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Classification – a mix of 3 systems! (part 2) On a first and superficial look it seems like the Heythrop Library uses the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), but this is not true. There are some classmarks which look like LCC, but are in fact an adaptation: the Lynn-Peterson scheme (first…

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Classification – a mix of 3 systems! (part 2) On a first and superficial look it seems like the Heythrop Library uses the Library of Congress Classification (LCC), but this is not true. There are some classmarks which look like LCC, but are in fact an adaptation: the Lynn-Peterson scheme (first edition from 1937! The Library nowadays makes also one radical change from LCC to some classmarks which are otherwise, LCC. This is part 2 of 3, to explain our classification a bit better. https://heythroplibrary.co.uk/2025/05/30/classification-a-mix-of-3-systems-part-2/