Library of Congress Classification
A GENERAL WORKS
(general encyclopedias,
reference books, periodicals etc.)
B PHILOSOPHY--RELIGION
B-BJ Philosophy, including
BF Psychology
BL-BX Religion
C AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
CB History of civilization
(General)
CC Archaeology
CD Archives
CJ Numismatics
CR Heraldry
CS Genealogy
CT Biography (General)
D HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD
(including geography of individual countries)
D World history, including World Wars
DA Great Britain
DB Austria
DC France
DD, etc. Other individual countries
E-F HISTORY OF AMERICA
(including geography of individual countries)
E 1-143 America (General)
E 151-857 United States (General)
F 1-957 United States: States and local
F 1001-1140 Canada
F 1201, etc. Other individual countries
G GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, FOLKLORE, ETC.
G Geography (General)
GB Physical geography
GC Oceanography
GN Anthropology
GR Folklore
GV Recreation
H SOCIAL SCIENCES
HA Statistics
HB Economic Theory; Demography
HC Economic History and Conditions
HD Industries; Land Use; Labor
HE Transportation and Communications
HF Commerce
HG Finance
HJ Public Finance
HM-HX Sociology
J POLITICAL SCIENCE
JA-JC Political science
JF-JQ Constitutional history and public administration
JS Local government
JX International Law
K LAW
K General
KD United Kingdom and Ireland
KDZ America: North America, OAS
KE Canada
KF United States
KG-KH Latin America
KJ-KK Europe
L EDUCATION
L General
LA History of education
LB Theory and practice of education
LC Special aspects of education
LD Individual institutions -- U.S.
LE Individual institutions -- Other Americas
LF Individual institutions -- Europe
LG Individual institutions -- Asia, Africa, Oceania
LH College publications
LJ Student fraternities and sororities
LT Textbooks
M MUSIC
M Scores
ML Literature of music
MT Musical instruction
N FINE ARTS
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Graphic arts
ND Painting
NK Decorative arts
P LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
P Philology and linguistics
PA Classical languages and literatures
PC Romance languages
PD-PF Germanic languages, including PE, English
PG Slavic languages and literatures
PJ-PL Oriental languages and literatures
PN General and comparative literature
PQ Romance literatures
PR English literature
PS American literature
PT Germanic literatures
PZ Juvenile literature
Q SCIENCE
QA Mathematics
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
QD Chemistry
QE Geology
QH Natural history
QK Botany
QL Zoology
QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
QR Bacteriology
R MEDICINE
R General
RA Public aspects of medicine
RB Pathology
RC Internal medicine
RD Surgery
RE Opthalmology
RF Otorhinolaryngology
RG Gynecology and obstetrics
RJ Pediatrics
RK Dentistry
RL Dermatology
RM Therapeutics, Pharmacology
RS Pharmacy, Materia medica
RT Nursing
RV Botanic, Thomsonian, eclectic medicine
RX Homeopathy
RZ Other systems of medicine
S AGRICULTURE
SB Plant culture and horticulture
SD Forestry
SF Animal culture
SH Fish culture and fisheries
SK Hunting sports
T TECHNOLOGY
TA General engineering, including general
civil engineering
TC Hydraulic engineering
TD Sanitary and municipal engineering
TE Highway engineering
TF Railroad engineering
TG Bridge engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering
TK Electrical engineering.
Nuclear engineering
TL Motor vehicles.
Aeronautics.
Astronautics
TN Mining engineering.
Mineral industries.
Metallurgy
TP Chemical technology
TR Photography
TS Manufactures
TT Handicrafts.
Arts and crafts
TX Home economics
U MILITARY SCIENCE
U General
UA Armies
UB Military administration
UC Maintenance and transportation
UD Infantry
UE Cavalry, Armored cavalry
UF Artillery
UG Military engineering, Air forces, Air warfare
UH Other services
V NAVAL SCIENCE
V General
VA Navies
VB Naval administration
VC Naval maintenance
VD Naval seamen
VE Marines
VF Naval ordnance
VG Minor services of navies
VK Navigation, Merchant marine
VM Naval architecture, Marine engineering
Z BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIBRARY SCIENCE
Z Books, Book industries, Libraries, Library science,
Bibliography
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