Answered By: Wendy Schlegel Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 Views: 138
Answered By: Wendy Schlegel
Last Updated: Mar 16, 2022 Views: 138
The libraries use the Library of Congress Classification System to arrange the books on the shelves. The call number for a book will begin with a letter or letters representing one of the following broad subject areas:
- A--General works (e.g. encyclopedias)
- B--Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion
- C--Auxiliary sciences (e.g. biography, genealogy)
- D--History (except America)
- E - F--History of the Americas (Missouri history: F 461-475)
- G--Geography, Anthropology, Folklore, Dance, Sports
- H - HJ--Social Sciences (general), Economics and Business
- HM - HX--Sociology, Marriage and Family, Criminal Justice
- J--Political Science
- K--Law (U.S. law: KF; Missouri law: KFM 7800-8399)
- L--Education
- M--Music
- N--Fine Arts
- P--Philology and Literature
- P - PA--Philology and Classical Literature
- PB - PH-- Modern European Languages
- PJ - PM--Languages and Literatures of Asia, Africa, Oceania, America; Mixed Languages; Artificial Languages
- PN--Literature (general), Drama, Poetry, Film
- PQ--French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
- PR--English Literature
- PS--American Literature
- PT--German, Dutch, and Scandinavian
- PZ--Fiction (general) and Juvenile Literature
- Q--Science
- R--Medicine (RC: Psychiatry; RT: Nursing)
- S--Agriculture
- T--Technology
- U--Military Science
- V--Naval Science
- Z--Bibliography and Library Science
Visit the How to Read Call Numbers in an Academic Library page for more information.
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