LC Classification

Materials in the DMACC Libraries are shelved by call numbers using the Library of Congress classification system. An outline of the main classes is shown here. Click a class to see a list of subclasses.

CLASS A - GENERAL WORKS
Subclass AC	Collections. Series. Collected Works
Subclass AE	Encyclopedias
Subclass AG	Dictionaries and Other General Reference Works
Subclass AI	Indexes
Subclass AM	Museums. Collectors and Collecting
Subclass AN	Newspapers
Subclass AP	Periodicals
Subclass AS	Academies and Learned Societies
Subclass AY	Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories
Subclass AZ	History of Scholarship and Learning. The Humanities

CLASS B - PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
Subclass B	Philosophy (General)
Subclass BC	Logic
Subclass BD	Speculative Philosophy
Subclass BF	Psychology
Subclass BH	Aesthetics
Subclass BJ	Ethics
Subclass BL	Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
Subclass BM	Judaism
Subclass BP	Islam. Bahaisim. Theosophy, etc.
Subclass BQ	Buddhism
Subclass BR	Christianity
Subclass BS	The Bible
Subclass BT	Doctrinal Theology
Subclass BV	Practical Theology
Subclass BX	Christian Denominations

CLASS C - AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
Subclass C	Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)
Subclass CB	History of Civilization
Subclass CC	Archaeology
Subclass CD	Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
Subclass CE	Technical Chronology. Calendar
Subclass CJ	Numismatics
Subclass CN	Inscriptions. Epigraphy
Subclass CR	Heraldry
Subclass CS	Genealogy
Subclass CT	Biography

CLASS D - HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
Subclass D	History (General)
Subclass DA	Great Britain
Subclass DAW	Central Europe
Subclass DB	Austria - Liechtenstein - Hungary - Czechoslovakia
Subclass DC	France - Andorra - Monaco
Subclass DD	Germany
Subclass DE	The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World
Subclass DF	Greece
Subclass DG	Italy - Malta
Subclass DH	Netherlands (Low Countries)
Subclass DJ	Netherlands (Holland)
Subclass DJK	Eastern Europe
Subclass DK	Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics - Poland
Subclass DL	Northern Europe. Scandinavia
Subclass DP	Spain - Portugal
Subclass DQ	Switzerland
Subclass DR	Balkan Peninsula
Subclass DS	Asia
Subclass DT	Africa
Subclass DU	Oceania (South Seas)
Subclass DX	Gypsies

CLASS E-F - HISTORY: AMERICA
Class E
11-143	America
151-889	United States
Class F
1-975	United States Local History
1001-1145.2	British America (including Canada)
	Dutch America
1170	French America
1201-3799	Latin America. Spanish America

CLASS G - GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
Subclass G	Geography (General). Atlases. Maps
Subclass GA	Mathematical Geography. Cartography
Subclass GB	Physical Geography
Subclass GC	Oceanography
Subclass GE	Environmental Sciences
Subclass GF	Human Ecology. Anthropogeography
Subclass GN	Anthropology
Subclass GR	Folklore
Subclass GT	Manners and Customs (General)
Subclass GV	Recreation. Leisure

CLASS H - SOCIAL SCIENCES
Subclass H	Social Sciences (General)
Subclass HA	Statistics
Subclass HB	Economic Theory. Demography
Subclass HC	Economic History and Conditions
Subclass HD	Industries. Land Use. Labor
Subclass HE	Transportation
Subclass HF	Commerce
Subclass HG	Finance
Subclass HJ	Public Finance
Subclass HM	Sociology (General)
Subclass HN	Social History and Conditions. Social Problems. Social Reform
Subclass HQ	The Family. Marriage. Woman
Subclass HS	Societies: Secret, Benevolent, etc.
Subclass HT	Communities. Classes. Races
Subclass HV	Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare. Criminology
Subclass HX	Socialism. Communism. Anarchism

CLASS J - POLITICAL SCIENCE
Subclass J	General Legislative and Executive Papers
Subclass JA	Political Science (General)
Subclass JC	Political Theory
Subclass JF	Political Institutions and Public Administration - General
Subclass JK	Political Institutions and Public Administration - United States
Subclass JL	Political Institutions and Public Administration - Canada, West Indies, Mexico, Central and South America
Subclass JN	Political Institutions and Public Administration - Europe
Subclass JQ	Political Institutions and Public Administration - Asia, Arab Countries, Islamic Countries, Africa, Atlantic Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Ocean Islands
Subclass JS	Local Government. Municipal Government
Subclass JV	Colonies and Colonization. Emigration and Immigration. International Migration
Subclass JZ	International Relations

CLASS K - LAW
Subclass K	Law in General. Comparative and Uniform Law. Jurisprudence
Subclass KBR	History of Canon Law
Subclass KBU	Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See
Subclasses KD-KDK	Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland
Subclass KDZ	America. North America
Subclass KE	Law of Canada
Subclass KF	Law of the United States
Subclass KG	Latin America - Mexico and Central America - West Indies. Caribbean Area
Subclass KH	South America
Subclasses KJ-KKZ	Europe
Subclasses KL-KWX	Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica
Subclass KZ	Law of Nations

CLASS L - EDUCATION
Subclass L	Education (General)
Subclass LA	History of Education
Subclass LB	Theory and Practice of Education
Subclass LC	Special Aspects of Education
Subclass LD	Individual Institutions - United States
Subclass LE	Individual Institutions - America (except United States)
Subclass LF	Individual Institutions - Europe
Subclass LG	Individual Institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands
Subclass LH	College and School Magazines and Papers
Subclass LJ	Student Fraternities and Societies, United States
Subclass LT	Textbooks

CLASS N - FINE ARTS
Subclass N	Visual Arts
Subclass NA	Architecture
Subclass NB	Sculpture
Subclass NC	Drawing. Design. Illustration
Subclass ND	Painting
Subclass NE	Print Media
Subclass NK	Decorative Arts
Subclass NX	Arts in General

CLASS P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Subclass P	Philology. Linguistics
Subclass PA	Greek Language and Literature. Latin Language and Literature
Subclass PB	Modern Languages. Celtic Languages
Subclass PC	Romanic Languages
Subclass PD	Germanic Languages
Subclass PE	English Language
Subclass PF	West Germanic Languages
Subclass PG	Slavic Languages. Baltic Languages. Albanian Language
Subclass PH	Uralic Languages. Basque Language
Subclass PJ	Oriental Philology and Literature
Subclass PK	Indo-Iranian Philology and Literature
Subclass PL	Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Subclass PN	Literature (General)
Subclass PQ	French Literature - Italian Literature - Spanish Literature - Portugese Literature
Subclass PR	English Literature
Subclass PS	American Literature
Subclass PT	German Literature - Dutch Literature - Flemish Literature since 1830 - Afrikaans Literature - Scandinavian Literature - Old Norse Literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian - Modern Icelandic Literature - Faroese Literature - Danish Literature - Norwegian Literature - Swedish Literature
Subclass PZ	Fiction and Juvenile Belles Lettres

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

CLASS R - MEDICINE
Subclass R	Medicine (General)
Subclass RA	Public Aspects of Medicine
Subclass RB	Pathology
Subclass RC	Internal Medicine
Subclass RD	Surgery
Subclass RE	Ophthalmology
Subclass RF	Otorhinolaryngology
Subclass RG	Gynecology and Obstetrics
Subclass RJ	Pediatrics
Subclass RK	Dentistry
Subclass RL	Dermatology
Subclass RM	Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Subclass RS	Pharmacy and Materia Medica
Subclass RT	Nursing
Subclass RV	Botanic, Thomsonian, and Eclectic Medicine
Subclass RZ	Other Systems of Medicine

CLASS S - AGRICULTURE
Subclass S	Agriculture (General)
Subclass SB	Plant Culture
Subclass SD	Forestry
Subclass SF	Animal Culture
Subclass SH	Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Subclass SK	Hunting Sports

CLASS T - TECHNOLOGY
Subclass T	Technology (General)
Subclass TA	Engineering (General). Civil Engineering
Subclass TC	Hydraulic Engineering - Ocean Engineering
Subclass TD	Environmental Technology. Sanitary Engineering
Subclass TE	Highway Engineering. Roads and Pavements
Subclass TF	Railroad Engineering and Operation
Subclass TG	Bridge Engineering
Subclass TH	Building Construction
Subclass TJ	Mechanical Engineering and Machinery
Subclass TK	Electrical Engineering. Electronics. Nuclear Engineering
Subclass TL	Motor Vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Subclass TN	Mining Engineering. Metallurgy
Subclass TP	Chemical Technology
Subclass TR	Photography
Subclass TS	Manufactures
Subclass TT	Handicrafts. Arts and Crafts
Subclass TX	Home Economics

CLASS U - MILITARY SCIENCE
Subclass U	Military Science (General)
Subclass UA	Armies: Organization, Distribution, Military Situation
Subclass UB	Military Administration
Subclass UC	Maintenance and Transportation
Subclass UD	Infantry
Subclass UE	Cavalry. Armor
Subclass UF	Artillery
Subclass UG	Military Engineering
Subclass UH	Other Services

CLASS V - NAVAL SCIENCE
Subclass V	Naval Science (General)
Subclass VA	Navies: Organization, Distribution, Naval Situation
Subclass VB	Naval Administration
Subclass VC	Naval Maintenance
Subclass VD	Naval Seamen
Subclass VE	Marines
Subclass VF	Naval Ordnance
Subclass VG	Minor Services of Navies
Subclass VK	Navigation. Merchant Marine
Subclass VM	Naval Architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine Engineering

A	General Works	M	Music
B	Philosophy. Psychology. Religion	N	Fine Arts
C	Auxiliary Sciences of History	P	Language and Literature
D	History: General and Old World	Q	Science
E-F	History: America	R	Medicine
G	Geography. Anthropology. Recreation	S	Agriculture
H	Social Sciences	T	Technology
J	Political Science	U	Military Science
K	Law	V	Naval Science
L	Education	Z	Library Science

CLASS M - MUSIC
Subclass M	Music
Subclass ML	Literature on Music
Subclass MT	Musical Instruction and Study

CLASS Z - LIBRARY SCIENCE
Subclass Z	Books (General). Writing. Paleopraphy - Book Industries and Trade - Libraries - Bibliography
Subclass ZA	Information Resources (General)

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