Classification of the Library of the Congress

The classification of the Library of the Congress (in English Library off Congress Classification or LCC ) is a Classification developed and used by the Bibliothèque of the Congress. It is also used by several Bibliothèque S academics with the the United States and in the world.

Organization

The LCC is organized in classes, identified each one by a letter.

Each categogy can be specified by one or two additional letters, then by a series of figures. For example:

C: Auxiliary sciences of the history

CJ: Numismatics

CJ 1-4625: Coins

Classes of the LCC

a: General information
b: Philosophy, psychology, religion
C: Auxiliary sciences of the history
D: General history and history of Europe
E: History of America (general information and the United States)
F: History of America (other countries of America)
G: Geography, anthropology, leisures
H: Social sciences
J: Political sciences
K: Right
L: Education
M: Music and musicology
NR: Beautiful arts
P: Language and literature
Q: Sciences
R: Medicine
S: Agriculture
T: Technology
U: Military science
V: Naval science
Z: Bibliography, Information sciences and the libraries

Letters I, O, W, X and Y are not used.

External bond

Banner page of the LCC (in English)

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