Library of Congress Classification as an Online Retrieval Tool: Potentials and Limitations.

Chan, Lois Mai

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Publication Date: 1986

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Library of Congress Classification as an Online Retrieval Tool: Potentials and Limitations.

Chan, Lois Mai

Information Technology and Libraries, v5 n3 p181-92 Sep 1986

Explores the potential usefulness of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) system as a tool in online retrieval. Unique features of LCC are described and a theoretical analysis of its potentials and limitations in terms of subject browsing, enhanced vocabulary, and class number searching are presented. (CDD)

Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Information Retrieval, Library of Congress Classification, Machine Readable Cataloging, Online Catalogs, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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