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A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Libraries Unltd Inc
Publication date August 15, 1999
Pages 551
Binding Paperback
Edition 5th
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781563085000
ISBN-10 1563085003
Dimensions 1.50 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight 2.10 lbs.
Original list price $60.00
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Completely updating Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), Chan's work adheres to the purpose of previous editions-to provide readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications. After introducing the classification and giving a brief history of its development, the author presents readers with the general principles, structure, and format of the scheme. She then discusses and illustrates the use of tables. In an entire chapter that is new to this book, Chan provides a general discourse on assigning LC call numbers. Discussion of applications is continued with emphasis on individual classes and specific types of library materials. Appendixes include tables of general application and models for subarrangement of divisions and topics within disciplines. Throughout the book, examples appear, taken from recent Library of Congress Machine-Readable Cataloging (LC MARC) records. A bibliography lists selecte



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Hardcover
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5th edition from Libraries Unltd Inc (August 15, 1999)
9781563084997 | details & prices | 551 pages | 7.00 × 9.75 × 1.75 in. | 2.40 lbs | List price $75.00
About: Completely updating Immroth's A Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), Chan's work adheres to the purpose of previous editions--to provide readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications.
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5th edition from Libraries Unltd Inc (August 15, 1999)
9781563085000 | details & prices | 551 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 2.10 lbs | List price $60.00
About: Completely updating Immroth's Guide to the Library of Congress Classification (Libraries Unlimited, 1990), Chan's work adheres to the purpose of previous editions-to provide readers with a basic understanding of the Library of Congress Classification system and its applications.

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