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  Library of Congress Classes

Browse through our quick links to the Library of Congress (LoC) Classes or learn more about Library of Congress Classification.

Library of Congress (LoC) Classification is a standard system of organization used by college and university libraries to categorize their materials.

Line 1a) HF
  • Describes the general subject of book.
    • ex) Commerce
Line 2b) 5415.13
  • Describes the specific subject.
    • ex) Marketing, Distribution of Products
Line 2) .D52
  • Represents the last name of author or the name of group.
    • ex) Dib, Allen
Line 3) 2018
  • Represents the publication year.

 

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