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Answered By: Michael Pujals Last Updated: Sep 28, 2018 Views: 51
Tips for Finding Books on the Shelf
Anatomy of a Library of Congress Call Number
Book title: Uncensored War: The Media and Vietnam
Author: Daniel C. Hallin
Call Number in Catalog: DS559.46 .H35 1986
The first line describes the general subject area:
DS = History of Asia
The second line describes the specific subject of the book:
559.45 = Vietnamese Conflict
The third line often represents the author's last name:
H35 = Hallin
The last line represents the date of publication:
1986
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If the call number is: LB2395.C65 1991…..
Read call numbers line by line.
LB
Read the first line in alphabetical order:
A, B, BF, C, D... L, LA, LB, LC, M, ML...
2395
Read the second line as a whole number:
1, 2, 3, 45, 100, 101, 1000, 2000, 2430, 2395, 2578…
.C65
The third line is a combination of a letter and numbers. Read the letter alphabetically. Read
the number as a decimal, eg:
.C65 = C then .65
Some call numbers have more than one combination letter/decimal number line
1991
The last line is the year the book was published. Read in chronological order:
1985, 1991, 1992...
Library of Congress Classification Outline
Listed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification.
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A |
General Works -- includes encyclopedias, almanacs, indexes |
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B-BJ |
Philosophy, Psychology |
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BL- BX |
Religion |
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C |
History -- includes archaeology, genealogy, biography |
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D |
History -- general and eastern hemisphere |
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E-F |
History -- America (western hemisphere) |
|
G |
Geography, Maps, Anthropology, Recreation |
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H |
Social Science |
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J |
Political Science |
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K |
Law (general) |
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KD |
Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland |
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KE |
Law of Canada |
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KF |
Law of the United States |
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L |
Education |
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M |
Music |
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N |
Fine Arts -- includes architecture, sculpture, painting, drawing |
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P-PA |
General Philosophy and Linguistics, Classical Languages, and Literature |
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PB-PH |
Modern European Languages |
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PG |
Russian Literature |
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PJ-PM |
Languages and Literature of Asia, Africa, Oceania, American Indian Languages, |
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PN-PZ |
General Literature, English and American Literature, Fiction in English, and Juvenile Literature |
|
PQ |
French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Literature |
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PT |
German, Dutch, and Scandinavian Literature |
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Q |
Science -- includes physical and biological sciences, math, computers |
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R |
Medicine -- includes health and human sexuality |
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S |
Agriculture |
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T |
Technology -- includes engineering, auto mechanics, photography, home economics |
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U |
Military Science |
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V |
Naval Science |
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Z |
Bibliography, Library Science |