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Library of Congress Classification System

Lovejoy Library classifies materials using the Library of Congress system. This guide is a brief outline of the Library of Congress classification for selected subjects.
LC Class Summary
A General Works B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C History and Auxiliary Sciences D History (except America)
E-F History and Geography of the Americas G Geography and Anthropology
H Social Science J Political Science
K Law L Education
M Music N Fine Arts
P Language and Literature Q Science
R Medicine S Agriculture, Plant and Animal Industry
T Technology U Military Science
V Naval Science Z Books in General

LC Class Detail
A General Works
    AE Encyclopedias
    AI Indexes
B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
    B Collections
    BC Logic
    BD Metaphysics
    BF Psychology
    BH Esthetics
    BJ Ethics
    BL Religions, mythology
    BM Judaism
    BS Bible
C History and Auxiliary Sciences
    CB History of civilization
    CS Genealogy
    CT Bibliography
D History (except America)
    D General history
    DA-DR Europe
    DS Asia
    DT Africa
    DU Oceania
E-F History and Geography of the Americas
    E31 - E150 North America
    E151 - E770 U.S.A.
    F1 - F970 U.S.A. (local)
    F1201 - F3899 Latin America
G Geography and Anthropology
    G Geography (voyages, atlases)
    GA Geography (mathematical and astronomical)
    GB Geography (physical)
    GN Anthropology, enthnology, ethnography
    GR Folklore
    GV Sports, dance, recreation
H Social Science
    H Social sciences (general)
    HA Statistics
    HB Economics
    HD Labor
    HE Transportation
    HF Commerce
    HG Finance
    HJ Public finance
    HM Sociology (general and theoretical)
    HN Social history and reform
    HQ Marriage, family, home
    HT Communities, classes
    HV Social pathology and corrections
    HX Communism, socialism, anarchism
J Political Science
    J Documents
    JA General works
    JC Theory of state
    JF-JX Constitutional history
    JK U.S.A.
    JQ Asia, Africa, Australia
K Law
L Education
    LA History of education
    LB Theory and practice, educational psychology
    LC Special education
    LD-LT Universities and colleges
M Music
    M Music scores
    ML Literature of music
    MT Music theory
N Fine Arts
    NA Architecture
    NB Sculpture
    NC Graphic arts, design, drawing
    ND Painting
    NK Applied arts
P Language and Literature
    P Philology, linguistics
    PA Greek and Latin philology and literature
    PB Modern European languages
    PC Modern Romance languages
    PE English language
    PF German
    PG Slavic
    PM Artificial language, American Indian
    PN Journalism and mass media
    PQ Romantic literature
    PR English literature
    PS American literature
    PZ Fiction and juvenile belles-lettres
Q Science
    QA Mathematics
    QB Astronomy
    QC Physics
    QD Chemistry
    QE Geology
    QH Natural history
    QK Botany
    QL Zoology
    QM Human anatomy
    QR Bacteriology
R Medicine
    RA Public aspects of medicine
    RB Pathology
    RC Internal medicine
    RD Surgery
    RE Opthalmology
    RF Otorhinolaryngology
    RG Gynecology, obstetrics
    RJ Pediatrics
    RK Dentistry
    RM Therapeutics, pharmacology
    RS Pharmacy, materia medica
    RT Nursing
S Agriculture, Plant and Animal Industry
    SB Plant culture, horticulture
    SD Forestry
    SF Animal culture
    SH Aquaculture, fisheries, angling
    SK Hunting, wildlife conservation, camping, outdoor life
T Technology
    TA Civil engineering
    TD Environmental technology
    TE Highway engineering
    TH Building construction
    TJ Mechanical engineering
    TK Electrical engineering
    TR Photography
    TS Manufacturers, production management, operations management
U Military Science
V Naval Science
Z Bibliography and Library Science

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