LIBRARIES and MUSEUMS
Reference Shelf for The Genealogist and Family Historian
Information for the amateur to professional researcher, including Harvard,
the U. S. Library of Congress, public, private, college, local, university,
international, worldwide library links and classification systems.

LIBRARIES - GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES:

* Ancestry.com - Browse the Library
  Family history how-to and learning materials.
* Archives and Knowledge Management
  Scholarly online resource evidence and records
  for use by genealogists and family historians.
* Directory of Genealogy Libraries in the U.S.
  - Allen County Public Library: Genealogy
    - Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
      Largest subject index to genealogical and
      historical periodical articles in the world.
      - Effectively Using the Periodical Source Index
  - California State Information
    California state general information including archives, databases,
    education, family data, genealogy, governments, heritage, history,
    legal resources, library networks and systems, media and tourism.
  - Cook Memorial Public Library District
    Guide to researching family history
    by a sample public library district.
  - Genealogy Library Collection
    Personal family histories, newspaper
    articles and other U.S. focused resources.
  - Godfrey Memorial Library
  - Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
    Humanities and Social Sciences Division, Library of Congress.
    - Handbooks for Foreign Genealogical Research and Country Studies.
* Documentation and Publications: Professional Genealogical Sources
  - EXAMPLE LIBRARY RESOURCE: (Ireland) Clare County Library: Genealogy
  - SAMPLE Surname Search TINNEY:  AUTHORS, SUBJECTS and TITLES
* Librarians Serving Genealogists: genealib Mailing List
  Exchange of ideas, genealogy education, sharing thoughts,
  trading materials, discussing problems and more.
* OneLibrary.com
  Resources for using libraries and the Internet.
  - Genealogical Library Master Catalog
* ROOTS-L Library
  Internet library of genealogy information;
  includes Library of Congress resources.
* WebRoots.org Library
  Books, journals, diaries, manuscripts,
  memoirs, letters, etc; most as text files.

LIBRARIES - MAJOR SYSTEMS: CATALOGING GENEALOGY INFORMATION:

I.   Dewey Decimal System: Dewey Decimal Classification - FAQ
List of Dewey Decimal Classes: Dewey Decimal Classification System
* BUBL Information Service
  Internet resources covering
  all academic subject areas.
  - BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
    BUBL uses the Dewey Decimal Classification
    system as the primary organization structure
    for its catalogue of Internet resources.
* Dewey Browse
  Dewey Decimal Classification
  System for grades K-12.
  - Let's Do Dewey
  - Library - Dewey Decimal
  - MGPL Webrary® - Webrary Links Menu
* Subject Classification
  Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification.
  - Library of Congress vs. Dewey Decimal


II.  Modified Dewey Decimal System - LDS
The Family History Library in  Salt Lake City, UTAH, is the world's
largest Genealogy Library, with the adjacent FamilySearch™ Center.
Floor Plans, Record Collections and Catalog are unique, according
to Roger Magneson, at the LDS Family History Library, as reported
in the Utah Library Association -Technical Services Round Table
2002, by Melanie Shaw.  "In the LDS Family History Library,
subject classification is usually by area using a modified Dewey
Decimal system with special library codes for subject or form.
For instance, family histories in Great Britain are 929.241,
and in the United States are 929.273.  The modified Dewey number
is given a subject code, such as D2 for genealogy, D3 for biography,
V2 for vital registration, etc."  Steven M. Law, Supervisor of
the Germanic-Slavic Cataloging section of the Family History
Library, E-mail dated Friday, 07 Nov 2003, added a helpful listing
of the current classification, as follows:

A         GENERAL WORKS
            A1        Pamphlets

            NOTE:  A3-B5 are to be used for general works of an area,
            with no topical emphasis.  If there is a topical emphasis,
            prefer the subject categories for that topic and add
            the standard subdivision for the format.

            A3        Bibliography, inventories, catalogs, registers.
                        Class here holdings of a library or archive.  For
                        descriptions of libraries and archives, use J5.
            A5        Encyclopedias - For general knowledge
                        encyclopedias, prefer 030-039.

B         SERIALS
            B2        Periodicals and serials
            B3        Newspapers
            B4        Monographic series
            B5        Annual reports, almanacs, yearbooks, etc.

C         ASSOCIATIONS AND SOCIETIES
            C4        Associations, clubs, societies, foundations, etc.
                        Use for works dealing with societies and their
                        activities.  If work deals only with the subject
                        of concern to a society, prefer that subject.

D         GENEALOGY, BIOGRAPHY, INSIGNIA
            D2        Genealogy - Class here collected Bible records,
                        oral genealogy, etc.
            D3        Biography - Class here collected biography of
                        a country or smaller area.  For individual biography,
                        use 921 with area notation.  For collected biography
                        of an area larger than a country, use 920.
            D4        Personal names
            D5        Peerage, nobility, royal houses, knights, heraldic
                        visitations
            D6        Insignia, heraldry, etc.                     

E         GEOGRAPHY
            E2        Geographical names
            E3        Historical geography (for historical atlases, prefer E7)
            E4        Directories
                        NOTE:  Use E4 for directories of localities.  For
                        directories of institutions, clubs, etc., prefer the subject
                        category for the institution and add the standard
                        subdivision -4.
            E5        Gazetteers
            E6        Description and travel, guidebooks
            E7        Maps and atlases
            E8        Postal and shipping guides       

F         MINORITIES AND NATIVE RACES
            F2        National, racial and religious groups
            F3        Native races

G         LANGUAGES
            Prefer the Dewey number for the language, 420-499.
            G2        Language
            G3        Paleography

H         HISTORY, SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY
            H2        History
            H3        Chronology
            H6        Sociology, ethnology, and anthropology -
                        Class here slavery and serfdom. 
                        For slave trade prefer U3.
            H7        Myths, folklore, legends: Timeless Myths: Genealogy

J         INSTITUTIONS
            J2        Schools
            J3        Orphanages
            J4        Hospitals
            J5        Libraries and archives - Class here description.
                        For holdings of libraries and archives use A3.
            J6        Correctional institutions
            J7        Other public institutions

K         CHURCHES AND RELIGION
            K2        Christian churches  - Class here ecclesiastical
                        visitations and church census
            K3        Non-Christian religions
            K4        General works dealing equally with Christianity
                        and other religions

M        THE MILITARY
            M2       The Military - Class here works on the military
                        in general or specifically land-based forces.  For
                        works exclusively about seafaring forces, use M3.
            M3       Naval and seafaring forces  

N         GOVERNMENT
            N2        Civil administration - Class here government
                        officials and employees.
            N3        Notaries
            N4        Elections and voting           

P         GOVERNMENT
            P2        Courts - Class here divorce as legal action, probate,
                        guardianship, etc.  For divorce as a social phenomenon,
                        use H6.
            P3        Law and legislation
            P4        Citizenship and naturalization

R         GOVERNMENT
            R2        Land and Property
            R4        Taxation

U         TRADES AND COMMERCE
            U2        Occupations and professions
            U3        Commerce and business - Class here shipping
                        and the slave trade.  For slavery as an institution,
                        prefer H6.

V         LIFE AND DEATH
            V2        Vital registration
            V3        Cemeteries, interment, and funeral home records
            V4        Obituaries and death notices

W        MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
            W2       Migration
            W3       Passenger lists
            W4       Passports and visas

X         ENUMERATION OF POPULATION
            X2        Census - For church census, prefer K2.
            X3        Household and population registration
            X4        Demography and population studies

Microfilm call numbers formerly  filed under GS are now listed
under FH, for Genealogical Society and now Family History (library
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).  "Further
numbers may be added [to] the Dewey number for local area.
The LDS Family History Library also uses their own subject
heading system based on geographic area and form, with a fairly
complicated system of subdivisions." . . .  Roger Magneson also
suggested checking "several levels of government when searching
for genealogical records: national, state, county, and city, as
agencies responsible for vital records varied over time and also
varies from country to country."
* The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  Mormon Family History and Genealogy Search:
  LDS Family History Centers and Temples.
* Family History Library Favorites: Internet Bookmarks - Salt Lake City, Utah
  - International: World Resources
    - British - Canada & US: US States - South America
  - News & Events - Search Engines
* Family History Library WEB Links - Salt Lake City, Utah
  - FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service: Keyword Search


III. Library of Congress Classification System: Library of Congress Classification
* LC Classification Schedules and Manuals from CDS
  - Classification Web Tutorial
    Browse and search Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules.
  - Library of Congress Classification Outline
  - New Search (BETA) (Library of Congress)
* Library of Congress Classification System
  - Classifying a Personal or Small Library
  - E- Ref Bloomsburg University
    Electronic reference tools for the undergraduate student.
  - Overview of Library of Congress Call Numbers
    - Browse The OnLine Books Page
* Subject Classification:
  Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification.
  - Dewey Decimal vs. Library of Congress
  - Library of Congress Subject Headings red covered books.
* Wikipedia: Library of Congress Classification: Wikisource
  A -  Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works
        AE  (Encyclopedias - General)
        AG  (Dictionaries & General Reference)
        AI   (Indexes - General)
        AM (Museums)
        AN  (Newspapers)
        AP  (Periodicals)
        AY  (Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories)

  B -  Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
        BL  (Religion)
        BM (Judaism)
        BP  (Islam, Baha'ism)
        BQ  (Buddhism)
        BR  (Christianity)
        BX  (Christian Denominations)

  C -  Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History
         - Historische Hilfswissenschaften: Historical Auxiliary Sciences
        CB  (History of Civilization)
        CC  (Archaeology)
        CD  921- (Archives - Guides To, Inventories)
        CE  (Calendar, Technical Chronology)
        CN  (Inscriptions, Epigraphy)
        CR  (Heraldry)
        CS  (Genealogy), including: Genealogical Lists, Family History,
               Region or Country, or Personal and Family Names.
        CT  (General Biography)

  D -  Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World
        DA-DR (Great Britain - Europe)
        [RESEARCH NOTE: Pattern of codes go from general
        works, to regional works and serials, then to specific
        items.  An alphabetical nationwide section for cities, local
        parish records and individual document sources at the end
        of this (DA) and other History sub sections.]
        DS-DX (History of Asia, Africa, Australia, etc.)
        DS 101 - 151 (Israel and Jewish references worldwide)

  E -  Library of Congress Classification:Class E -- History of America
        (Ethnic Resources - Genealogy/Migrations, etc.)

  F -  Library of Congress Classification:Class F
        (Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America)
        [NOTE: United States Local History classification pattern
        begins with the North Eastern States, to the Southern U.S.,
        then the Midwestern U.S., Western U.S., U.S. Territories, etc.]
        F 1000 - (Canada)
        F 1201 - (Mexico, then Central America to South America)

  G - Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
        (Atlases, Maps and Recreation)
        GR (Folklore)
        GT (Manners and Customs - Private/Public)

  H -  Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social Sciences
        HQ 503-1064 (The Family, Marriage, Home)
        HS (Societies: Secret, Benevolent, etc.)

  J -  Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political Science
        JS (Local Government, Municipal Government)
        JV (Colonies & Colonization, Emigration &
              Immigration, International Migration)

  K -  Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law (Worldwide)

  L -  Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education
        LA (History of Education, Biography)
        LD-LG (Individual Institutions)

  M - Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music
        (Music and Books on Music)
        ML 410 (Composer Biographies)

  N - Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts
        NA (Architecture)

  P - Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature

  Q - Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science
       QA (Mathematics, Computer Science)

  R - Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine

  S - Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture
       S1-19 (Periodicals and Societies)
       S 415-417 (Biography)
       S 419-471 (History)

  T - Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology
       TF (Railroads)
       TR (Photography)
       TX (Home Economics)

  U - Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science

  V - Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science

  Z - Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources
       (Bibliography, Books, Information, Library & Writing)


IV. Other Systems of Library Classification
* Classification Systems
  - ITS.MARC
    World's largest, freely searchable MARC database.
  - UDC Consortium: Universal Decimal Classification Consortium

LIBRARIES - RESEARCH TOOLS and SPECIAL RESOURCES:

* Awesome Library
  Resources that have been reviewed
  and found to be of high quality.
* Digital Librarian
  Librarian's choice of the best of the web.
* Friends of Libraries: LibDex - The Library Index (archived)
  - Book Sale Finder (USA and Canada)
    Most entries are Public Library Friends groups.
  - Friends of Canadian Libraries
  - Friends of Libraries Australia
  - Friends of Libraries U.S.A.
* Institute of Museum and Library Services
  Related links for library
  and museum professionals.
* International Research Centers (Library of Congress): Global Resources
  International collections of the Library of Congress.
  - Library History Database and titlepage.htm
    Individual Libraries in England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales
    and the Islands, including Sources, Statistics, Women in
    the Book Trade, Place Indexes, Private Libraries [5000++
    listing of all private libraries  from about A. D. 1500 to ca.
    1850.  Sale catalogues, inventories, wills, &c.], Country &
    Town House Libraries [4000+ in the British Isles from the
    late medieval period to ca. 1850] and Family Names Indexes
    [7000+ with families associated with each house].
  - Making of America (MOA) - U of Michigan and Cornell University (MOA) Collection
    Digital library of primary sources in American social history
    from the ante-bellum period through reconstruction,
    with American Memory from the Library of Congress.
    - Presidential Libraries & Museums and White House History
* ipl2: Resources by Subject
* Library Research Guides:
  - Finding Historical Primary Sources
  - Library Research Skills Tutorial
  - QuickStudy: Library Research Guide
  - Seven Steps to Effective Library Research
  - Student's Guide to Evaluating Libraries in Colleges and Universities
  - Using Call Numbers
* LibraryThing: LibraryThing Blog
  Create personal online book catalogs, evaluate
  millions of books within the collections of other
  contributors, review shared book selections
  and compare recommendations.
  - BookDB - Book Database Freeware
* Professional Library Sources
  Library science information for professional reference
  librarians and volunteers assisting genealogists,
  family historians and local research specialists.
  - Bowker
    ISBNs and database services for
    publishers, libraries and booksellers.
  - Education Publications and Books Online
    Digital databases.
  - Find Articles at BNET: Publications By Name
    News articles, magazine back issues
    and reference articles on all topics.
    News, magazines and reference.
  - HighBeam™ eLibrary Research
    Find research, facts, and articles.
  - IFLA Electronic Collections
  - Interlibrary Loan
    ". . . obtain, upon request of a library user,
    material not available in the user's local library."
    - Interlibrary Loans
      United States, Canada and international interlibrary borrowing.
  - National Library Service (USA): Blind and Physically Handicapped
    Materials for qualified users of the National Library Service
    for the Blind and Physically Handicapped program offered
    through NLS cooperating libraries.
  - ulrichsweb.com™
    Global information about newspapers,
    periodicals and publications.
* Virtual Private Library™
  Continuously search, monitor and update
  for custom virtual library subject(s)
  that are listed as an unique ontology
  subject tree and directory including
  resource utilization of blogs, wikis,
  listserv® and news aggregators.
* World Libraries
  International, electronic journal focusing on
  libraries and socio–economic development.
  - Subject Index to Third World Libraries and World Libraries (1990-2005)

MUSEUMS - MAJOR INTERNATIONAL LISTINGS:
DE GRUYTER - Library & Information Science - Museums of the World
Only reference work covering museums worldwide.

* Global Museum
  Global resources,
  links and information.
* Museum Directories (Countries)
  A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* museum.com
  Museums of the world.
* Museumland™.com
  World wide portal to museums
  and cultural heritage.
* Museums and Galleries
  0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Museums: Virtual Library Museums
  Directory of on-line museums.
* MuseumStuff.com
  1000's of Museums online.  Best art
  and history educational websites.
* Voice of the Shuttle: Libraries and Museums

MUSEUMS - RESEARCH TOOLS and SPECIAL RESOURCES:

* H-Museum
  H-Net list for museum professionals.
* Institute of Museum and Library Services
  Related links for library and museum professionals.
  - International Committees of ICOM
    - Useful Resources of Information
* Museum and Library Information Standards
* Museum Computer Network
  Helping information professionals use
  technology to serve their institutions.
* Museum and Heritage sites Directory - Transportation
  - Flight-History.com
    Aviation community, history
    resources and museums.
* Museum Stores Online
  Purchase books, jewelry, posters
  and objects d'art from museum shops.
* Official Museum Directory™ for the USA.
  - Smithsonian Institution - Museums and Research Centers
    - Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Art and Design
    - Encyclopedia Smithsonian: History and Culture
    - Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Science and Technology
  - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
    - Museum of Jewish Heritage
    - Simon Wiesenthal Center
* Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museums
  Premier portal of high-quality maritime
  museum resources on the Internet.
* UMAC: University Museum & Collections
  Protect the heritage in the care of universities.
  - UMAC Worldwide Database
    - Harvard University: Museums

Libraries and Museums:
Reference Shelf for The Genealogist and Family Historian
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