SUBJECT GUIDES: Outline of Library of Congress Call Numbers

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Outline of the Library of Congress Call Number System

Click on the letters below to see the division of Library of Congress Call Numbers into various subjects:

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

Refer also to the handout, "Library Lingo: a Guide to Library Terminology" for explanations of other terms used in the library.

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Compiled by Dele C. Ukwu
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Long Beach City College Library
& Bibliographic Access Librarian
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Long Beach, CA 90808

updated 11/2002.

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