Re: library of congress call number subject coding

From: Jesse Martinez <jesse.martinez_at_nyob>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 16:49:46 -0400
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
The University of Michigan Library did something like this using a
three-tier taxonomy
http://www.lib.umich.edu/browse/categories/

Jesse


On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Ken Irwin <kirwin_at_wittenberg.edu> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> Does anyone have a handy scheme for coding LC call numbers into just a few
> broad subject areas (e.g. Arts, Humanities, Sciences, Social Sciences) or
> perhaps something only a little more granular than that?
>
> I'm hoping for a list that will turn 1-3 letter LC classes into subject
> groups, and I'd rather not reinvent the wheel if someone's already got
> something.
>
> Any leads?
>
> Thanks
> Ken
>



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Received on Tue Sep 02 2014 - 20:50:12 EDT