Library of Congress classification

American  

noun

Library Science.

1. a system for classifying books and other materials, using for its notation both letters and numerals to allow for expansion: originally developed at the Library of Congress for classifying its books and subsequently adopted by other libraries.

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Example Sentences

The Library of Congress classification system places Jhabvala alongside Indian-origin writers in English, but as a Continental European writing in English she could just as well have been shelved with Joseph Conrad and Vladimir Nabokov.

From The New Yorker

Libraries have the Library of Congress classification system or the Dewey decimal system.

From New York Times

Using the Library of Congress classification system, choose books with call letters which are part of your name.

From New York Times

Access The eBooks are catalogued by Project Gutenberg volunteers to include the author, the author's dates of birth & death, language, eBook number, and the Library of Congress classification to enhance online searching capabilities.

From Project Gutenberg

This includes work like finding author's dates of birth & death, getting the Library of Congress classification, and the other information that makes up the website searchable index.

From Project Gutenberg