Classification of
Congresses
LCCS Training Sessions
OSU
Aug. 2007
Congresses - 1
Congresses = Conferences
 Form captions for congresses at beginning of
major topics
Example:
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Physics
QC1
Periodicals, societies, congresses, serial
publications
Congresses - 2
Example 2:
Plant anatomy
QK640 Periodicals. Societies. Serials
QK640.2 Collected works (nonserial)
QK640.3 Congresses
Congresses - 3
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Class here collected papers for congresses,
symposia, meetings, conferences, etc.
Also condensations of such papers
Reports of proceedings and discussions,
program statements, lists of delegates, etc.
Combinations of the above
Congresses – 4
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Do not class here:
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Reports of business meetings of organizations
Treat these as society publications and class
accordingly
Number Established for
Congresses
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Class both serial and monographic
congresses in numbers specifically
established for “Congresses”
Do not class under “Periodicals” unless
congresses are specifically included (as in
example 1 in previous slide)
Number Not Established for
Congresses
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If no number is established,
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class monographs in “General works”
class serials in “Periodicals”
Example: TF (Railroad engineering and
operation)
TF371-377 Rolling stock and car building
TF371
Periodicals
TF373
Dictionaries and encyclopedias
TF375
General works
Number Not Established for
Congresses
Always class the work with the most specific
topic
 Do not class congresses with a broader topic
because there is a number established for
“Congresses” there
Example: A work on bridge testing would be
classed in TG305 (Bridge testing) not TG5
(Bridge engineering – Congresses)
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Continuations of Serial
Congresses
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If the numbering continues between two (or
more) serial records representing the same
congress, class all continuations in the same
call number