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Library of Congress Call NumbersA General Works ....................................................... Lower Level GF Human Ecology. Anthropogeography GN AnthropologyB Philosophy, Psychology, Religion ......................... Lower Level GR Folklore BC Logic GT Manners and Customs BD Speculative Philosophy GV Recreation. Sports. Games BF Psychology. Parapsychology. Occultism BH Aesthetics H Social Sciences ....................................................... Lower Level BJ Ethics. Social usages. Etiquette HA Statistics BM Judaism HB Economics BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. HC Economic History BQ Buddhism HD Land. Agriculture. Industry. Labor BR Christianity HE Transportation and Communications BS Bible HF Commerce BT Christianity: Doctrinal theology HG Finance BV Christianity: Practical theology HJ Public finance BX Christian Denominations HM Sociology HN Social historyC Auxiliary Sciences of History ................................. Lower Level HQ Family. Marriage. Women CB History of civilization HS Societies. Clubs CC Archaeology HT Communities. Classes. Races CD Diplomatics. Archives. Seals. HV Social pathology. Social Service
CE Technical Chronology. Calendar Criminology CJ Numismatics HX Socialism. Communism CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy CR Heraldry J Political Science ...................................................... Lower Level CS Genealogy JA Political science – General CT Biography JC Political theory. The State JF Constitutional history – GeneralD History: General and Old World ........................... Upper Level JK Constitutional history –United States DA Great Britain JL Constitutional history – Canada. Latin DB Austria. Hungary. Czechoslovakia America DC France JN Constitutional history – Europe DD Germany JQ Constitutional history – Asia. Africa
DE Mediterranean region – Classical Australia. Oceania DF Greece JS Local government DG Italy JV Colonies and colonization DH Low Countries: Belgium. Luxembourg JX International law. International relations DJ Netherlands (Holland) DJK Eastern Europe K Law .......................................................................... Lower Level DK Russia. Soviet Union and former republics KD United Kingdom and Ireland DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia KDZ America DP Spain. Portugal KE Canada DQ Switzerland KF United States DR Balkan Peninsular KG-KH Latin America DS Asia KJ-KK Europe DT Africa DU Oceania. Australia. New Zealand L Education ................................................................ Lower Level DX Gypsies LA History of Education LB Theory and practice of educationE–F History: Western Hemisphere .......................... Upper Level LC Special Aspects of education E America LD Individual institutions – U.S
F U.S. local history. Canada. Latin America LE Other Americas LF Individual Institutions – EuropeG Geography. Anthropology. Sports ....................... Lower Level LG Individual Institutions – Asia. Africa
GA Mathematical Geography. Cartography Oceania GB Physical Geography LH College Publications GC Oceanography LJ Student Fraternities and sororities LT TextbooksAugust 2016 M Music Lower Level RS Pharmacy ML Literature of music RT Nursing MT Music instructions RX HomeopathyN Fine Arts .................................................................. Lower Level S Agriculture .............................................................. Lower Level NA Architecture S General NB Sculpture SB Plant culture NC Drawing. Design SD Forestry ND Painting SF Animal culture NE Print media SH Aquaculture NK Decorative arts. Applied arts SK HuntingP Language and Literature........................................ Lower Level T Technology.............................................................. Lower Level P Philology and Linguistics TA Engineering – General and civil PA Classical languages and literature TC Hydraulic engineering PB Celtic languages TD Environmental technology. Sanitary PC Romance languages engineering PD Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages TE Highway engineering PE English language TF Railroad engineering PF West Germanic languages TG Bridge construction PG Slavic, Baltic, Armenian languages and TH Building construction literature TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery PH Finno –Ugrian languages and literature TK Electronic engineering. Nuclear engineering PJ Oriental languages and literature TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics PK Indo-Iranian languages and literature TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy PL East Asian languages and literature TP Chemical technology PM American Indian languages. Artificial TR Photography languages TS Manufactures PN Literature. General literary history and TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts collections TX Home economics PQ Romance literatures PR English literature U Military Science ..................................................... Lower Level PS American literature UA Armies PT Germanic literatures UB Military administration PZ Juvenile belle lettres .......... Upper Level, North UC Maintenance and transportation UD InfantryQ Science .................................................................... Lower Level UE Cavalry. Armored cavalry QA Mathematics UF Artillery QB Astronomy UG Military engineering. Air forces. Air QC Physics warfare QD Chemistry UH Other services QE Geology QH Natural history. Biology V Naval Science ......................................................... Lower Level QK Botany VA Navies QL Zoology VB Naval administration QM Human Anatomy VC Naval maintenance QP Physiology VD Naval seamen QR Microbiology VE Marines VF Naval ordnanceR Medicine ................................................................. Lower Level VG Minor services of navies RA Public aspects of medicine VK Navigation. Merchant Marine RB Pathology VM Naval architecture. Marine engineering RC Internal medicine RD Surgery Z Bibliography: Library Science ................................ Lower Level RE Ophthalmology RG Gynecology and obstetrics Special Locations RJ Pediatrics RK Dentistry Reference Collection .................................. Main Level, North RL Dermatology Rare Books Room ....................................... Main Level, South RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology Juvenile & Curriculum Lab ......................... Upper Level, South All other ...................................................... Please askAugust 2016
Library of Congress Call Numbers A General Works.. GFLower Level B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion.. Lower Level BC Logic BD Speculative Philosophy BF Psychology. …
This system uses letters and numbers to sort books into subject areas, but each title does have its own unique call number. This outline of the Library of Congress Classification can be used to determine where titles in a general subject area may be found in our library.
Listed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification. Click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses. Online access to the complete text of the schedules is available in Classification Web, a subscription product that may also be purchased from the Cataloging Distribution Service.
A listing of the main Library of Congress call number letters and their general subject area assignments. The Western Libraries, like many academic libraries, uses the Library of Congress Classification system to assign call numbers.
It was designed specifically for the purposes and collection of the Library of Congress to replace the fixed location system developed by Thomas Jefferson. By the time Putnam departed from his post in 1939, all the classes except K (Law) and parts of B (Philosophy and Religion) were well developed.