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

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 ...

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 ...

Heidemann explained during the event that traditional classification systems such as the Dewey Decimal System, the Library of Congress Classification System and the Library of Congress Subject ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's almost always a book in a narrow range of content — the Library of Congress classification HQ, treating sex and family topics — that is mistakenly made available to unready kids.

The library was originally meant for the sole use of Congress and its role was debated over successive administrations and crises, including several catastrophic fires.