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A Library of Congress control number (LCCN) is a unique identification number that the Library of Congress assigns to the catalog record created for each book in its cataloged collections. Librarians use it to locate a specific Library of Congress catalog record in the national databases.
Identifiers Assigned by the Library of Congress: LCCNs (Library of Congress Control Numbers) and LCCN Permalinks, LC call numbers (classified and shelf location numbers), LC Handles (for digital content)
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.
The LCCN numbering system has been in use since 1898, at which time the acronym LCCN originally stood for Library of Congress Card Number. [1] [2] It has also been called the Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, among other names.The Library of Congress prepared cards of bibliographic information for their library catalog and would sell duplicate sets of the cards to other libraries for ...
The publisher or author prints the LCCN on the back of the title page (i.e., the copyright page) in the following manner: Library of Congress Control Number: 2019012345. New Account. To obtain Library of Congress control numbers for your forthcoming books, you must first complete the Application to Participate and obtain an account number and ...
Searches for Library of Congress Control Numbers (LCCN), International Standard Book Numbers (ISBN), and International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN). Numbers must be entered in exact order beginning with the first character.
Browse provides a single search box for finding words and phrases in titles, authors/creators, subjects, call numbers, and standard numbers and arranging the results in an ordered alphabetic or numeric list. The Browse shortcut URL is: https://catalog.loc.gov/browse.
