Joint PCC SCT/CCS SAC Task Force on Library of Congress Classification Training

Working Documents

• Discussion list archive
• Draft course outline
• Program Proposal for Annual 2006
• Meeting minutes
  • Annual 2005
• Sample training materials
  • Focus on the N schedule (from Bruce)
  • Training materials developed for Duke (from Paul)
    • LC Classification: An Introduction and Practicum
    • Subject Cataloging Manual: Classfication - General Guidelines
    • Exercise in analyzing errors in call numbers
    • ClassWeb exercises
    • Exercises: General, Law, and Music
• Draft course content
  • Brief history of LCC
  • Basic notation and Cuttering
  • Principles of classification and assigning class numbers
  • Shelflisting
  • Special types of material
  • Introduction to SACO
  
  

  Task Force members

  • Lori Robare, University of Oregon (Chair)
  • Lynda Aldana, Johns Hopkins University
  • Steven Arakawa, Yale University
  • Lois Mai Chan, University of Kentucky SLIS
  • Paul Frank, Library of Congress
  • Daniel Lovins, Yale University
  • Mark McKnight, University of North Texas
  • Caroline Miller, UCLA
  • Scott Opasik, Indiana University, South Bend
  • Mary K.D. Pietris, Library of Congress
  • Bruce Trumble, Harvard University
  • Rebecca Uhl, Arizona State University
  
  
  Created and maintained by Lori Robare; last updated 1/16/06