library of congress classification lcc the library of congress classification lcc is the system of classification used in most research and university libraries in the united states lcc was created in 1891 specifically to meet the needs of the library of congress collection it is based on twenty one classes designated by a single letter
taxonomy, taxology. 1. the technique or science of classification. 2. the scientific identification, naming, and classification of living things. Also called systematics.
This is part of Scientific Taxonomy. Classification is the arrangement of different related organism groups put into different groups. The classification system starts with a group with a wide variety of organisms and becoming more selective as the groups get more specific. Carl Linnaeus classified organism by shared characteristics.