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. ANTHROPOLOGYH -- SOCIAL SCIENCES J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE K -- LAWL -- 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 SCIENCEZ -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE.

INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Ex. Call no. of the book

GCNA5105D581999

Class number

Book number(includes author number, date of publication)

Location symbol

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.

NP71O1P11

1997

DC101H49

2005

DC101H49

2004

A111H45

2001

BH210S23

2000

QU100N482007

QU100N192007

BQ121M331995

BQ121M33

1994

CD1011A231997

NP71O1P11

1997

DC101H49

2005

DC101H49

2004

A111H45

2001

BH210S23

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