There are many structural inequalities baked into the Library of Congress classification system, contributing to the further marginalization of already marginalized groups.

In the 1890s, the library developed the Library of Congress Classification System. It is still used today to predictably manage millions of items in libraries worldwide.

Object Details Author Library of Congress Subject Cataloging Division Notes "The additions and changes in Class Q, adopted while this work was in press will be cumulated and printed in List 234 of LC ...

The “straight white American man” assumption In April 2018, I presented my research into issues of library bias in the Library of Congress Classification and Subject Headings at NCORE, the ...

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 ...

Reading call numbers SLU Libraries, like many academic libraries in the United States, uses the Library of Congress classification system for call numbers. This system uses a combination of letters ...