Library of Congress Call Number System

A	General Works

		AE		General Encyclopedias

B	Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
		B		Philosophy
		BC		Logic
		BF		Psychology
		BF		Parapsychology & Occult
		BL-BX		Religion

C	History: Auxiliary Branches
		CB		History of Civilization
		CC		Archaeology
 		CR		Heraldry
		CS		Genealogy
		CT		Biography (general)

D	History: General and Old World
		D		History (general)
		DA		Great Britain
		DE		Mediterranean Region
		DK		Soviet Union
		DP		Spain, Portugal
		DS		Asia
		DT		Africa

E-F	History: New World
 		E		North America
		E		Indians of North America
		E		United States (general)
		F		United States (local history)
		F		Canada
		F		Latin America
		F		South America

G    	Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
		G		Geography (general)
		G		Atlases & Maps
		GB		Physical Geography
		GE		Environment
   		GF		Human Ecology
		GN		Anthropology
		GR		Folklore
		GR		Manners and Customs
		GV		Recreation & Leisure
 		GV		Physical Education

H    	Social Science
		H		Social Sciences (general)
		HA		Statistics
		HB-HD		Economics
		HE		Transportation & Communications
		HF		Commerce
		HG		Finance
		HJ		Accounting
 		HM		Sociology (general)
		HQ		The Family & Marriage
		HQ		Women's Studies
		HV		Social Welfare & Criminology

J    Political Science
		J		New Mexico Documents
		JC		Political Theory
		JF-JQ		Constitutional History
		JS		Local Government
		JX		International Law

K    Law
		K		Law (general)
		KD		Law of the United Kingdom
		KF		Law of the United States
		KG		Law of Latin America
		KJ		Law of Europe

L    Education
		LA		History of Education
		LB		Theory and Practice of Education
		LC		Social Aspects of Education
		LD-LG		Universities, Colleges, & Schools

M    Music
		M		Musical Scores
		ML		Literature of Music
		MT		Musical Instruction and Study

N    Fine Arts
		N		Visual Arts (general)
		NA		Architecture
		NB		Sculpture
		NC		Drawing, Design, & Illustration
		ND		Painting
		NE		Print Media
		NK		Decorative & Applied Arts
		NX		Arts in General

P    Language and Literature
		P		Linguistics & Philology (general)
		P		Rhetoric & Composition
		P		Communications
		PA		Classical Languages & Literature
		PC		Romance Languages
		PD		Germanic Languages
		PE		English Language
		PJ		Oriental Languages & Literatures
		PM		American Indian Languages
		PN		Literary History & Collections (general)
		PQ		Romance Languages
		PR		English Literature
		PS		American Literature
		PT		Germanic Literature
		PZ		Children's Literature

Q    Science
		Q		Science (general)
		QA		Mathematics
		QB		Astronomy
		QC		Physics
		QD		Chemistry
		QE		Geology
		QH		Biology (general)
 		QH		Natural History (general)
		QK		Botany
		QL		Zoology
		QM		Human Anatomy
		QP		Physiology
		QR		Microbiology

R    Medicine
		R		Medicine (general)
		RA		Public Health
		RC		Practice of Medicine
		RM		Nutrition
		RM-RS		Pharmacology & Pharmacy
		RT		Nursing

S    Agriculture
		S		Agriculture (general)
		SB		Plant Culture
		SD		Forestry
		SF		Animal Culture
		SH		Aquaculture & Fisheries
		SK		Wildlife Management

T    Technology
		T		Technology (general)
		TA		Engineering (general)
		TC		Hydraulic Engineering
		TD		Environmental Engineering
		TE		Highway Engineering
		TH		Building Construction
		TJ		Mechanical Engineering
		TK		Electrical Engineering & Electronics
		TK		Nuclear Engineering
		TL		Aeronautics & Motor Vehicles
		TN		Mining Engineering & Metallurgy
		TP		Chemical Technology
		TR		Photography
		TS		Manufacturing
		TT		Clothing Manufacture & Handicrafts
		TX		Home Economics
		TX		Hotels & Food Service

U-V		Military and Naval Sciences

Z		Bibliography and Library Science

Detailed Information on Library of Congress Classification


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