[Genealib] LC classification

[Barbara Hill]

The California Genealogical Society Library uses the LC 
classification system and patrons don't seem to have a problem with 
it - possibly because most of them have already been to the Sutro 
Library in San Francisco (a branch of the California State Library in 
Sacramento) which also uses the LC system.  Also, quite a few of the 
patrons in this area have worked at, or graduated from, the 
University of California in Berkeley, or Stanford University, and 
have used the LC classification system at the libraries there.

One thing patrons have found useful is a list posted at the end of 
the stacks listing the states in alphabetical order, with the 
beginning of the call number range for each state.  Another list in 
reverse order (of the major call number ranges in the stacks and what 
subject area each one represents) has also been helpful.  Presently 
only about a third of the collection is in an online catalog, but the 
patrons seem to find LC-order shelving quite browse-friendly and 
don't resort to the card catalog very much (although they should).

If your library isn't presently using LC, but is considering 
switching to it, I'd highly recommend it.

Barbara Hill
Library Committee member


At 02:35 AM 3/21/2007, you wrote:

>I'm wondering how many members of the list work in libraries that 
>use LC classification for their genealogy collections, and how that 
>impacts patron use of the collection.
>
>Richard L. Lindberg
>Genealogy/Local History Librarian
>State Library of Pennsylvania
>_______________________________________________


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