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The Office of Library and Information Services (LIS), Shinawatra University has classified the library collection according to two main classification systems. They are:
    
  • Library of Congress Classification System (LC)
  • LIS Local Classification System (LISC)
    
What kind of materials are classified according to ‘LC’ system?
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  • Textbooks
  • Reference Material
What kind of materials are classified according to ‘LITC’ system?
  • Periodicals
  • Fiction
  • Short Stories
  • Juvenile Material
  • Audio Visual Materials
    - Cassettes
    - Videos
  • - CD-ROMs
  • - Reprinted
  • - Material
  • - Clippings
       
ABBREVIATIONS*
TIPS:
LIS has identified the classification by color of spine label (call number label). LIS users can recognize the frequently used classes by remembering the color of the selected classes.
FIC
JUV
SS
CL
CD
REP
v.
c.
d.		 Fiction
Juvenile
Short Story
Clipping
Compact Disk
Reprinted Material
Volume
Copy
Disk		  
         
* This abbreviation is used in LIS only.
The purpose is to describe item type and information.