A practical guide to Library of Congress classification /Karen Snow.

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Snow, Karen, 1977- [Author]

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text

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unmediated

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volume

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9781538100677

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Z696 .P733 2017

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Contents:

Dates -- Cutter numbers : what are they? -- Creating a main entry Cutter number -- Cutters and the shelflist -- LCC in Classification Web -- Browsing LCC in Classification Web -- Searching LCC in Classification Web -- Basic LCC call number building -- Advanced call number building using tables (including the translation and biography tables) -- Advanced call number building using embedded tables -- Classifying fiction in LCC -- Other avenues and resources -- Appendix. Answers to end of chapter exercises -- Glossary -- Regions and countries table (G300) -- U.S. states and Canadian provinces table (G302).

Subject: A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to the LCC. 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 call numbers in Classification Web (the primary resource used to access LCC). Chapters include: Library of Congress Classification in a nutshell; breaking down the Library of Congress call number; dates; cutters; LCC in Classification Web; basic LCC call number building; advanced call number building; classifying fiction in LCC; finding and using LCC resources. Exercises at the end of most chapters give readers immediate practice with what they just learned, and answers to the exercises are provided. By the end of the book, readers will be able to build an LCC call number on their own. --

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library	Z696.S674.P733 2017 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923002084958

Includes bibliographies and index.

Library of Congress classification in a nutshell -- Dates -- Cutter numbers : what are they? -- Creating a main entry Cutter number -- Cutters and the shelflist -- LCC in Classification Web -- Browsing LCC in Classification Web -- Searching LCC in Classification Web -- Basic LCC call number building -- Advanced call number building using tables (including the translation and biography tables) -- Advanced call number building using embedded tables -- Classifying fiction in LCC -- Other avenues and resources -- Appendix. Answers to end of chapter exercises -- Glossary -- Regions and countries table (G300) -- U.S. states and Canadian provinces table (G302).

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to the LCC. 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 call numbers in Classification Web (the primary resource used to access LCC). Chapters include: Library of Congress Classification in a nutshell; breaking down the Library of Congress call number; dates; cutters; LCC in Classification Web; basic LCC call number building; advanced call number building; classifying fiction in LCC; finding and using LCC resources. Exercises at the end of most chapters give readers immediate practice with what they just learned, and answers to the exercises are provided. By the end of the book, readers will be able to build an LCC call number on their own. --

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