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.
For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). Taxonomy (from Ancient Greek: ÏÎ¬Î¾Î¹Ï taxis, arrangement, and -Î½Î¿Î¼Î¯Î± -nomia, method) is the science of defining groups of biological organisms on the basis of shared characteristics and giving names to those groups.