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

LIBRARIES - GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY RESOURCES:

* Ancestry.com - Browse the Library
  Collection of family history how-to and learning materials.
* Archives and Knowledge Management
  Scholarly Online Resource Evidence and Records
  for use by Genealogists and Family Historians.
* California State Information:
  Genealogy, Families, History and Tourism.
* Cook Memorial Public Library District
  Guide to researching family history by a public Library District.
* Directory of Genealogy Libraries in the U.S.
* Documentation and Publications: Professional Genealogical Sources
* Genealogical Sources: University - College Libraries
* Genealogy Libraries on the WWW: LSG
* Genealogy Library Collection
  Personal family histories, newspaper articles and other U.S.-focused resources.
* Godfrey Memorial Library
* Handbooks for Foreign Genealogical Research
  and Country Studies and Area Handbooks Online.
* Library of Congress - Local History and Genealogy Reading Room
* LSG: GENEALIB mailing list
* OneLibrary.com
  Resources for using libraries and the Internet.
  - Genealogical Library Master Catalog
* Periodical Source Index (PERSI)
  Largest subject index to genealogical and historical periodical articles in the world.
  - Effectively Using the Periodical Source Index
* The ROOTS-L Library
   Internet Library of Genealogy Information includes Library of Congress resources.
* SAMPLE - Surname Search TINNEY:  AUTHORS, SUBJECTS and TITLES.
* WebRoots.org Library
  Books, journals, diaries, manuscripts, memoirs, letters, etc; most as text files.
 

LIBRARIES - MAJOR SYSTEMS: CATALOGING GENEALOGY INFORMATION:

I.    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

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."
* Family History Library WEB Links - Salt Lake City, Utah
  - Bookmarks - British
  - Bookmarks - Canada
  - Bookmarks - FamilySearch
  - Bookmarks - General Topics
  - Bookmarks - International
  - Bookmarks - Tools & Helps
  - Bookmarks - U.S. General Topics
* Other Bookmarks

II.   Dewey Decimal System: Dewey Decimal System
Dewey Decimal Classification System: Dewey Decimal Classification - FAQ
* BUBL Information Service
  Selected Internet resources covering all academic subject areas.
  - BUBL LINK Catalogue of Internet Resources
    BUBL uses the Dewey Decimal Classification system as the primary
    organisation structure for its catalogue of Internet resources.
* Dewey Browse
  For Genealogists and Family Historians.
  COMPARE: The LC Index with the Dewey Index: Comparison Chart
* Let's Do Dewey
* Library - Dewey Decimal
* MGPL Webrary® - Webrary Links Menu

III.  Library of Congress Classification System: Search Library of Congress
Library of Congress Classification and Library of Congress Classification System
* Browse On-Line Books by LC Call Number Subject Category
* Cataloging
* Classification Web Tutorial
  Browse and search the full text of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules.
* Classifying a Personal or Small Library
  FOR: Genealogists and Family Historians.
  COMPARE: The LC Index with the Dewey Index: Comparison Chart
* E-Ref Bloomsburg University
  Library of Congress Classification reference tool for the undergraduate student.
* Online A-Z

The Library of Congress Classification System
How to understand call numbers:
A - General Works
AE (Encyclopedias - General)
AG (Dictionaries & General Reference)
AI (Indexes - General)
AM (Museums)
AN (Newspapers)
AP (Periodicals)
AY (Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories)

B - Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
BL (Religion)
BM (Judaism)
BP (Islam, Bahaism)
BQ (Buddhism)
BR (Christianity)
BX (Christian Denominations)

C - Auxiliary Sciences of History
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; Personal and Family Names]
CT (General Biography)

D - History: General and outside the Americas
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 & Jewish References Worldwide)

E - History: America and United States - Ethnic Resources:
Genealogy/Migrations, Etc.)
F - History: United States Local and 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 - History: Geography & Anthropology
(Atlases, Maps and Recreation)
GR (Folklore)
GT (Manners and Customs - Private/Public)

H - Social Sciences
HQ 503-1064 (The Family, Marriage, Home)
HS (Societies: Secret, Benevolent, Etc.)

J - Political Science
JS (Local Government, Municipal Government)
JV (Colonies & Colonization, Emigration &
Immigration, International Migration)

K - Law (World-wide)

L - Education
LA (History of Education, Biography)
LD-LG (Individual Institutions)

M - Music (Music and Books on Music)
ML 410 (Composer Biographies)

N - Fine Arts
NA (Architecture)

P - Language and Literature

Q - Science
QA (Mathematics, Computer Science)

R - Medicine

S - Agriculture
S1-19 (Periodicals and Societies)
S 415-417 (Biography)
S 419-471 (History)

T - Technology
TF (Railroads)
TR (Photography)
TX (Home Economics)

U - Military Science

V - Naval Science

Z - Library Science
(Bibliography, Books, Information, Library & Writing)

IV.  OTHER SYSTEMS

CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS
* ITS.MARC
  World's largest, freely searchable MARC database.

LIBRARIES - RESEARCH TOOLS and SPECIAL RESOURCES:

* Awesome Library
  Resources that have been reviewed and found to be of high quality.
* Bowker
  ISBNs and Database Services for Publishers, Libraries and Booksellers.
* Digital Librarian
  A librarian's choice of the best of the web.
* Education Publications and Online Books
* FindArticles
  News, Magazines and Reference.
* Friends of Libraries U.S.A. and World Wide Friends of the Library
* Gateways to the World and Global Resources
  International Collections of the Library of Congress.
* HighBeam eLibrary Research
* IFLA Electronic Collections
* Information About Libraries and the Library Profession
* INTERLIBRARY LOAN CODES:
  ". . . obtain, upon request of a library user, material not available in the user's local library."
  - Interlibrary Loans - U.S. and Canada
  - International Interlibrary Borrowing
* Internet Public Library: Reference
* 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].
* Library of Congress Subject Headings red covered books.
* Library Research Guides
  - Library Research Skills Tutorial
  - Library Research Using Primary Sources
* Making of America (MOA) - University of Michigan and (MOA) - Cornell University
  Digital library of primary sources in American social history from the ante-bellum period
  through reconstruction, with American Memory from the Library of Congress.
* 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.
* Professional Library Sources
  Library science information for professional reference librarians and volunteers assisting
  genealogists, family historians and local research specialists.
* Search the Useful URLs Database
* Student's Guide to Evaluating Libraries in Colleges and Universities
* ulrichsweb.com™
  Global information about newspapers, periodicals and  publications.
* U. S. Presidential Libraries and White House History
* Using Call Numbers
* 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.
 

MUSEUMS - MAJOR INTERNATIONAL LISTINGS:

* Global Museum
  Global resources, links and information.
* museum.com
* Museumland™.com
  World wide portal to museums and cultural heritage.
* Museum Stores Online
* MuseumStuff.com
  1000's of Museums online.  Best art and history educational websites.
* Voice of the Shuttle: Libraries and Museums
* World Wide Web Virtual Library Museums Pages
  Humanities resources, world museums and international Internet museum.

MUSEUMS - RESEARCH TOOLS and SPECIAL RESOURCES:

* Flight-History.com
  Aviation community, history resources and museums.
* Harvard University: Museums
* H-Museum
  H-Net list for Museum Professionals.
* Information About Museums and the Museum Profession
  - The 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
* Museums & Research Centers
  Smithsonian Institution links with resources from Encyclopedia Smithsonian.
* The Official Museum Directory™ for the USA.
* PORT: Maritime Information Gateway
  Premier portal of high-quality maritime resources on the Internet.
  - Links: Maritime History
  - The Mother of All Maritime Links
  - Sea History: (USA) Naval History
  - WWW - VL Naval and Maritime: Naval History and Maritime Strategy
* UMAC: University Museum & Collections
  Protect the heritage in the care of universities.
* The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Simon Wiesenthal Center
  and Museum of Jewish Heritage.

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