1. Classification of Congresses
LCCS Training Sessions
OSU
Aug. 2007

2. Congresses - 1 Congresses = Conferences
Form captions for congresses at beginning of major topics
Example:
Physics
QC1 Periodicals, societies, congresses, serial publications

3. Congresses - 2 Example 2: Plant anatomy
QK640 Periodicals. Societies. Serials  
QK640.2 Collected works (nonserial)  
QK640.3 Congresses  

4. Congresses - 3
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

5. Congresses – 4 Do not class here:
Reports of business meetings of organizations
Treat these as society publications and class accordingly

6. Number Established for Congresses
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)

7. Number Not Established for Congresses
If no number is established,
class monographs in “General works”
class serials in “Periodicals”
Example: TF (Railroad engineering and operation)
TF Rolling stock and car building    
TF371 Periodicals  
TF373 Dictionaries and encyclopedias  
TF375 General works  

8. 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)

9. Continuations of Serial Congresses
If the numbering continues between two (or more) serial records representing the same congress, class all continuations in the same call number