REMINDER: There are a few seats left for FLICC's

Library of Congress Classification Workshop

Friday, September 17, 2004--9:00 am to 4:00 pm

See the Agenda below.

This introduction to the Library of Congress Classification system
(LCC) is designed for staffers who assign or verify LCC call numbers
but
have had little formal instruction or practice, or reference and
administrative staff who wish to understand how the LCC relates to
their
library's collection. Through lecture and exercises, participants will
learn how to use the available tools to interpret and construct LCC
call
numbers. The instructor, Linda Gabel, Consulting Product Manager from
OCLC, will discuss

* defining the structure of LCC
* building and understanding classification numbers
* using tables and cutter numbers
* interpreting classification schedules
* building book numbers
* working with LCC tools

Date
Friday, September 17, 2004

Time
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. There is no
entry to the Library of Congress prior to 8:30 a.m.)

Place
West Dining Room, 6th floor, Madison Building, The Library of
Congress,
101 Independence Avenue S.E., Washington, D.C. 20540

Metro
Capitol South (Orange and Blue Lines)

Sponsor
FLICC Education Working Group

Registration
$125--Visit the FLICC Educational Programs Web site at
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/feveform.html to register online. To view a
PDF version of the Meeting Announcement visit
http://www.loc.gov/flicc/ma/2004/ma0433.pdf.

Request ADA Accommodations five business days in advance at (202)
707-6362 TTY or [log in to unmask]

Information
Call FLICC (202) 707-4800 TTY or (202) 707-4995

Cancellations
Cancellations must be called into the FLICC office (202-707-4800) 48
hours prior to the start of an educational program or the full fee
will
be charged.

AGENDA

I. Introduction
* Expectations
* Objectives

II. Background/History
* Brief introduction to LCC
* Comparison with Dewey Decimal Classification
* Tools

III. Definitions and General Rules
* General principles
* Guidelines on structure of schedules
* Special materials: periodicals, societies, congresses, biographies,
etc.

IV. Reading/Building Call Numbers
* Illustration on reading/building class numbers
* Using tables
* Dealing with geographic subarrangements: tables and cutters
* Dealing with translations
* Dates in call numbers

V. Special Materials

VI. Wrap-up/Evaluation

FLICC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT MA2004-33