Principles of Library of Congress Classification

 

January 27, 2016, 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM

 

University of Miami, Richter Library

 

 

This full day workshop will present participants with the principles of classification as defined by the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system. It will cover the application of Cutter numbers and shelflisting, the Library of Congress filing rules, LCC internal and external tables, and the assignment of classification numbers based on the primary Library of Congress Subject Heading.  Special attention will be given to classes H, N, and P. Instruction will include an overview of ClassificationWeb.net and will make use of the freely-available classification schedules and the Classification and Shelflisting Manual. Practice problems will be provided and follow-up discussion will occur in the three monthly webinars to follow the in-person session.

 

This workshop will be followed by a series of 3 live on line webinars. The webinars will provide participants the opportunity to work directly with the presenter on issues and problems of practical applications.

 

Learning Outcomes

Participants will recognize the differences in the freely available and subscription service for LCC, analyze a shelflist to construct a Cutter, construct LCC call numbers employing tables, and choose appropriate classification numbers. 

 

Presented by:  Bobby Bothmann

​​Bobby Bothmann is metadata & emerging technologies librarian at Minnesota State University, Mankato where he holds the rank of professor in Library Services. Bobby’s primary duties include cataloging books and electronic resources, managing large files full of MARC records, investigating mobile resources and other new technologies, and attending a lot of meetings. Bobby has been an active member of OLAC (OnLine Audiovisual Catalogers) since fall 2000 and has served in various leadership roles including treasurer and president.

 

He is a standing member of the editorial board and former Cataloging News editor for Cataloging & Classification Quarterly. He holds an MLIS from the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee UWM and an MS in Geography and English Technical Communication from MSU Mankato. Bobby also moonlights an adjunct instructor for the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he teaches cataloging and classification courses and tries to covert one student per semester to the cataloging side of the Force.​