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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_D_–_World_History_and_History_of_Europe,_Asia,_Africa,_Australia,_New_Zealand,_etc."> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Class D – World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_D_–_World_History_and_History_of_Europe,_Asia,_Africa,_Australia,_New_Zealand,_etc.-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_E_–_History_of_the_Americas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_E_–_History_of_the_Americas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.5</span> <span>Class E – History of the Americas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_E_–_History_of_the_Americas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_F_–_Local_History_of_the_Americas" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_F_–_Local_History_of_the_Americas"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.6</span> <span>Class F – Local History of the Americas</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_F_–_Local_History_of_the_Americas-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_G_–_Geography,_Anthropology,_Recreation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_G_–_Geography,_Anthropology,_Recreation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.7</span> <span>Class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_G_–_Geography,_Anthropology,_Recreation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_H_–_Social_Sciences" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_H_–_Social_Sciences"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.8</span> <span>Class H – Social Sciences</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_H_–_Social_Sciences-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_J_–_Political_Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_J_–_Political_Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.9</span> <span>Class J – Political Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_J_–_Political_Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_K_–_Law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_K_–_Law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.10</span> <span>Class K – Law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_K_–_Law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_L_–_Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_L_–_Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.11</span> <span>Class L – Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_L_–_Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_M_–_Music" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_M_–_Music"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.12</span> <span>Class M – Music</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_M_–_Music-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_N_–_Fine_Arts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_N_–_Fine_Arts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.13</span> <span>Class N – Fine Arts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_N_–_Fine_Arts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_P_–_Language_and_Literature" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_P_–_Language_and_Literature"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.14</span> <span>Class P – Language and Literature</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_P_–_Language_and_Literature-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_Q_–_Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_Q_–_Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.15</span> <span>Class Q – Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_Q_–_Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_R_–_Medicine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_R_–_Medicine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.16</span> <span>Class R – Medicine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_R_–_Medicine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_S_–_Agriculture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_S_–_Agriculture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.17</span> <span>Class S – Agriculture</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_S_–_Agriculture-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_T_–_Technology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_T_–_Technology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.18</span> <span>Class T – Technology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_T_–_Technology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_U_–_Military_Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_U_–_Military_Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.19</span> <span>Class U – Military Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_U_–_Military_Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_V_–_Naval_Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_V_–_Naval_Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.20</span> <span>Class V – Naval Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_V_–_Naval_Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Class_Z_–_Bibliography,_Library_Science" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Class_Z_–_Bibliography,_Library_Science"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.21</span> <span>Class Z – Bibliography, Library Science</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Class_Z_–_Bibliography,_Library_Science-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav 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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Library of Congress Classification</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%AC_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8" title="লাইব্রেরি অব কংগ্রেস শ্রেণিবিন্যাস – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="লাইব্রেরি অব কংগ্রেস শ্রেণিবিন্যাস" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81_%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B0%D2%BB%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%8B%D2%A3_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B8%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%8F%D2%BB%D1%8B" title="Конгресс китапханаһының классификацияһы – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Конгресс китапханаһының классификацияһы" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classificaci%C3%B3_de_la_Biblioteca_del_Congr%C3%A9s" title="Classificació de la Biblioteca del Congrés – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Classificació de la Biblioteca del Congrés" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification" title="Library of Congress Classification – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Library of Congress Classification" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification" title="Library of Congress Classification – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Library of Congress Classification" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A3%CF%8D%CF%83%CF%84%CE%B7%CE%BC%CE%B1_%CE%A4%CE%B1%CE%BE%CE%B9%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%B7%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B2%CE%BB%CE%B9%CE%BF%CE%B8%CE%AE%CE%BA%CE%B7%CF%82_%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85_%CE%9A%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%BF%CF%85" title="Σύστημα Ταξινόμησης της Βιβλιοθήκης του Κογκρέσου – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Σύστημα Ταξινόμησης της Βιβλιοθήκης του Κογκρέσου" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clasificaci%C3%B3n_de_la_Biblioteca_del_Congreso" title="Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klasifiko_de_la_Kongresa_Biblioteko" title="Klasifiko de la Kongresa Biblioteko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Klasifiko de la Kongresa Biblioteko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%87%E2%80%8C%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%87_%DA%A9%D9%86%DA%AF%D8%B1%D9%87" title="رده‌بندی کتابخانه کنگره – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="رده‌بندی کتابخانه کنگره" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_de_la_Biblioth%C3%A8que_du_Congr%C3%A8s" title="Classification de la Bibliothèque du Congrès – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Classification de la Bibliothèque du Congrès" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD%EC%9D%98%ED%9A%8C%EB%8F%84%EC%84%9C%EA%B4%80_%EB%B6%84%EB%A5%98%EB%B2%95" title="미국의회도서관 분류법 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미국의회도서관 분류법" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klasifikasi_Perpustakaan_Kongres" title="Klasifikasi Perpustakaan Kongres – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Klasifikasi Perpustakaan 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system of <a href="/wiki/Library_classification" title="Library classification">library classification</a> developed by the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, which can be used for shelving books in a library. LCC is mainly used by large research and <a href="/wiki/Academic_libraries" class="mw-redirect" title="Academic libraries">academic libraries</a>, while most public libraries and small academic libraries use the <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification" title="Dewey Decimal Classification">Dewey Decimal Classification</a> system.<sup id="cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeweyDiscord-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The classification was developed by <a href="/wiki/J._C._M._Hanson" title="J. C. M. Hanson">James Hanson</a> (chief of the <a href="/wiki/Cataloging_(library_science)" title="Cataloging (library science)">Catalog</a> Department), with assistance from <a href="/wiki/Charles_Martel_(librarian)" title="Charles Martel (librarian)">Charles Martel</a>, in 1897, while they were working at the Library of Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was designed specifically for the purposes and collection of the Library of Congress to replace the fixed location system developed by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>. </p><p>LCC has been criticized for lacking a sound theoretical basis; many of the classification decisions were driven by the practical needs of that library rather than <a href="/wiki/Epistemology" title="Epistemology">epistemological</a> considerations.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although it divides subjects into broad categories, it is essentially <a href="/wiki/Enumerative" class="mw-redirect" title="Enumerative">enumerative</a> in nature. That is, it provides a guide to the books actually in one library's collections, not a classification of the world. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The central core of the modern Library of Congress was formed from books sold to the government by Thomas Jefferson after the original collection was razed by the British in the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a>. As a result, the original classification system used by the library was of his own invention. However, by the end of the nineteenth century, the collection had grown to over a million volumes and his system was deemed too unwieldy.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Russell_Young" title="John Russell Young">John Russell Young</a>, the seventh Librarian of Congress, hired James Hanson and Charles Martel in 1897,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who began the development of a new classification system that would more accurately describe the collections the library held. Young's tenure as Librarian ended with his death in 1899, and his successor, <a href="/wiki/Herbert_Putnam" title="Herbert Putnam">Herbert Putnam</a>, continued to implement the updates to the catalog through his long stay in the office.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the time he departed from his post in 1939, all the classes except K (Law) were well developed.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In creating their classification system, Hanson and Martel evaluated several systems already in existence, including the <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Dewey Decimal System">Dewey Decimal System</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Ammi_Cutter" title="Charles Ammi Cutter">Charles Ammi Cutter</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cutter_Expansive_Classification" title="Cutter Expansive Classification">Cutter Expansive Classification</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Index_Medicus" title="Index Medicus">Index Medicus</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the <a href="/wiki/Putnam_Classification_System" title="Putnam Classification System">Putnam Classification System</a> (developed while Putnam was head librarian at the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Public_Library" title="Minneapolis Public Library">Minneapolis Public Library</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The one closest to their needs was Cutter's; however, he died before the completion of his system.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Hanson and Martel thus decided to develop their own unique system, strongly based on his ideas. They published their first outline of the classification scheme in 1904.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Development of the classes continued throughout the twentieth century. The last class to be developed was K (Law): the first K schedule was published in 1969 and not completed until the 2004 publication of KB.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1996 onwards, the LCC schedules were available online, and since 2013, there have been no new print editions of the classification system. All updates are now distributed by the Library's Cataloging Distribution Service entirely online.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_organization"><span class="anchor" id="Design_and_Organization"></span>Design and organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Design and organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LCC divides all knowledge into twenty-one basic classes, exchanges given a single letter of the alphabet as an identifier. The vast majority of these classes are divided further into two and three level sub-classes.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With these sub-classes, numerical ranges are assigned to topics, going from more general to more specific. Unlike in the Dewey Decimal Classification, where the numbers assigned to a topic iterate throughout the system (e.g., the ".05" tag indicated a periodical publication on the topic), the LCC numerical ranges are strictly hierarchal, only corresponding to their level on the outline. LCC is enumerative, meaning that it lists all the classes in officially published schedules, which are updated as needed by the Library of Congress.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="GB 2403.2 .B44 2010 is described as components based on how such an LCC call number is formed: G being the class, GB being in the subclass, 2403.2 being the topic number, .B44 being the Cutter Number, and 2010 being the publication date." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png/220px-G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png/330px-G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png/440px-G%26G_LCC_Call_number.png 2x" data-file-width="2770" data-file-height="1438" /></a><figcaption>The call number for <i>Glaciers and Glaciation</i> (2nd edt.) by Benn & Evans. This indicates that it belongs to the broad class of "Geography, Anthropology, Recreation," the subclass of "Physical Geography," and the topic of "Ice. Glaciers. Ice sheets. Sea ice." B44 is the Cutter number, after the first author Benn, and 2010 represents the publication year.</figcaption></figure> <p>After the range of numbers making up the topical division, call numbers often also include one or more Cutter numbers, modeled after the unfinished Cutter Expansive Classification index. The full LCC schedules contain tables that describe Cutter numbers for certain types of media, collections of work, and geographical areas.<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cutter numbers also can take the form of an author-specific code, containing a letter and several numbers corresponding to the author's last name. This serves to further distinguish publications and nominally alphabetize volumes within a topic section. The final component of a typical LCC call-number is the publication year, in full.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Library collections can add modifiers to distinguish specific volumes, such as "Copy 1."<sup id="cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeweyDiscord-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LCC should not be confused with <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Control_Number" title="Library of Congress Control Number">Library of Congress Control Numbers</a> (LCCN), which are assigned to all books (and authors) and defines online catalog entries.<sup id="cite_ref-authors_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-authors-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Library of Congress Classification is also distinct from <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Subject_Headings" title="Library of Congress Subject Headings">Library of Congress Subject Headings</a>, the system of labels such as "Glaciers" and "Glaciers—Fiction" that describe contents systematically.<sup id="cite_ref-subjects_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-subjects-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One variation from the original LCC system is the <a href="/wiki/National_Library_of_Medicine_classification" title="National Library of Medicine classification">National Library of Medicine classification</a> system (NLM), which uses the initial letters <i>W</i> and <i>QS</i>–<i>QZ</i>, which are not used by LCC. Some libraries use NLM in conjunction with LCC, eschewing LCC's R, QM, and QP, which overlap with NLM's schema.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another is the Canadian Universities and the Canadian National Library using FC for Canadian History, a subclass that LCC has not officially adopted, but which it has agreed not to use for anything else.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Classes">Classes</h3><span 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criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Together, the Dewey Decimal System (DDC) and LCC make up the two main classification system used in U.S. libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DeweyDiscord-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LCC is favored by large academic and research libraries. </p><p>Systems of classification can be evaluated on several metrics, including expressiveness (the ability of the numeration system to express the hierarchal and correlative relationships between topics), hospitality (the ability of the system to accommodate new subjects), and brevity (length of call numbers).<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While LCC is significantly less expressive than DDC, it is extremely hospitable, mainly in the fact that five class (I, O, W, X, and Y) lack any assignment to topics.<sup id="cite_ref-:4_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:4-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LCC call numbers also tend to be shorter than those in DDC. </p><p>The main difference between DDC and LCC is their approach to classifying. Dewey's system is a comprehensive classification to all topics, with no regard to the actual collections a library might hold. While this has allowed it to be successfully adapted into more modern classification systems for use outside of libraries, such as the <a href="/wiki/Universal_Decimal_Classification" title="Universal Decimal Classification">Universal Decimal Classification</a> (UDC),<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it does make it more unwieldy for large or specialized collections. On the other hand, Hanson and Martel designed LCC specifically for library use, which means while it does not completely enumerate the world, it does more reflect what books a library might hold.<sup id="cite_ref-:6_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:6-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because LCC was designed around the collections of the Library of Congress, it has an American, European, and Christian bias, as reflected mainly in the earlier developed schedules of D (World History), E and F (History of the Americas), and B (Philosophy, Psychology, Religion). On the other hand, the later-developed K (Law) gives fairly even weight to global law.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, the various schedules are maintained and revised by the Library's Policy and Standards Division, in conjunction with experts in each field. However, updating various schedules with classification biases is generally assumed to be impractical due to the massive workload that would result in,<sup id="cite_ref-:3_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:3-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> especially as the "discipline" based classes of LCC have been entrenched in the average library user's mind.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like all classification systems, LCC struggles with catering to interdisciplinary scholars and topics, as ultimately, a book can only be shelved in a single location.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, LCC has a problem with "othering" marginalized groups, making works related to or authored by members of these groups particularly difficult to locate.<sup id="cite_ref-:5_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is not a new issue, and libraries with more specialized collections about minority groups or issues sometimes eschew LCC,<sup id="cite_ref-:5_19-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:5-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with one example alternative classification being the <a href="/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Yenching_Classification" title="Harvard–Yenching Classification">Harvard–Yenching Classification</a>, specifically developed for Chinese language materials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Full_classification_outline"><span class="anchor" id="Full_Classification_Outline"></span>Full classification outline</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Full classification outline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_A_–_general_works"><span id="Class_A_.E2.80.93_general_works"></span>Class A – general works</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Class A – general works"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AC_–_collections._series._collected_works" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Anthology" title="Anthology">Collections</a>. Series. Collected works</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AE_–_encyclopedias" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Encyclopedias" class="mw-redirect" title="Encyclopedias">Encyclopedias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AG_–_dictionaries_and_other_general_reference_works" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dictionaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Dictionaries">Dictionaries</a> and other general <a href="/wiki/Reference_works" class="mw-redirect" title="Reference works">reference works</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AI_-_Index_(publishing)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AI</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bibliographic_index" title="Bibliographic index">Indexes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AM_–_museums;_collectors_and_collecting" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Museums" class="mw-redirect" title="Museums">Museums</a>. Collectors and collecting</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AN_–_newspapers" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Newspapers" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspapers">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AP_–_periodicals" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AP</a> – <a href="/wiki/Periodicals" class="mw-redirect" title="Periodicals">Periodicals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AS_-_Academy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AS</a> – Academies and <a href="/wiki/Learned_societies" class="mw-redirect" title="Learned societies">learned societies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AY_-_Yearbooks._Almanacs._directory_(databases)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AY</a> – <a href="/wiki/Yearbooks" class="mw-redirect" title="Yearbooks">Yearbooks</a>. <a href="/wiki/Almanacs" class="mw-redirect" title="Almanacs">Almanacs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Business_directory" title="Business directory">Directories</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_A_--_General_Works#AZ_–_history_of_scholarship_and_learning;_the_humanities" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works">Subclass AZ</a> – History of scholarship and <a href="/wiki/Learning" title="Learning">learning</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Humanities" title="Humanities">humanities</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_B_–_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion"><span id="Class_B_.E2.80.93_Philosophy.2C_Psychology.2C_Religion"></span>Class B – Philosophy, Psychology, Religion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Class B – Philosophy, Psychology, Religion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#B_-_Philosophy_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass B</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_philosophy" title="Outline of philosophy">Philosophy</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BC_-_Logic" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_logic" title="Outline of logic">Logic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BD_-_Speculative_philosophy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BD</a> – Speculative philosophy</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BF_-_Psychology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_psychology" title="Outline of psychology">Psychology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BH_-_Aesthetics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_aesthetics" title="Outline of aesthetics">Aesthetics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BJ_-_Ethics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_ethics" title="Outline of ethics">Ethics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BL_-_Religions._Mythology._Rationalism" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_religion" title="Outline of religion">Religions</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mythology" class="mw-redirect" title="Mythology">Mythology</a>. <a href="/wiki/Rationalism" title="Rationalism">Rationalism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BM_-_Judaism" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Judaism" title="Outline of Judaism">Judaism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BP_-_Islam._Baháʼí_Faith._Theosophy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BP</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Islam" title="Outline of Islam">Islam</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BC%C3%AD_Faith" title="Baháʼí Faith">Baháʼísm</a>. <a href="/wiki/Theosophy" title="Theosophy">Theosophy</a>, etc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BQ_-_Buddhism" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BQ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Buddhism" title="Outline of Buddhism">Buddhism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BR_-_Christianity" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BR</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Christianity" title="Outline of Christianity">Christianity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BS_-_The_Bible" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BS</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_Bible" class="mw-redirect" title="The Bible">The Bible</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BT_-_Doctrinal_Theology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BT</a> – Doctrinal theology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BV_-_Practical_Theology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Practical_theology" title="Practical theology">Practical theology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B_--_Philosophy,_Psychology,_Religion#BX_-_Christian_Denominations" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B -- Philosophy, Psychology, Religion">Subclass BX</a> – <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_B,_subclass_BX_--_Christian_Denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class B, subclass BX -- Christian Denominations">Christian Denominations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_C_–_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History"><span id="Class_C_.E2.80.93_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History"></span>Class C – Auxiliary Sciences of History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Class C – Auxiliary Sciences of History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#C_-_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass C</a> – <a href="/wiki/Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History" class="mw-redirect" title="Auxiliary Sciences of History">Auxiliary Sciences of History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CB_-_History_of_Civilization" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CB</a> – History of <a href="/wiki/Civilization" title="Civilization">Civilization</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CC_-_Archaeology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_archaeology" title="Outline of archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CD_-_Diplomatics;_Archives;_Seals" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Diplomatics" title="Diplomatics">Diplomatics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Archives" class="mw-redirect" title="Archives">Archives</a>. <a href="/wiki/Seal_(emblem)" title="Seal (emblem)">Seals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CE_-_Technical_Chronology;_Calendar" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CE</a> – Technical Chronology; <a href="/wiki/Calendar" title="Calendar">Calendar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CJ_-_Numismatics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Numismatics" title="Numismatics">Numismatics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CN_-_Inscriptions,_Epigraphy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Inscriptions" class="mw-redirect" title="Inscriptions">Inscriptions</a>; <a href="/wiki/Epigraphy" title="Epigraphy">Epigraphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CR_-_Heraldry" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CR</a> – <a href="/wiki/Heraldry" title="Heraldry">Heraldry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CS_-_Genealogy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CS</a> – <a href="/wiki/Genealogy" title="Genealogy">Genealogy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_C_--_Auxiliary_Sciences_of_History#CT_-_Biography" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class C -- Auxiliary Sciences of History">Subclass CT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Biography" title="Biography">Biography</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_D_–_World_History_and_History_of_Europe,_Asia,_Africa,_Australia,_New_Zealand,_etc."><span id="Class_D_.E2.80.93_World_History_and_History_of_Europe.2C_Asia.2C_Africa.2C_Australia.2C_New_Zealand.2C_etc."></span>Class D – World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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(General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DA_-_History_of_Great_Britain_-_History_of_Ireland_-_History_of_the_British_Isles" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DA</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_British_Isles" title="History of the British Isles">Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DAW_-_History_of_Central_Europe" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DAW</a> – <a href="/wiki/Central_Europe#Historical_perspective" title="Central Europe">Central Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DB_-_History_of_Austria_-_Liechtenstein_-_Hungary_-_Czechoslovakia" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DB</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Austria" title="History of Austria">Austria</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Liechtenstein" title="History of Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Hungary" title="History of Hungary">Hungary</a> – <a href="/wiki/Czechoslovakia" title="Czechoslovakia">Czechoslovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DC_-_History_of_France_-_Andorra_-_Monaco" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DC</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_France" title="History of France">France</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Andorra" title="History of Andorra">Andorra</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Monaco" title="History of Monaco">Monaco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DD_-_History_of_Germany" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DD</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Germany" title="History of Germany">Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DE_-_History_of_the_Greco-Roman_World" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_classical_studies" title="Outline of classical studies">Greco-Roman World</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DF_-_History_of_Greece" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DF</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Greece" title="History of Greece">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DG_-_History_of_Italy_-_Malta" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DG</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Italy" title="History of Italy">Italy</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Malta" title="History of Malta">Malta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DH_-_History_of_Low_Countries_-_Benelux_Countries" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DH</a> – Low Countries – <a href="/wiki/Benelux" title="Benelux">Benelux</a> Countries</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DJ_-_History_of_the_Netherlands_(Holland)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Netherlands" title="History of the Netherlands">Netherlands</a> (Holland)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DJK_-_History_of_Eastern_Europe_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DJK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe#History" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern Europe</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DK_-_History_of_Russia;_Soviet_Union;_Former_Soviet_Republics_-_History_of_Poland" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DK</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Russia" title="History of Russia">Russia</a>. <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>. <a href="/wiki/Republics_of_the_Soviet_Union" title="Republics of the Soviet Union">Former Soviet Republics</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Poland" title="History of Poland">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DL_-_History_of_Northern_Europe;_Scandinavia" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe#History" title="Northern Europe">Northern Europe</a>. <a href="/wiki/History_of_Scandinavia" title="History of Scandinavia">Scandinavia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DP_-_History_of_Spain_-_Portugal" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DP</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Spain" title="History of Spain">Spain</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Portugal" title="History of Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DQ_-_History_of_Switzerland" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DQ</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Switzerland" title="History of Switzerland">Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DR_-_History_of_the_Balkan_Peninsula" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DR</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Balkans" title="History of the Balkans">Balkan Peninsula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DS_-_History_of_Asia" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DS</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Asia" title="History of Asia">Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DT_-_History_of_Africa" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DT</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_Africa" title="History of Africa">Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DU_-_History_of_Oceania_(South_Seas)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DU</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> (South Seas)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_D_--_History,_General_and_Old_World#DX_-_History_of_Gypsies" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class D -- History, General and Old World">Subclass DX</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Romani_people" title="History of the Romani people">Romanies</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_E_–_History_of_the_Americas"><span id="Class_E_.E2.80.93_History_of_the_Americas"></span>Class E – History of the Americas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Class E – History of the Americas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_E_--_History_of_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class E -- History of America">Library of Congress Classification:Class E -- History of America</a></div> <ul><li>Class E does not have any subclasses.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_F_–_Local_History_of_the_Americas"><span id="Class_F_.E2.80.93_Local_History_of_the_Americas"></span>Class F – Local History of the Americas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Class F – Local History of the Americas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_F_--_Local_History_of_the_United_States_and_British,_Dutch,_French,_and_Latin_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class F -- Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America">Library of Congress Classification:Class F -- Local History of the United States and British, Dutch, French, and Latin America</a></div> <ul><li>Class F does not have any subclasses, though Canadian Universities and the Canadian National Library use FC for Canadian History, a subclass that LCC has not officially adopted, but which it has agreed not to use for anything else.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_G_–_Geography,_Anthropology,_Recreation"><span id="Class_G_.E2.80.93_Geography.2C_Anthropology.2C_Recreation"></span>Class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Class G – Geography, Anthropology, Recreation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G_--_Geography._Anthropology._Recreation" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation">Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_G_--_Geography_(General)._Atlases._Maps" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass G -- Geography (General). Atlases. Maps">Subclass G</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_geography" title="Outline of geography">Geography</a> (General). <a href="/wiki/Atlas" title="Atlas">Atlases</a>. <a href="/wiki/Maps" class="mw-redirect" title="Maps">Maps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GA_--_Mathematical_geography._Cartography" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GA -- Mathematical geography. Cartography">Subclass GA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mathematical_geography" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathematical geography">Mathematical geography</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cartography" title="Cartography">Cartography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GB_--_Physical_geography" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GB -- Physical geography">Subclass GB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Physical_geography" title="Physical geography">Physical geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GC_--_Oceanography" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GC -- Oceanography">Subclass GC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oceanography" title="Oceanography">Oceanography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G_--_Geography._Anthropology._Recreation#GE_-_Environmental_Sciences" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation">Subclass GE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Environmental_Sciences" class="mw-redirect" title="Environmental Sciences">Environmental Sciences</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G_--_Geography._Anthropology._Recreation#GF_-_Human_ecology;_Anthropogeography" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G -- Geography. Anthropology. Recreation">Subclass GF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Human_ecology" title="Human ecology">Human ecology</a>. <a href="/wiki/Anthropogeography" class="mw-redirect" title="Anthropogeography">Anthropogeography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GN_--_Anthropology" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GN -- Anthropology">Subclass GN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_anthropology" title="Outline of anthropology">Anthropology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GR_--_Folklore" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GR -- Folklore">Subclass GR</a> – <a href="/wiki/Folklore" title="Folklore">Folklore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GT_--_Manners_and_Customs_(General)" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GT -- Manners and Customs (General)">Subclass GT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Manners" class="mw-redirect" title="Manners">Manners</a> and customs (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_G,_subclass_GV_--_Recreation_and_Leisure" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class G, subclass GV -- Recreation and Leisure">Subclass GV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Recreation" title="Recreation">Recreation</a>. <a href="/wiki/Leisure" title="Leisure">Leisure</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_H_–_Social_Sciences"><span id="Class_H_.E2.80.93_Social_Sciences"></span>Class H – Social Sciences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Class H – Social Sciences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#H_-_Social_sciences_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass H</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_social_science" title="Outline of social science">Social sciences</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HA_--_Statistics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_statistics" title="Outline of statistics">Statistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HB_--_Economic_Theory_and_Demography" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_economics" title="Outline of economics">Economic theory</a>. <a href="/wiki/Demography" title="Demography">Demography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HC_--_Economic_history_and_conditions" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Economic_history" title="Economic history">Economic history</a> and conditions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HD_--_Industries,_Land_Use,_and_Labor" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_industry" title="Outline of industry">Industries</a>. Land use. <a href="/wiki/Labour_(economics)" class="mw-redirect" title="Labour (economics)">Labor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HE_--_Transportation_and_Communications" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_transport" title="Outline of transport">Transportation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_communication" title="Outline of communication">communications</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HF_--_Commerce" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Commerce" title="Commerce">Commerce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HG_--_Finance" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_finance" title="Outline of finance">Finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HJ_--_Public_Finance" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Public_finance" title="Public finance">Public finance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HM_--_Sociology_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_sociology" title="Outline of sociology">Sociology</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HN_--_Social_history_and_conditions;_Social_problems;_Social_reform" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Social_history" title="Social history">Social history</a> and conditions. <a href="/wiki/Social_problems" class="mw-redirect" title="Social problems">Social problems</a>. <a href="/wiki/Social_reform" class="mw-redirect" title="Social reform">Social reform</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HQ_--_Family,_Marriage,_Woman,_and_Sexuality" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HQ</a> – The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HS_--_Societies" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HS</a> – Societies: <a href="/wiki/Secret_society" title="Secret society">secret</a>, benevolent, etc.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HT_--_Communities,_Classes,_and_Races" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_community" title="Outline of community">Communities</a>. <a href="/wiki/Social_class" title="Social class">Classes</a>. <a href="/wiki/Race_(classification_of_humans)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (classification of humans)">Races</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HV_--_Social_Pathology,_Social_and_Public_Welfare,_and_Criminology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Social_pathology" class="mw-redirect" title="Social pathology">Social pathology</a>. Social and <a href="/wiki/Public_welfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Public welfare">public welfare</a>. <a href="/wiki/Criminology" title="Criminology">Criminology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_H_--_Social_sciences#HX_--_Socialism;_Communism;_Anarchism" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class H -- Social sciences">Subclass HX</a> – <a href="/wiki/Socialism" title="Socialism">Socialism</a>. <a href="/wiki/Communism" title="Communism">Communism</a>. <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_anarchism" title="Outline of anarchism">Anarchism</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_J_–_Political_Science"><span id="Class_J_.E2.80.93_Political_Science"></span>Class J – Political Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Class J – Political Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#J_-_General_legislative_and_executive_papers" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass J</a> – General legislative and executive papers</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JA_-_Political_science_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_politics" class="mw-redirect" title="Outline of politics">Political science</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JC_-_Political_theory._The_state._Theories_of_the_state" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Political_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Political theory">Political theory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JF_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Political_institution" class="mw-redirect" title="Political institution">Political institutions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Public_administration" title="Public administration">public administration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JJ_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration_-_North_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JJ</a> – Political institutions and public administration (North America)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JK_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration_-_United_States" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JK</a> – Political institutions and public administration (United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JL_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration_-_Canada,_Latin_America,_etc" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JL</a> – Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JN_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration_-_Europe" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JN</a> – Political institutions and public administration (Europe)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JQ_-_Political_institutions_and_public_administration_-_Asia,_Africa,_Australia,_Pacific_Area,_etc" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JQ</a> – Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JS_-_Local_government._Municipal_government" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JS</a> – Local government. <a href="/wiki/Municipal_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Municipal government">Municipal government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JV_-_Colonies_and_colonization,_Emigration_and_Immigration._International_migration" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JV</a> – Colonies and <a href="/wiki/Colonization" title="Colonization">colonization</a>. Emigration and immigration. International migration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JX_-_International_law_(obsolete)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JX</a> – <a href="/wiki/International_law" title="International law">International law</a>, see JZ and KZ (obsolete)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_J_--_Political_science#JZ_-_International_relations" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class J -- Political science">Subclass JZ</a> – <a href="/wiki/International_relations" title="International relations">International relations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_K_–_Law"><span id="Class_K_.E2.80.93_Law"></span>Class K – Law</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Class K – Law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#K_-_Law_in_general._Comparative_and_uniform_law._Jurisprudence" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass K</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_law" title="Outline of law">Law</a> in general. Comparative and uniform law. <a href="/wiki/Jurisprudence" title="Jurisprudence">Jurisprudence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KB_-_Religious_law_in_general._Comparative_religious_law._Jurisprudence" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Religious_law" title="Religious law">Religious law</a> in general. Comparative religious law. Jurisprudence</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBM_-_Jewish_law" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Jewish_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Jewish law">Jewish law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBP_-_Islamic_law" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBP</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sharia" title="Sharia">Islamic law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBR_-_History_of_canon_law" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBR</a> – History of <a href="/wiki/Canon_law" title="Canon law">canon law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBS_-_Canon_law_of_Eastern_churches" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBS</a> – Canon law of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Christianity" title="Eastern Christianity">Eastern churches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBT_-_Canon_law_of_Eastern_Rite_Churches_in_Communion_with_the_Holy_See_of_Rome" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBT</a> – Canon law of <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Catholic_Churches" title="Eastern Catholic Churches">Eastern Rite Churches in Communion with the Holy See of Rome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KBU_-_Law_of_the_Roman_Catholic_Church._The_Holy_See" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KBU</a> – Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The <a href="/wiki/Holy_See" title="Holy See">Holy See</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KD_-_United_Kingdom" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclasses – KD/KDK</a> - <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ireland" title="Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KDZ_-_Law_of_America._North_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KDZ</a> – America. <a href="/wiki/Law_of_North_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Law of North America">North America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KE_-_Canada" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Law_of_Canada" title="Law of Canada">Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KF_-_United_States" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Law_of_the_United_States" title="Law of the United States">United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KG_-_Latin_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Crime_and_violence_in_Latin_America" title="Crime and violence in Latin America">Latin America</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mexico" title="Mexico">Mexico</a> and <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a> – West Indies. Caribbean area</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KH_-_South_America" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Law_in_South_America" title="Law in South America">South America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KJ_-_Europe._History._Countries_A-F" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclasses KJ-KKZ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Law_in_Europe" title="Law in Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KL_-_Asia_and_Eurasia._History._Countries_(A-Z)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclasses KL-KWX</a> – <a href="/wiki/Legal_systems_in_Asia" title="Legal systems in Asia">Asia</a> and Eurasia, <a href="/wiki/Law_in_Africa" title="Law in Africa">Africa</a>, Pacific Area, and Antarctica</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KU_-_Australia._New_Zealand" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KU/KUQ</a> – Law of <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_K_--_Law#KZ_-_Law_of_Nations._Law_of_Seas._Law_of_Space" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class K -- Law">Subclass KZ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Public_international_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Public international law">Law of nations</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_L_–_Education"><span id="Class_L_.E2.80.93_Education"></span>Class L – Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Class L – Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#L_-_Education_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass L</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_education" title="Outline of education">Education</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LA_-_History_of_Education" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LA</a> – <a href="/wiki/History_of_education" title="History of education">History of education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LB_-_Theory_and_practice_of_education" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Education_theory" class="mw-redirect" title="Education theory">Theory</a> and practice of education</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LC_-_Special_aspects_of_education" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LC</a> – Special aspects of education</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LD_-_Individual_institutions_-_United_States" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LD</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in the United States">Individual institutions – United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LE_-_Individual_institutions_-_America_(except_United_States)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LE</a> – Individual institutions – America (except United States)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LF_-_Individual_institutions_-_Europe" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LF</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in Europe">Individual institutions – Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LG_-_Individual_institutions_-_Asia,_Africa,_Indian_Ocean_islands,_Australia,_New_Zealand,_Pacific_Islands" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LG</a> – Individual institutions – <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in Asia">Asia</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="List of universities in Africa">Africa</a>, Indian Ocean islands, <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_Australia" title="List of universities in Australia">Australia</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_universities_in_New_Zealand" title="List of universities in New Zealand">New Zealand</a>, Pacific islands</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LH_-_College_and_school_magazines_and_papers" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LH</a> – <a href="/wiki/List_of_student_newspapers" title="List of student newspapers">College and school magazines and papers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LJ_-_Student_fraternities_and_societies,_United_States" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LJ</a> – Student <a href="/wiki/Fraternities" class="mw-redirect" title="Fraternities">fraternities</a> and <a href="/wiki/Student_society" title="Student society">societies</a>, United States</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_L_--_Education#LT_-_Textbooks" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education">Subclass LT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Textbooks" class="mw-redirect" title="Textbooks">Textbooks</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_M_–_Music"><span id="Class_M_.E2.80.93_Music"></span>Class M – Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Class M – Music"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_M_--_Music" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music">Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_M_--_Music#M_-_Printed_Music" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music">Subclass M</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_music" title="Outline of music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_M_--_Music#ML_-_Literature_on_music" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music">Subclass ML</a> – Literature on music</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_M_--_Music#MT_-_Musical_instruction_and_study" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class M -- Music">Subclass MT</a> – Instruction and study</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_N_–_Fine_Arts"><span id="Class_N_.E2.80.93_Fine_Arts"></span>Class N – Fine Arts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Class N – Fine Arts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#N_-_Visual_Arts" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass N</a> – <a href="/wiki/Visual_arts" title="Visual arts">Visual Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NA_-_Architecture" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_architecture" title="Outline of architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NB_-_Sculpture" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_sculpture" title="Outline of sculpture">Sculpture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NC_-_Drawing._Design._Illustration" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_drawing_and_drawings" title="Outline of drawing and drawings">Drawing</a>. <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_design" title="Outline of design">Design</a>. <a href="/wiki/Illustration" title="Illustration">Illustration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#ND_-_Painting" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass ND</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_painting" title="Outline of painting">Painting</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NE_-_Print_Media" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NE</a> – Print media</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NK_-_Decorative_arts" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Decorative_arts" title="Decorative arts">Decorative arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_N_--_Fine_Arts#NX_-_Arts_in_General" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class N -- Fine Arts">Subclass NX</a> – <a href="/wiki/The_arts" title="The arts">Arts in general</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_P_–_Language_and_Literature"><span id="Class_P_.E2.80.93_Language_and_Literature"></span>Class P – Language and Literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Class P – Language and Literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P_--_Language_and_Literature" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature">Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG/220px-RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG/330px-RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG/440px-RyersonUniversityLibrary.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3264" /></a><figcaption>The PN-subclass shelf.</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_P_--_Philology_linguistics" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass P -- Philology linguistics">Subclass P</a> – <a href="/wiki/Philology" title="Philology">Philology</a>. <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_linguistics" title="Outline of linguistics">Linguistics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PA_--_Greek_language_and_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PA -- Greek language and literature">Subclass PA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek language</a> and literature. <a href="/wiki/Latin_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Latin language">Latin language</a> and literature</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PB_--_Modern_languages_and_Celtic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PB -- Modern languages and Celtic languages">Subclass PB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Modern_language" title="Modern language">Modern languages</a>. <a href="/wiki/Celtic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtic language">Celtic languages</a> and literature</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PC_--_Romanic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PC -- Romanic languages">Subclass PC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Romanic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Romanic languages">Romanic languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PD_--_Germanic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PD -- Germanic languages">Subclass PD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Germanic_languages" title="Germanic languages">Germanic languages</a>. <a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Scandinavian languages">Scandinavian languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PE_--_English_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PE -- English language">Subclass PE</a> – English language</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PF_--_West_Germanic_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PF -- West Germanic languages">Subclass PF</a> – West Germanic languages</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PG_--_Slavic,_Baltic_and_Albanian_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PG -- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages">Subclass PG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Slavic_languages" title="Slavic languages">Slavic languages</a> and literature. <a href="/wiki/Baltic_languages" title="Baltic languages">Baltic languages</a>. <a href="/wiki/Albanian_language" title="Albanian language">Albanian language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PH_--_Uralic_and_Basque_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PH -- Uralic and Basque languages">Subclass PH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Uralic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Uralic language">Uralic languages</a>. <a href="/wiki/Basque_language" title="Basque language">Basque language</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PJ_--_Oriental_philology_and_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PJ -- Oriental philology and literature">Subclass PJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Oriental_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Oriental languages">Oriental languages</a> and literatures</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PK_--_Indo-Iranian_philology_and_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PK -- Indo-Iranian philology and literature">Subclass PK</a> – Indo-Iranian languages and literature</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P_--_Language_and_Literature#PL_--_Languages_and_literature_of_Eastern_Asia,_Africa,_Oceania" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P -- Language and Literature">Subclass PL</a> – Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PM_--_Hyperborean,_Indian_and_artificial_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PM -- Hyperborean, Indian and artificial languages">Subclass PM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hyperborea" title="Hyperborea">Hyperborean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_languages_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous languages of the Americas">Native American</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Artificial_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Artificial languages">artificial languages</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PN_--_General_Literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PN -- General Literature">Subclass PN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_literature" title="Outline of literature">Literature</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PQ_--_French_literature_-_Italian_literature_-_Spanish_literature_-_Portuguese_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PQ -- French literature - Italian literature - Spanish literature - Portuguese literature">Subclass PQ</a> – <a href="/wiki/French_literature" title="French literature">French literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Italian_literature" title="Italian literature">Italian literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spanish_literature" title="Spanish literature">Spanish literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Portuguese_literature" title="Portuguese literature">Portuguese literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PR_--_English_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PR -- English literature">Subclass PR</a> – <a href="/wiki/English_literature" title="English literature">English literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PS_--_American_Literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PS -- American Literature">Subclass PS</a> – <a href="/wiki/American_literature" title="American literature">American literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PT_--_Germanic_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PT -- Germanic literature">Subclass PT</a> – <a href="/wiki/German_literature" title="German literature">German literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dutch_literature" class="mw-redirect" title="Dutch literature">Dutch literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Flemish_literature" title="Flemish literature">Flemish literature</a> since 1830 – <a href="/wiki/Afrikaans_literature" title="Afrikaans literature">Afrikaans literature</a> -<a href="/wiki/Scandinavian_literature" title="Scandinavian literature">Scandinavian literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Old_Norse_literature" title="Old Norse literature">Old Norse literature</a>: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian – Modern <a href="/wiki/Icelandic_literature" title="Icelandic literature">Icelandic literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Faroese_literature" title="Faroese literature">Faroese literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Danish_literature" title="Danish literature">Danish literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_literature" title="Norwegian literature">Norwegian literature</a> – <a href="/wiki/Swedish_literature" title="Swedish literature">Swedish literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_P,_subclass_PZ_--_Fiction_and_juvenile_belles_lettres" class="mw-redirect" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class P, subclass PZ -- Fiction and juvenile belles lettres">Subclass PZ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_fiction" title="Outline of fiction">Fiction</a> and juvenile <a href="/wiki/Belles_lettres" class="mw-redirect" title="Belles lettres">belles lettres</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_Q_–_Science"><span id="Class_Q_.E2.80.93_Science"></span>Class Q – Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Class Q – Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg/200px-LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg/300px-LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg/400px-LibraryOfCongressClassification.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Java_programming" class="mw-redirect" title="Java programming">Java programming</a> books in the QA subclass.</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#Q_-_Science_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass Q</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_science" title="Outline of science">Science</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QA_-_Mathematics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_mathematics" class="mw-redirect" title="Outline of mathematics">Mathematics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QB_-_Astronomy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_astronomy" title="Outline of astronomy">Astronomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QC_-_Physics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_physics" title="Outline of physics">Physics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QD_-_Chemistry" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_chemistry" title="Outline of chemistry">Chemistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QE_-_Geology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_geology" title="Outline of geology">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QH_-_Natural_history_-_Biology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Natural_history" title="Natural history">Natural history</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_biology" title="Outline of biology">Biology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QK_-_Botany" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_botany" title="Outline of botany">Botany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QL_-_Zoology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_zoology" title="Outline of zoology">Zoology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QM_-_Human_anatomy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_human_anatomy" title="Outline of human anatomy">Human anatomy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QP_-_Physiology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QP</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_physiology" title="Outline of physiology">Physiology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Q_--_Science#QR_-_Microbiology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Q -- Science">Subclass QR</a> – <a href="/wiki/Microbiology" title="Microbiology">Microbiology</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_R_–_Medicine"><span id="Class_R_.E2.80.93_Medicine"></span>Class R – Medicine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Class R – Medicine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#R_-_Medicine_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass R</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_medicine" title="Outline of medicine">Medicine</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RA_-_Public_aspects_of_medicine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RA</a> – Public aspects of medicine</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RB_-_Pathology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pathology" title="Pathology">Pathology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RC_-_Internal_medicine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Internal_medicine" title="Internal medicine">Internal medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RD_-_Surgery" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Surgery" title="Surgery">Surgery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RE_-_Ophthalmology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ophthalmology" title="Ophthalmology">Ophthalmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RF_-_Otorhinolaryngology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Otorhinolaryngology" title="Otorhinolaryngology">Otorhinolaryngology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RG_-_Gynaecology_and_Obstetrics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gynecology" class="mw-redirect" title="Gynecology">Gynecology</a> and <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_obstetrics" title="Outline of obstetrics">Obstetrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RJ_-_Pediatrics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pediatrics" title="Pediatrics">Pediatrics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RK_-_Dentistry" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_dentistry" class="mw-redirect" title="Outline of dentistry">Dentistry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RL_-_Dermatology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dermatology" title="Dermatology">Dermatology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RM_-_Therapy._Pharmacology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Therapeutics" class="mw-redirect" title="Therapeutics">Therapeutics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Pharmacology" title="Pharmacology">Pharmacology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RS_-_Pharmacy_and_materia_medica" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RS</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pharmacy" title="Pharmacy">Pharmacy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Materia_medica" title="Materia medica">materia medica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RT_-_Nursing" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nursing" title="Nursing">Nursing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RV_-_Botanic,_Thomsonian,_and_eclectic_medicine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Herbalism" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbalism">Botanic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Thomsonian_medicine" class="mw-redirect" title="Thomsonian medicine">Thomsonian</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Eclectic_medicine" title="Eclectic medicine">Eclectic medicine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RX_-_Homeopathy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RX</a> – <a href="/wiki/Homeopathy" title="Homeopathy">Homeopathy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_R_--_Medicine#RZ_-_Other_systems_of_medicine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class R -- Medicine">Subclass RZ</a> – Other systems of medicine</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_S_–_Agriculture"><span id="Class_S_.E2.80.93_Agriculture"></span>Class S – Agriculture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Class S – Agriculture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#S_-_Agriculture_(general)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass S</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_agriculture" title="Outline of agriculture">Agriculture</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#SB_-_Plant_culture" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass SB</a> – <a href="/wiki/Horticulture" title="Horticulture">Horticulture</a>. <a href="/wiki/Plant_propagation" title="Plant propagation">Plant propagation</a>. <a href="/wiki/Plant_breeding" title="Plant breeding">Plant breeding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#SD_-_Forestry" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass SD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_forestry" title="Outline of forestry">Forestry</a>. <a href="/wiki/Arboriculture" title="Arboriculture">Arboriculture</a>. <a href="/wiki/Silviculture" title="Silviculture">Silviculture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#SF_-_Animal_culture" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass SF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Animal_husbandry" title="Animal husbandry">Animal husbandry</a>. <a href="/wiki/Animal_science" title="Animal science">Animal science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#SH_-_Aquaculture._Fishery._Angling" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass SH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Aquaculture" title="Aquaculture">Aquaculture</a>. <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_fisheries" title="Outline of fisheries">Fisheries</a>. <a href="/wiki/Angling" title="Angling">Angling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_S_--_Agriculture#SK_-_Hunting_sports" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class S -- Agriculture">Subclass SK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hunting" title="Hunting">Hunting</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_T_–_Technology"><span id="Class_T_.E2.80.93_Technology"></span>Class T – Technology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Class T – Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#T_-_Technology_(general)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass T</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_technology" title="Outline of technology">Technology</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TA_-_Engineering_(general)._Civil_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_engineering" title="Outline of engineering">Engineering</a> <a href="/wiki/Civil_engineering" title="Civil engineering">Civil engineering</a> (General).</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TC_-_Hydraulic_engineering._Ocean_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TC</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_engineering" title="Hydraulic engineering">Hydraulic engineering</a>. <a href="/wiki/Offshore_construction" title="Offshore construction">Ocean engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TD_-_Environmental_technology._Sanitary_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Environmental_engineering" title="Environmental engineering">Environmental technology</a>. <a href="/wiki/Sanitary_engineering" title="Sanitary engineering">Sanitary engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TE_-_Highway_engineering._Roads_and_pavements" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Highway_engineering" title="Highway engineering">Highway engineering</a>. Roads and pavements</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TF_-_Railroad_engineering_and_operation" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Railroad_engineering" class="mw-redirect" title="Railroad engineering">Railroad engineering</a> and operation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TG_-_Bridge_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bridge" title="Bridge">Bridges</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TH_-_Building_construction" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TH</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_construction" title="Outline of construction">Building construction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TJ_-_Mechanical_engineering_and_machinery" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TJ</a> – <a href="/wiki/Mechanical_engineering" title="Mechanical engineering">Mechanical engineering</a> and machinery</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TK_-_Electrical_engineering._Electronics._Nuclear_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Electrical_engineering" title="Electrical engineering">Electrical engineering</a>. <a href="/wiki/Electronics" title="Electronics">Electronics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_engineering" title="Nuclear engineering">Nuclear engineering</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TL_-_Motor_vehicles._Aeronautics._Astronautics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TL</a> – <a href="/wiki/Motor_vehicles" class="mw-redirect" title="Motor vehicles">Motor vehicles</a>. <a href="/wiki/Aeronautics" title="Aeronautics">Aeronautics</a>. <a href="/wiki/Astronautics" title="Astronautics">Astronautics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TN_-_Mining_engineering._Metallurgy" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TN</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_mining" title="Outline of mining">Mining engineering</a>. <a href="/wiki/Metallurgy" title="Metallurgy">Metallurgy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TP_-_Chemical_technology" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TP</a> – <a href="/wiki/Chemical_technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical technology">Chemical technology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TR_-_Photography" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TR</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_photography" title="Outline of photography">Photography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TS_-_Manufactures" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TS</a> – <a href="/wiki/Manufacturing_engineering" title="Manufacturing engineering">Manufacturing engineering</a>. <a href="/wiki/Mass_production" title="Mass production">Mass production</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TT_-_Handicrafts._Arts_and_crafts" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TT</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_crafts" title="Outline of crafts">Handicrafts</a>. <a href="/wiki/Handicrafts" class="mw-redirect" title="Handicrafts">Arts and crafts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_T_--_Technology#TX_-_Home_economics" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class T -- Technology">Subclass TX</a> – <a href="/wiki/Home_economics" title="Home economics">Home economics</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_U_–_Military_Science"><span id="Class_U_.E2.80.93_Military_Science"></span>Class U – Military Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Class U – Military Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#U_-_Military_science_(general)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass U</a> – <a href="/wiki/Outline_of_military_science_and_technology" title="Outline of military science and technology">Military science</a> (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UA_-_Armies:_Organization,_distribution,_military_situation" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Army" title="Army">Armies</a>: <a href="/wiki/Military_organization" title="Military organization">Organization</a>, distribution, military situation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UB_-_Military_administration" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UB</a> – Military administration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UC_-_Maintenance_and_transportation" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UC</a> – Military maintenance and transportation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UD_-_Infantry" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UD</a> – <a href="/wiki/Infantry" title="Infantry">Infantry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UE_-_Cavalry._Armour" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Cavalry" title="Cavalry">Cavalry</a>. <a href="/wiki/Armor" class="mw-redirect" title="Armor">Armor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UF_-_Artillery" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UF</a> – <a href="/wiki/Artillery" title="Artillery">Artillery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UG_-_Military_engineering._Air_forces" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UG</a> – <a href="/wiki/Military_engineering" title="Military engineering">Military engineering</a>. Air forces</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_U_--_Military_Science#UH_-_Other_services" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class U -- Military Science">Subclass UH</a> – Other military services</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_V_–_Naval_Science"><span id="Class_V_.E2.80.93_Naval_Science"></span>Class V – Naval Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Class V – Naval Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#V_-_Naval_science_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass V</a> – Naval science (General)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VA_-_Navies:_Organization,_distribution,_naval_situation" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VA</a> – <a href="/wiki/Navy" title="Navy">Navies</a>: Organization, distribution, naval situation</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VB_-_Naval_administration" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VB</a> – Naval administration</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VC_-_Naval_maintenance" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VC</a> – Naval maintenance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VD_-_Naval_seaman" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VD</a> – Naval seamen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VE_-_Marines" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VE</a> – <a href="/wiki/Marine_(military)" class="mw-redirect" title="Marine (military)">Marines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VF_-_Naval_ordnance" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VF</a> – Naval ordnance</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VG_-_Minor_services_of_navies" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VG</a> – Minor services of navies</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VK_-Navigation._Merchant_marine" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VK</a> – <a href="/wiki/Navigation" title="Navigation">Navigation</a>. <a href="/wiki/Merchant_marine" class="mw-redirect" title="Merchant marine">Merchant marine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_V_--_Naval_Science#VM_-_Naval_architecture._Shipbuilding._Marine_engineering" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class V -- Naval Science">Subclass VM</a> – <a href="/wiki/Naval_architecture" title="Naval architecture">Naval architecture</a>. <a href="/wiki/Shipbuilding" title="Shipbuilding">Shipbuilding</a>. <a href="/wiki/Marine_propulsion" title="Marine propulsion">Marine engineering</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Class_Z_–_Bibliography,_Library_Science"><span id="Class_Z_.E2.80.93_Bibliography.2C_Library_Science"></span>Class Z – Bibliography, Library Science</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Class Z – Bibliography, Library Science"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Z_--_Bibliography._Library_Science._Information_resources" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography. Library Science. Information resources">Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography. Library Science. Information resources</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Z_--_Bibliography._Library_Science._Information_resources#Z_-_Books_(general)._Writing._Palaeography._Book_Industries_and_trade._Libraries._Bibliography" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography. Library Science. Information resources">Subclass Z</a> – Books (General). Writing. Paleography. Book industries and trade. Libraries. Bibliography</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Classification:Class_Z_--_Bibliography._Library_Science._Information_resources#ZA_-_Information_Resources_(General)" title="Library of Congress Classification:Class Z -- Bibliography. Library Science. Information resources">Subclass ZA</a> – Information resources/materials</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ACM_Computing_Classification_System" title="ACM Computing Classification System">ACM Computing Classification System</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Books_in_the_United_States" title="Books in the United States">Books in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brinkler_classification" title="Brinkler classification">Brinkler classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinese_Library_Classification" title="Chinese Library Classification">Chinese Library Classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Database_of_Recorded_American_Music" title="Database of Recorded American Music">Database of Recorded American Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dewey_Decimal_Classification" title="Dewey Decimal Classification">Dewey Decimal Classification</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_Dewey_and_Library_of_Congress_subject_classification" title="Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification">Comparison of Dewey and Library of Congress subject classification</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvard%E2%80%93Yenching_Classification" title="Harvard–Yenching Classification">Harvard–Yenching Classification</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moys_Classification_Scheme" title="Moys Classification Scheme">Moys Classification Scheme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ISBN" title="ISBN">ISBN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnie_Earl_Sears" title="Minnie Earl Sears">Minnie Earl Sears</a>, formulated Sears Subject Headings, simplified for use by small libraries</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-authors-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-authors_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> LCCN also covers authors, which LCC does not. For authors (people), the letter 'n' accompanies the number, and they too define URLs in a parallel catalog, such as "n83160096" and "<a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://lccn.loc.gov/n83160096">http://lccn.loc.gov/n83160096</a> ". (So LCCN may be called alphanumeric.)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-subjects-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-subjects_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> LCSH too is developed by the Library and assigns alphanumeric IDs. A closer look at this example shows refinements defined in 2004, 2007, and 2009. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://id.loc.gov/search/?q=Boarding+schools&q=cs%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fid.loc.gov%2Fauthorities%2Fsubjects">LCSH: Boarding schools</a>.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Library_of_Congress_Classification&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-DeweyDiscord-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DeweyDiscord_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLavallee2007" class="citation news cs1">Lavallee, Andrew (July 20, 2007). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118340075827155554">"Discord Over Dewey: A New Library in Arizona Fans a Heated Debate Over What Some Call the 'Googlization' of Libraries"</a>. <i>Wall Street Journal</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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