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Note about this Guide

This guide exists as a self-help resource. We are not able to assist with cataloging questions related to it at this time.

What's in this Guide

What do you do if you have a Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) number, but you are looking for books in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) scheme? See the following pages in this guide for help.

DDC to LCC - Mapping Dewey Decimal numbers to corresponding Library of Congress numbers

LCC to DDC - Mapping Library of Congress Classification numbers to corresponding Dewey numbers.

Search by Title, Author, Subject Heading, or Standard Number

http://classify.oclc.org/classify2
If you have the title, the author, subject heading, or ISBN, you can use this system to search for books to discover LC or DD numbers used for them.

Dewey Decimal Classification Handout and Library of Congress Classification Handout

Dewey Decimal list (linked below) - The basic categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme.

Library of Congress list (linked below) - The basic categories of the Library of Congress Classification scheme.

Dewey Decimal List
This list contains the "tens" and "hundreds" in the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme. Use this handout as a guide to browse the Reference collection on the main floor of the Berntsen Library, in order to locate a relevant reference article.
Library of Congress List