Why does the Cornette Library use Library of Congress Classification rather than the Dewey Decimal Classification System?
Answer
The Cornette Library uses Library of Congress Classification (LCC) rather than the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system due to LCC's overall academic orientation. Each classification schedule has been developed and continues to evolve under a group of subject specialists. In addition, libraries using LCC found that it was more efficient in their cataloging operations to simply accept LCC call numbers on cataloging records that had originated from the Library of Congress.