Library of Congress Classification Quiz

When was the Library of Congress established?

• 1901

• 1800

• 1897

• 1814

Who offered to sell his personal library to Congress after the fire in 1814?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which classification system was used by the Library of Congress until the end of the nineteenth century?

• Cutter's Expansive Classification

• Dewey Decimal Classification

• Bliss Bibliographic Classification

• German Halle Schema

Who were responsible for developing the new Library of Congress Classification system?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James C. M. Hanson and Charles Martel

• George Washington

• John Adams

When was the first outline of the Library of Congress Classification published?

• 1808

• 1815

• 1901

• 1904

Which main class in LCC is identified by the letter 'Q'?

• Technology

• Agriculture

• Medicine

• Science

What does the second indicator '4' in the MARC21 coding for LC call numbers represent?

• Item is not in LC

• Assigned by LC

• Assigned by agency other than LC

• Item is in LC

Which subclass in LCC covers Germanic languages and Scandinavian languages?

• PE

• PF

• PD

• PAG

What is the purpose of the Biography Table in LCC?

• To provide call numbers for biographical works

• To list general works

• To indicate the history of the Library of Congress

• To classify languages and literatures

Which main class in LCC is identified by the letter 'V'?

• Military Science

• Technology

• Agriculture

• Naval Science