J INFO FOR LAW CATALOGERS

From: SANDRA J HAWKINS (SHAWKINS@MAIL.LOC.GOV)
Date: Thu Feb 01 1996 - 07:45:10 PST


                         JX IN THE 1995 EDITION OF CLASS J

               In the 1995 edition of the Library of Congress
          Classification, Class J: Political Science, all numbers in
          subclass JX have been parenthesized. The statement is made on
          the back cover and on the tab guide page (p. v) that subclass JX
          is no longer applied at the Library of Congress. As explained in
          the Preface, the Library of Congress is now in the final stages
          of developing two new subclasses, JZ and KZ, for the literature
          of international relations and public international law. These
          new subclasses, when completed, will replace subclass JX. Until
          that time, subclass JX will continue to be used at the Library of
          Congress to classify new material, contrary to the statement on
          the cover and on p. v.

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               The above is posted at the request of the Cataloging Policy
          and Support Office of the Library of Congress.
                                   Sandy Hawkins
                   Law Team, Social Sciences Cataloging Division



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