Course Information
| Session |
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| Credits | 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs |
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| Registration dates | We accept registrations through the first week of classes, unless enrollment is full, and unless the class was canceled before it started due to low enrollment. |
Library of Congress Classification
$250.00
Dates: September 7 - October 4March 1 - March 28
Credits: 1.5 CEUs or 15 PDHs
This course focuses on learning the structure and notational system of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system, using the free PDFs of LCC via the Library of Congress. LCC is an enumerative system that uses an alphanumerical notation system to express the subject content of information resources. The call numbers created are a combination of class numbers and cutter numbers, thus an integral part of building numbers involves understanding the role of cutter numbers and how they are constructed using the LC Cutter Number Generating Table.
Students will become familiar with the structure of LCC and how numbers are devised through basic subject analysis technique. The notational system will be explored, including its expressiveness and hospitality and how notational elements are used. Call number building devices will be practiced, including basic cutter number construction, reserved cutter numbers, and successive cutter numbers, etc. Another integral part of LCC is its in-schedule instructions such as “Divide like” and “Under each” and the use of category lists and auxiliary Tables.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
• Learn the structure of this long standing library classification system through an examination of the overall 40+ schedules and targeted use of select schedules.
• Develop a firm grasp of number building techniques and the use of cutter numbers
• Develop a firm understanding of Martel’s Seven Points and the use of Tables when building class numbers
• Build/construct LCC numbers for a range of information resources and for different library environments
This is an asynchronous course with built-in course materials and series of weekly assignments. Some course materials may be recorded.
This course can be taken as one of eight courses needed to earn our Certificate in Cataloging and Technical Services, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Course Description
This course focuses on learning the structure and notational system of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system, using the free PDFs of LCC via the Library of Congress. LCC is an enumerative system that uses an alphanumerical notation system to express the subject content of information resources. The call numbers created are a combination of class numbers and cutter numbers, thus an integral part of building numbers involves understanding the role of cutter numbers and how they are constructed using the LC Cutter Number Generating Table.
Students will become familiar with the structure of LCC and how numbers are devised through basic subject analysis technique. The notational system will be explored, including its expressiveness and hospitality and how notational elements are used. Call number building devices will be practiced, including basic cutter number construction, reserved cutter numbers, and successive cutter numbers, etc. Another integral part of LCC is its in-schedule instructions such as “Divide like” and “Under each” and the use of category lists and auxiliary Tables.
Course Objectives and Goals
By the end of the course students will:
- Learn the structure of this long standing library classification system through an examination of the overall 40+ schedules and targeted use of select schedules.
- Develop a firm grasp of number building techniques and the use of cutter numbers
- Develop a firm understanding of Martel’s Seven Points and the use of Tables when building class numbers
- Build/construct LCC numbers for a range of information resources and for different library environments
This is an asynchronous course with built-in course materials and series of weekly assignments. Some course materials may be recorded.
This course can be taken as one of eight courses needed to earn our Certificate in Cataloging and Technical Services, but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well.
Robin Fay
Robin Fay is an experienced Cataloging and Metadata Librarian, trainer, and author working where metadata, cataloging, systems, and AI intersect. She has led cataloging, migration, and data quality projects across the GLAM landscape — federal agencies, multistate academic consortia including the Orbis Cascade Alliance and the University System of Georgia, and academic, community college, public library, and museum collections. Her practice spans MARC to BIBFRAME, system migrations, authority and entity management, controlled vocabularies, and linked data, including where AI tools help in metadata work and how to build human-AI collaborations for our work. She is the author of Semantic Web Technologies and Social Searching for Librarians and actively writes at linkedin and elsewhere. A frequent guest on WREK's Lost in the Stacks, she discusses metadata and semantic web topics through the lens of practical application. Connect with Robin via her linktr.ee/robinfay or at robinfay.net
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