Over the years, I’ve made a point of helping students see the ways in which library systems make biased decisions when it comes to organizing information. The Library of Congress classification system ...

Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that ...

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, ...

"The additions and changes in Class Q, adopted while this work was in press will be cumulated and printed in List 234 of LC classification-- additions and changes"--Verso t.p. "Incorporate changes ...

"Originally planned to fit into the Library of Congress classification by replacing LC's classes P, PA-PM." Reprinted from Studies in linguistics, vol. 3, 1945; 4 ...

The call number, the number placed on the spine of the book, is a code that provides valuable information about the book. SLU Libraries use the Library of Congress system to organize materials ...

Imagine you wanted to find books or journal articles on a particular subject. Or find manuscripts by a particular author. Or locate serials, music or maps. You would use a library catalog that ...