Week 9 Flashcards
LOC was original intended to support..?
Members of congress & senate
Who sold his own collection to LOC after the fire?
Thomas Jefferson
LCC is not designed for…?
The general interest community
How many classes are there in LCC?
21
Like DDC, LCC is based on a progression from…
General to specific
Notations for LCCS are alpha numeric and contain what 3 elements?
A capital letter representing the main class of the subject; numbers representing subd’s; cutter numbers for individual works.
Why were decimal expansions introduced in LCC?
When areas of study grew, and to minimize crowding
After the cutter number, you may find additions references to…
Volume, date of publication, copy #’s
LC items are based on literary warrant. What is literary warrant?
The notion that items have a critical reason or justification for being included
In class web, what are indentations in LC?
Provide context for each topic. Shows an outline of how topics & subtopics are arranged hierarchically.
LCCS uses (blank) to provide instructions on applying tables, notations & cutter numbers
Captions
