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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 used by many large research and academic libraries. LCC was developed in 1897 by James Hanson, with assistance from Charles Martel 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 →
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- Skim a recent paper: Comparative analysis of large language models’ performance in book classification tasks using Library of Congress Classification systemInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: ClassificationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Predicting Library of Congress classifications from Library of Congress subject headingsCited 39 times
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Predicting Library of Congress classifications from Library of Congress subject headings
Experiments in automatic Library of Congress Classification
The Classification of Biographical Dictionaries in Reference Collections Using the Library of Congress Classification System
Library of Congress Classification: Teddy Roosevelt's World in Numbers?
Library of Congress Classification Numbers
Library of Congress Islamic and Jewish Law Classification Schedule
Electronic games classification in the library of congress and Dewey classification schemes: a comparative study
The Classification of African History by the Library of Congress
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Comparative analysis of large language models’ performance in book classification tasks using Library of Congress Classification system
"Lessons learned about converting from Dewey Decimal Classification to Library of Congress Classification"
Ebook Call Number Project: Automating Library of Congress Classification Numbers to Ebooks for Reporting
Does the Semantic Meaning of Class Names Matter? A Study of the Library of Congress Classification
Critiquing the Catalog: The Fine Arts (N) Range of the Library of Congress Classification System, Systemic Bias, and the Potential of Digital Technologies
📚 Books worth reading
ClassificationLibrary of Congress. Classification Division. · 1903- 📕Library of Congress Classification Schedules Through 1992Kathleen Droste · 1993
Library of Congress Classification Schedules Combined with Additions and Changes 1989Kathleen Droste · 1990
Library of Congress classification. H. Social sciencesLibrary of Congress · 1994
Library of Congress classification. T. TechnologyLibrary of Congress · 1995
Library of Congress classification. K. Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. JurisprudenceLibrary of Congress · 1999
Library of Congress classification. Q. ScienceLibrary of Congress · 1996
A guide to Library of Congress classificationJohn Phillip Immroth · 1968
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