Library subjects and call numbers can be the subject of controversy. jakkaje808/shutterstock.com Amanda Ros, Texas A&M University For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books ...

The call number, the number placed on the spine of the book, is a code that provides valuable information about the book. SLU Libraries use the Library of Congress system to organize materials ...

Rev. ed. of: Classification. Class C. Auxiliary sciences of history. 4th ed. 1993.

Kept up to date by the division's L.C. classification--additions and changes, and by an irregular cumulative publication issued by Gale Research Company, entitled Library of Congress classification ...

When librarians at local public libraries decide which books to keep and which to exclude, they often violate the public trust by doing so based on ideology. To avoid potential legal liability, these ...

For many years, the Library of Congress categorized many of its books under a controversial subject heading: “Illegal aliens.” But then, on March 22, 2016, the library made a momentous decision, ...