Most works in the library's collections are shelved by Library of Congress classification. The most common location is General Stacks, for which:
Sample call number: PR6015 .A33 W57 2001
| PR | Read in alphabetical order: PR files before PS |
| 6015 | Read in numerical order as a whole number: 6015 files before 6016 |
| .A33 | Read the letter in alphabetical order, and read the number as a decimal: .A33 files before .A4 |
| W57 | If there's another letter/number combination, read that number as a decimal even though the decimal point is omitted: W57 files before W6 |
| 2001 | If there's a publication date, read it in numerical order |
Sample call number PR6015 .A33 W57 2001 is shelved in range 328 on the library's upper floor.
Library of Congress classification groups together works on the same subject. Click on a classification letter to see more detail (PR is for English literature, PS is for American literature, etc.)
A General works
B Philosophy, psychology, religion
C Auxiliary sciences of history
D World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa, Austalia, New Zealand, etc.
E History of the Americas
F History of the Americas
G Geography, anthropology, recreation
H Social sciences
J Political science
K Law
L Education
M Music and books on music
N Fine arts
P Language and literature
Q Science
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
U Military science
V Naval science
Z Bibliography, library science, information resources (general)
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