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LCCN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Documents and Works
- Library Science (General)
- Library Operations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Library of Congress Control Number
1, record 1, English, Library%20of%20Congress%20Control%20Number
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LCCN 1, record 1, English, LCCN
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- LC Control Number 2, record 1, English, LC%20Control%20Number
correct
- Library of Congress Card Number 1, record 1, English, Library%20of%20Congress%20Card%20Number
former designation, correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Library of Congress began to print catalog cards in 1898 and began to distribute them in 1901. The Library of Congress Card Number was the number used to identify and control catalog cards. With the development of the MARC format and the first distribution of machine-readable records for book materials in the late 1960s, the name of the LCCN was changed to Library of Congress Control Number. LCCNs are used for authority, bibliographic and classification records ... 3, record 1, English, - Library%20of%20Congress%20Control%20Number
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN) is the number associated with the bibliographic record created by the Library of Congress or another library for a given book. Strictly speaking the LCCN is the control number for the bibliographic record, not the book. ... As the most popular format for displaying and distributing bibliographic records is now the online automated system, it is more accurate to use the term "Library of Congress Control Number" rather than "Library of Congress Card Number". 2, record 1, English, - Library%20of%20Congress%20Control%20Number
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de documents et d'œuvres
- Bibliothéconomie (Généralités)
- Exploitation (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- numéro de contrôle de la Library of Congress
1, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20de%20la%20Library%20of%20Congress
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LCCN 1, record 1, French, LCCN
correct, see observation
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- numéro de contrôle de la LC 1, record 1, French, num%C3%A9ro%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20de%20la%20LC
- LCCN 1, record 1, French, LCCN
correct
- LCCN 1, record 1, French, LCCN
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il est à noter que cette appellation est plus connue en français sous sa version anglaise abrégée «LCCN», Library of Congress Control Number. 2, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20de%20la%20Library%20of%20Congress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, éditeur de la version française des formats MARC 21, utilise «numéro de contrôle de la Library of Congress». 2, record 1, French, - num%C3%A9ro%20de%20contr%C3%B4le%20de%20la%20Library%20of%20Congress
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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