CALL NUMBER:
Within each Location, materials are arranged by Call Number. Library of Congress Call Number is used in all locations (except Compact Discs and Records).
Library of Congress Call Numbers (LC)
Used for all Locations except Compact Disc and Records
The call numbers in the catalog (letters and numbers) match the letters and numbers on the spine of the book.
Books on the same subject will be placed in the same location.
The call number that starts with .G735 is shelved before .G8 because .G8 must be read as .G800.
Examples:
History : General & Old World. (Arranged in correct LC order)
D
465
.H3
DS
35
.G8
DS
335
.G7
(read as .G700)
DS
335
.G73
(read as .G730)
DS
335
.G735
(read as .G735)
1975
DS
335
.G8
(read as .G800)
1983
DS
335
.G8
1995
DS
335.2
.B65
DS
338
.A7
DU
1
.I5
A5
DU
1
.I5
L58
Additional information about LC Call Numbers: LC Tutorial Web Page (From State College @ Brockport, New York)
Library of Congress Call Number outline
o A General Works
o B Philosophy (General)
o BF Psychology
o BJ Ethics
o BL-BX Religions
o C Auxiliary Sciences of History
o D History: General and Old World
o E History: United States (General)
o F History: United States (local). Canada. Latin America
o G Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation
o H Social Sciences (General)
o HA Statistics
o HB - HJ Economics. Business. Finance
o HM-HX Sociology
o J Political Science
o K Law (General)
o L Education
o M Music
o N Fine Arts (General)
o NA Architecture
o NB Sculpture
o NC Graphic Arts
o ND Painting
o NK Decorative arts. Applied arts
o P General Philology and Linguistics
o PA Classical Language & Literatures
Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature
Medieval and Modern Latin Literature
o PC Romance Languages
o PE English Language
o PF Germanic Languages
o PG Slavic Languages & Literature
o PL Asian Languages & Literature
o PN World Literature
o PN Broadcasting. Theater. Journalism
o PQ Romance Literatures
o PR English Literature
o PS American Literature
o PT Germanic Literatures
o PZ Children's Literature
o Q Science (General)
o QA Mathematics
o QA Computer Science
o QB Astronomy
o QC Physics
o QD Chemistry
o QE Geology
o QH Ecology & Natural History
o QK Botany
o QL Zoology
o QP Physiology
o QR Bacteriology, Immunology & Virology
o QR Molecular biology
o R Medicine (General)
o RC Psychiatry
o RC Sports Medicine
o RM Pharmacology
o RM Nutrition
o RM Physical Therapy
o RS Pharmacy & material medicine
o S Agriculture (General)
o S Conservation of natural resources
o SB Plant (Crop) Science
o SB Landscape Architecture
o SD Forestry
o SF Animal Science
o SH Fish & Fisheries
o SK Wildlife Management
o T Technology (General)
o TA-TH Civil Engineering
o TD Pollution & Environmental Technology
o TH Building construction
o TJ Mechanical Engineering
o TK Electrical Engineering
o TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
o TN Mining and Metallurgy
o TP Chemical Engineering
o TP Genetic Engineering
o TR Photography
o TS Manufactures. Industry
o TT Crafts. Fashion
o TX Home Economics. Nutrition
o U-V Military and Naval Science
o Z Library Science. Bibliography
ANSCR
(Compact Discs and Records Only)
Outline of the "ANSCR" (Alpha numberic system for classification of recordings) scheme for Music Recordings
*(If recorded content is based on a printed text, Goleman uses LC for these categories, otherwise we use ANSCR.) LC and ANSCR to be shelved in separate bins.
A
Music Appreciation
J
Electronic and mechanical music
B
Opera
K
Musical show and operetta: complete and excerpt
C
Choral Music
L
Soundtrack music for Motion pictures and Television
