Library of Congress Classification

Summary

Library of Congress Classification is a universal classification scheme^[1]. It draws 696 Wikipedia views per month (universal_classification_scheme category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• Library of Congress Classification is in the country of United States^[3].
• Library of Congress Classification's instance of is recorded as universal classification scheme^[4].
• Library of Congress Classification's instance of is recorded as library classification scheme^[5].
• Library of Congress Classification's maintained by is recorded as Library of Congress^[6].
• Library of Congress is named after Library of Congress Classification^[7].
• Library of Congress Classification's based on is recorded as Cutter Expansive Classification^[8].
• Library of Congress Classification's based on is recorded as Putnam Classification System^[9].
• Library of Congress Classification followed Jefferson's Library Classification^[10].
• Library of Congress Classification is part of Library of Congress Linked Data Service^[11].
• Library of Congress Classification's Commons category is recorded as Library of Congress Classification^[12].
• Library of Congress Classification's official website is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/^[13].
• Library of Congress Classification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Library of Congress Classification^[14].
• Library of Congress Classification's facet of is recorded as Library of Congress^[15].
• Library of Congress Classification's described by source is recorded as Cataloging & Classification Quarterly^[16].
• Library of Congress Classification's topic has template is recorded as Template:LCC^[17].
• Library of Congress Classification's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1149^[18].
• Library of Congress Classification's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8360^[19].
• Library of Congress Classification's different from is recorded as Dewey Decimal Classification^[20].
• Library of Congress Classification's different from is recorded as LCC^[21].
• Library of Congress Classification's URL is recorded as https://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/^[22].
• Library of Congress Classification's exact match is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/terms/LCC^[23].
• Library of Congress Classification's exact match is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification/cf94054902^[24].
• Library of Congress Classification's exact match is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Library_of_Congress_Classification^[25].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include universal classification scheme^[4] and library classification scheme^[5].

Origins

Library of Congress is named after Library of Congress Classification^[7].

Use and Application

Library of Congress Classification is part of Library of Congress Linked Data Service^[11].

Why It Matters

Library of Congress Classification draws 696 Wikipedia views per month (universal_classification_scheme category, ranking #2 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]