Library of Congress Classification System Outline

 

A: General Works M: Music
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion N: Fine Arts
C: Auxiliary Sciences of History P: Language and Literature
D: History--General and Eastern Hemisphere Q: Science
E & F: History--Western Hemisphere R: Medicine
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation S: Agriculture
H: Social Sciences; Business T: Technology
J: Political Science U: Military Science
K: Law V: Naval Science
L: Education Z: Bibliography; Library Science


A: General Works (3rd floor)

AE Encyclopedias
AI Indexes
AM Museums
AP Periodicals
AS Academies and learned societies
AY Yearbooks,almanacs,directories

B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion (3rd floor)

B  History & systems of philosophy	
BC Logic		
BD Speculative philosophy	
BF Psychology	
BH Aesthetics	
BJ Ethics		
BL Religions, mythology, rationalism	
BM Judaism	
BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy	
BR Christianity (General)	
BS The Bible	
BT Doctrinal theology	
BV Practical theology	
BX Denominations and sects

C: Auxiliary Sciences of History (3rd floor)

CB History of civilization & culture
CC Archaeology (General)	
CD Diplomatics, archives, seals	
CE Chronology	
CJ Numismatics	
CN Epigraphy	
CR Heraldry	
CS Genealogy	
CT Biography (General)

D: History - General & Eastern Hemisphere (3rd floor)

D History (General)
DA Great Britain
DB Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary	
DC France		
DD Germany	
DE Mediterranean, Greco-Roman world	
DF Greece		
DG Italy		
DH - DJ Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg	
DK Russia		
DL Northern Europe	
DP Spain, Portugal	
DQ Switzerland	
DR Eastern Europe; Turkey	
DS Asia 
DT Africa		
DU Oceania, Australia, New Zealand	
DX Gypsies

E & F: History - Western Hemisphere (3rd floor)

E   America (General),United States
F1-975 United States local history	
F1001-1140 Canada	
F1201-1392 Mexico	
F1401-3799 Central and South America, the Caribbean area 

G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation (3rd floor)

G  Atlases, Globes, Maps
GA Mathematical geography, cartography	
GB Physical geography	
GC Oceanography	
GF Human ecology	
GN Anthropology	
GR Folklore	
GT Manners and customs	
GV Sports and recreation
GV1580-GV1799 Dance

H: Social Sciences and Business (3rd floor)

H  Social sciences (General)	
HA Statistics	
HB Economic theory	
HC Economic history and conditions	
HD Land, agriculture, industry	
HE Transportation and communication
HF Commerce	
HG Finance	
HJ Public finance	
HM Sociology	
HN Social history	
HQ Social groups; the family, marriage, women		
HS Societies and clubs	
HT Communities, classes, races	
HV Social pathology, criminology, welfare	
HX Socialism, communism, anarchism

J: Political Science (3rd floor)

J  Official documents	
JA Collections and general works	
JC Political theory	
JF Constitutional history and administration	
JK U.S. constitutional history	
JS Local government	
JV Colonization, emigration and immigration	
JX International law, international relations

K: Law (3rd floor)

K  Law (General)	
KF United States law	
KFC California law

L: Education (3rd floor)

L  Education (General)	
LA History of education	
LB Theory and practice	
LC Special aspects	
LD Individual U.S. institutions	
LH College and school publications	
LJ Student fraternities and societies	
LT Textbooks (General)

M: Music (4th floor)

M  Music (General)
ML Literature of music	
MT Music instruction and study

N: Fine Arts (4th floor)

N  Visual arts (General)	
NA Architecture	
NB Sculpture	
NC Drawing, design, illustration	
ND Painting	
NE Print media	
NK Decorative arts, applied art	
NX Arts in general

P: Language and Literature (4th floor)

P  Linguistics	
PA Greek and Latin	
PB Modern European languages; Celtic languages	
PC Romance languages	
PD Old Germanic and Scandinavian languages	
PE English language	
PF Dutch, Flemish, German languages	
PG Slavic languages and literature	
PH Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literature	
PJ Middle Eastern languages and literature	
PK Indo-Iranian languages and literature	
PL East Asian, African, and Oceanic languages and literature	
PM American Indian; artificial languages	
PN Literature; literary history and collections
PN1993-PN1996 Motion Pictures
PQ Romance literature	
PR English Literature	
PS American literature	
PT Germanic literature	
PZ Children's literature

Q: Science (4th floor)

Q  Science (General)	
QA Mathematics	
QB Astronomy	
QC Physics	
QD Chemistry	
QE Geology	
QH Natural history (General)	
QK Botany		
QL Zoology	
QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
QR Microbiology

R: Medicine (4th floor)

R  Medicine (General)	
RA Public aspects of medicine	
RB Pathology	
RC Internal medicine	
RD Surgery	
RE Ophthalmology	
RF Otorhinolaryngology	
RG Gynecology and obstetrics	
RJ Pediatrics	
RK Dentistry	
RL Dermatology	
RM Therapeutics; pharmacology	
RS Pharmacy and materia medica	
RT Nursing	
RX Homeopathy	
RZ Other systems of medicine

S: Agriculture (4th floor)

S  Agriculture (General)	
SB Plant culture	
SD Forestry	
SF Animal culture	
SH Aquaculture, fisheries, fishing	
SK Hunting

T: Technology (4th floor)

T  Technology (General)	
TA Engineering (General)	
TC Hydraulic engineering	
TD Environmental technology	
TE Highway engineering	
TF Railroad engineering	
TG Bridge engineering	
TH Building construction	
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery	
TK Electrical engineering; electronics	
TL Motor vehicles; aeronautics; astronautics	
TN Mining engineering; metallurgy	
TP Chemical technology	
TR Photography
TS Manufactures	
TT Handicrafts; arts and crafts	
TX Home economics; cooking

U: Military Science (4th floor)

U  Military Science (General)
UA Armies: Organization, Description, Facilities, etc.
UB Military Administration
UC Maintenance and Transportation
UD Infantry
UE Cavalry, Armored and Mechanized Cavalry
UF Artillery
UF Military Engineering, Air Forces, Air Warfare
UH Other Military Services

V: Naval Science (4th floor)

V  Naval Science (General)
VA Navies: Organization, Description, Facilities, etc.
VB Naval Administration
VC Naval Maintenance
VD Naval Seamen
VE Marines
VF Naval Ordnance
VG Minor Services of Navies
VK Navigation, Merchant Marine
VM Naval Engineering, Shipbuilding

Z: Bibliography and Library Science (4th floor)

Z4-115     Books in General
Z116-659   Book Industries and Book Trade
Z662-1000  Libraries
Z1001-8999 Bibliography
ZA         Information Resources

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