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Library of Congress Classification System Outline The Hamilton College Library uses the Library of Congress (LC) Classification system for call numbers. The LC system uses a combination of letters and numbers to arrange materials by subjects. The first line of an LC call number contains 1, 2, or 3 letters, which represent the broad subject of the material. A GENERAL WORKS AE Encyclopedias B PHILOSOPHY & RELIGION B-BD,BH-BJ Philosophy BF Psychology BL-BX Religion C AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY CC Archaeology D HISTORY: General, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania DA-DR Europe DS Asia DT Africa DU Oceania E-F HISTORY: North, Central & South America G GEOGRAPHY, MAPS, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION G-GB Geography, Maps GC Oceanography GF-GR Anthropology GV Recreation H SOCIAL SCIENCES HA Statistics HB-HJ Economics HM-HX Sociology J POLITICAL SCIENCE K LAW KF Law of the United States L EDUCATION M MUSIC N FINE ARTS NA Architecture NB Sculpture NC Drawing ND Painting NE Print Media NK Decorative Arts P LANGUAGE & LITERATURE PB-PH European Languages PN Literary History & Collections PQ French & Spanish Literature PR British Literature PS American Literature PT Germanic Literatures Q SCIENCE & MATHEMATICS QA Mathematics, Computer Science QB Astronomy QC Physics QD Chemistry QE Geology QH-QR Biology R MEDICINE S AGRICULTURE SB Plant Culture SD Forestry SF Animal Culture T TECHNOLOGY T-TP,TS Engineering, Construction TR Photography TX Nutrition, Cookery U MILITARY SCIENCE V NAVAL SCIENCE Z BIBLIOGRAPHY & LIBRARY SCIENCE Return to Cataloging Department |
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