Chapter 3 : Sources of knowledge : Libraries

9.1 Identify the difference between Library of Congress Classification System (L.C.)

The Library of Congress Classification (LCC) is a system of library classification developed by the Library of Congress. It is used by most research and academic libraries in the U.S. and several other countries, for example, Australia and Taiwan, R.O.C. It is not to be confused with the Library of Congress Subject Headings or Library of Congress Control Number.

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. This system organizes books on library shelves in a specific and repeatable order that makes it easy to find any book and return it to its proper place. The system is used in 200,000 libraries in at least 135 countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification


9.2 Make a link.

1. The Library of Congress Website:  http://www.loc.gov/index.html
2. British Library:  http://www.bl.uk/
3. Thai National of Library: http://www.nlt.go.th/
4. Sripatum University Library: http://library.spu.ac.th/e-library/index4.html
5. ASEAN Community Website:  http://www.asean.org/