{"title":"DJK: (Re)Inventing Eastern Europe in the Library of Congress Classification","authors":"R. Carra","doi":"10.1080/15228886.2021.1874291","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The past has a durable afterlife in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). The classification of Eastern European history underlines this quality to dramatic effect. This article tells the story of “Subclass DJK – Eastern Europe (general)” and how its addition to the LCC in 1976 was part of a substantial effort to update the classification of Eastern European history to reflect current conditions in the region. As a result of these revisions, the Cold War map of Europe was ingrained in the organization of knowledge, influencing the way historical information is described, accessed, and understood today.","PeriodicalId":35387,"journal":{"name":"Slavic and East European Information Resources","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/15228886.2021.1874291","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Slavic and East European Information Resources","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2021.1874291","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT The past has a durable afterlife in the Library of Congress Classification (LCC). The classification of Eastern European history underlines this quality to dramatic effect. This article tells the story of “Subclass DJK – Eastern Europe (general)” and how its addition to the LCC in 1976 was part of a substantial effort to update the classification of Eastern European history to reflect current conditions in the region. As a result of these revisions, the Cold War map of Europe was ingrained in the organization of knowledge, influencing the way historical information is described, accessed, and understood today.
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Slavic & East European Information Resources (SEEIR) serves as a focal point for the international exchange of information in the field of Slavic and East European librarianship. Affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, the journal contains original research, technical developments and other news about the field, and reviews of books and electronic media. It is designed to keep professionals up-to-date with efforts around the world to preserve and expand access to material from and about these countries. This journal emphasizes practical and current information, but it does not neglect other relevant topics.
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