Library of Congress

Library of Congress
Classification System
 Objectives:
The end of the period, the student’s are
able to:
1. define Library of Congress
Classification System;
2. differentiate the Dewey Decimal
Classification System to the Library
of Congress Classification System;
3. arrange the books by using of Library
of Congress Classification System;
4. show interest by participating actively
in the discussion of the lesson.
 Motivation:

 The student will have a game:

”Pinoy Henyo”
 Mechanics: the student will have

to answer the following word:

Books
Dictionary
Dewey Decimal Classification
History
 The Library of Congress was established on
April 24, 1800,
 Within a month, former President
Thomas Jefferson (1815) offered his personal
library as a replacement. Jefferson had spent 50
years accumulating books, "putting by
everything which related to America, and indeed
whatever was rare and valuable in every
science"; his library was considered to be one of
the finest in the United States. Jefferson, who
was heavily indebted, sought to use the
proceeds of the sale of his books to satisfy his
creditors. He anticipated controversy over the
nature of his collection, which included books in
foreign languages and volumes of philosophy,
science, literature, and other topics not normally
viewed as part of a legislative library.
 The Library developed a system of book
classification called
Library of Congress Classification (LC) which is
used by most US research and
university libraries, although most public libraries
continue to use the Dewey decimal system.
 Presentation:

 The Library of Congress

The main Classes of library of
Congress

A -- GENERAL WORKS
B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY.
RELIGION
C-F- History
G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY
H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES
J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE
K -- LAW
L -- EDUCATION
M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MSIC
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. INFORM
 Ex. Call no. of the book

Location symbol
GC
NA
Class number
5105
D58 Book number
(includes author number, date of publicatio
1999
 How can you Differentiate
DDC to Library of Congress
Classification System?
Generalization:
 How is LC use in the college
academic library?

 Why LC is important in the

library?
 Evaluation
Instruction:
Arrange the sample call number of the
books, base on the Library of
Congress Classification System.
 NP DC DC A BH
71O1 101 101 111 210
P11 H49 H49 H45 S23
1997 2005 2004 2001 2000

QU QU BQ BQ CD
100 100 121 121 1011
N48 N19 M33 M33 A23
2007 2007 1995 1994 1997

NP DC DC A BH
71O1 101 101 111 210
P11 H49 H49 H45 S23
1997 2005 2004 2001 2000
 Assignment

1. What is card catalog?

2. How card catalogs are files in
the the card catalog?
3. Why card catalog is important?

Reference: effective guide to

libraries and reference sources
pp. 12-22
By: jean Key Gates