Last week I wrote, from an architectural perspective, about
the buildings I walk past in the last segment of my commute. I noted that they would be classed in
different numbers if considered from another perspective—but that was a blog
for another day. Well, another day has
come. The perspective used here is a
functional one. From a functional
perspective, a building is classed in the number that represents the activities
that take place in the building.
The Library of Congress is classed in 027.573 (built with 027.5
Government libraries plus notation T2—73
United States, as instructed under 027.53–027.59
Specific institutions, where the Library of Congress is given as the
example in the add instruction), e.g., America’s
Library: The Story of the Library of Congress, 1800-2000.
The United Methodist Building is classed in 287.6753 (built with 287.6 United Methodist Church plus notation T2—753 Washington, DC, as instructed
under 287.64–287.69 Geographic treatment),
e.g., Methodism in Washington.
As the home of Congress, the legislative branch of the United States,
the Capitol is classed at 328.73 (built
with 328 The legislative process plus
notation T2—73 United States, as
instructed under 328.4–328.9 The
legislative process in specific countries in modern world), e.g., The Congress of the United States. A note at 328 instructs us to class there the
legislative branch and legislative bodies. The Dirksen and Russell Senate Office
Buildings are classed with other works on the U.S. Senate at 328.73071 (built with 328 The legislative process plus
notation T2—73 United States, as
instructed under 328.4–328.9 The
legislative process in specific countries in modern world, plus notation 07 Specific
topics of legislative bodies from the add table at 328.4–328.9, plus 1 from 328.31 Upper houses, following instructions at 07 in the add table),
e.g., The Senate, 1789-1989. The Supreme Court is classed in 347.7326
Supreme Court, part of a special development for the United States under 347 Civil procedure and courts (a note
at 347 instructs us to class there the judicial branch of government), e.g., The Supreme Court. Note that the legislative branch is found
under 320 Political science (Politics
and government), while the judicial branch is found under 340 Law; the executive branch is found
under 351 Public administration.
The Minuteman Memorial Building of the Reserve Officers Association of the United States is classed at 355.3706073
(built with 355.37 Military reserves
plus notation T1—06 Organizations
plus 0 plus notation T2—73 United States, as instructed
under T1—0603–T1—0609, e.g., The ROA
Story: A Chronicle of the First 60 Years of the Reserve Officers Association of
the United States.
Union Station is classed in 385.31409753 (built with 385.314 Railroad terminals and stations
plus notation T1—09 Geographic treatment
plus T2—753 Washington, DC), e.g., Future of Union Station.
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