Chapter 3 : Library

The Difference between Library of Congress :

•  Library of Congress Classification System ( LC )
•  Dewey Demical Classification System ( DDC )

1. Library of Congress Classification System ( LCC )

           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.

2. Dewey Demical Classification System ( DDC )

          The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC, also called the Dewey Decimal System) is a proprietary system of library classification developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. It has been greatly modified and expanded through 23 major revisions, the most recent in 2011. 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.

LINKS TO THE LIBRARY :

The Library of Congress website :

•           http://www.loc.gov/index.html

British Library :

•           http://www.bl.uk/

Thai National Library :

•           http://www.nlt.go.th/

Sripatum University Library :

•           http://library.spu.ac.th/e-library/index4.html

ASEAN Community Website :

•           www.asean.org

By : KATIE  TARAKACHAD......