Congress)
Browse Books by LCC Call Numbers
Library of Congress Call Numbers (The Online Books Page)
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Here are links to pages about closely related subjects.
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Preservation Stewardship
History Collection (Classification)
Museum Objects (CCO)
Archive Records (EAD)
Library Resources (DDC, LCC)
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1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.