​Library of Congress Resources

Overview of Library of Congress Classification

• Fundamentals of Library of Congress Classification - Complete course materials from the LC’s “Cataloging Skills” workshop to view or download as pdf file. Excellent resource.
• Chan, Lois Mai. A guide to the Library of Congress classification, fifth edition (Englewood, CO : Libraries Unlimited, 1999)
  • 2 copies available on Catalogers' reference shelf in Bib services
• Dittman, Helena, and Hardy, Jane. Learn Library of Congress Classification  (2nd Edition). Friendswood,
  TX, USA: TotalRecall Publications, 2007. ProQuest ebrary. Web. 4 November 2014. (e-book; available foronline reading or 2-week download)
• Saye, Jerry D. Manheimer's cataloging and classification, 4th ed., rev. and expanded. New York : Marcel Dekker, c2000. Online Access.

Library of Congress Resources

• Library of Congress Classification Outline - Free online list of main classes with links to view or download subclass outlines that include topic areas

• Library of Congress Classification PDF Files - This link provides links to information about LC, an outline, and the free PDFs of all classes

• Library of Congress Classification and Shelflisting Manual - This link provides PDFs of individual sections of the LC classification manual. It's quite technical, not introductory.

• Library of Congress Catalog - Search for titles in your collection to locate call number.

Mapping from Dewey to LC

• Mapping from Dewey to LC

• Mapping from LC to Dewey

ClassWeb

• ClassWeb

• Class Web tutorial

Resources for Shelvers

• Library of Congress Call Number Training - Manual for training staff and students with the essentials of LC shelving.
  • If you wish to modify the manual to be collection-specific, here's a PowerPoint version.
  •  Quick Guide to Shelving 

     

    Reference for students as they're shelving.
• LC Easy - Tool to learn Library of Congress Classification System. It is designed to assist staff who are not familiar with this classification system in learning how to use it. Contains many practice exercises for new shelvers. 

​ Library staff wishing to use this new tool to learn LC Classification can go to:

1. Control Panel – Programs – Programs and Features
2. On the side window select Install a program from the network
3. Select:  LC Easy 4.0   from the list of applications
4. Double-click on LC Easy 4.0.

It will install the application as an administrator with the license.  The first time you run the application it will ask for your name.  You do not need your Tech Liasion to download any software.  If you have any troubles, please submit an IT Help Desk ticket. 

• All Staff Open Forum LC Transition - AUDIO

• Tech Services Training Kick Off - 12/3/201

Instructions for printing on Plotter with Adhesive Roll

Guide: http://libguides.northwestern.edu/c.php?g=114865&p=815182

• When you print, choose MEDIA SIZE size as either "any loaded size," or D+ (24 inch)"
• for MEDIA TYPE  select the one that says "OCE RED LABEL"
• Layout should be 1 to 1.
• When you press PRINT, it will say it went to the printer, but then a preview screen will pop up, which you'll have to OK, before it goes to the printer for real.