Library of Congress Call Numbers

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Library of Congress Call Numbers

Here's a key to the subject areas covered by the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System. The KCKCC Library uses this system to gather books on the same or similar topics together on the shelves. A more detailed outline of the system is available at the Reference Desk.

A
General Works

B-BJ
Philosophy, Psychology

BL, BM, BP, BQ
Religion: Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism

BR-BV
Religion: Christianity, Bible

BX
Religion: Christian Denominations

C
Auxiliary Sciences of History

D-DJ
History (General), History of Europe

DJK-DK
History of Eastern Europe, Soviet Union, Poland

DL-DR
History of Europe

DS
History of Asia

DT-DX
History of Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.

E-F
History: America
(Western Hemisphere)

G
Geography, Maps, Anthropology, Recreation, Sports

H-HJ
Social Sciences: Economics, Business

HM-HX
Social Sciences: Sociology

J
Political Science

K
Law

L
Education

M
Music

N
Art, Fine Arts

P-PA
General Philology & Linguistics
Classical Languages & Literature

PB-PH
Modern European Languages:
French, Spanish, etc.

PG
Russian Literature

PJ-PK
Oriental Philology & Literature, Indo-Iranian Philology & Literature

PL-PM
Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceanic, Hyperborean, Indian, & Artifical Languages

PN
General Literature: English and American

PQ
French, Italian and Portuguese Literature

PR
English Literature

PS
American Literature

PT
German, Dutch and Scandinavian Literature

Q
Science

R
Medicine

S
Agriculture

T
Technology

U
Military Science

V
Naval Science

Z
Bibliographies, Library Science