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Stuart,

Good question about the 5/21 letter classes. You can bulk download many
datasets here <http://id.loc.gov/download/> [1]. Although, it appears that
LCC is not a download option. Hrm...


[1] http://id.loc.gov/download/



On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 8:52 PM, Stuart A. Yeates <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> A couple of questions about that:
>
> * I notice that only five of the 21 letter classes are listed. Is this
> a work in progress of am I missing something?
>
> * Is that avaliable as a bulk download?
>
> cheers
> stuart
>
> --
> ...let us be heard from red core to black sky
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2015 at 2:14 PM, [log in to unmask]
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > Karl,
> >
> > Is this what you are looking for?
> >
> > http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification.html
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 7:36 PM, Karl Grossner <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello,
> >>
> >> I'm trying to locate a downloadable copy of the LC Classifications (LCC)
> >> in a structured format that expresses the hierarchy - SKOS, thesaurus,
> XML,
> >> whatever - in order to study its spatial and temporal content. I've
> located
> >> a tab-delimited copy and have began encoding parent-child relations, but
> >> it's very time-consuming (
> https://archive.org/details/LcClassificationA-z
> >> ).
> >>
> >> The LC linked data group has a search interface to a few classes, but
> it's
> >> a download of the whole thing I'm after and they say it's not available.
> >> Seems like it should be, being government-funded and all...
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >> Karl
> >>
> >> _____
> >> Karl Grossner
> >> Stanford University Libraries
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Tod Robbins
> > Digital Asset Manager, MLIS
> > todrobbins.com | @todrobbins <http://www.twitter.com/#!/todrobbins>
>



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