More about classification

In another blog entry, I explained call numbers and gave examples of subject classes and subclasses.  Here is a more specific list of subjects, including call number ranges, of books and other materials in the IHE Library:

Call Number Classification

A   General works

B  Philosophy, psychology, religion

BF Psychology

BJ Ethics

BL-BX Religion

C   Auxiliary sciences of history

CC Archeology

CS Genealogy

D   World history and history of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.

E   History of the Americas

F   History of the Americas (by region)

G   Geography, anthropology, recreation

GV Recreation, leisure

∙ GV201-555 Physical education, training

∙ GV557-1198.995 Sports

H   Social sciences

HB-HC Economics

HD Industries, land use, labor

∙ HD28-70 Management

∙ HD4801-8943 Labor, work, working class

HF Commerce

∙ HF5001-6192 Business

∙ HF5381-5386 Vocational guidance, career development

∙ HF5387-5387.5 Business ethics

∙ HF5546-5548.6 Office management

∙ HF5601-5689 Accounting, bookkeeping

HG Finance

∙ HG8011-9999 Insurance

HM Sociology (general)

HN Social history, problems, conditions

HQ The family, marriage, women

HV Social pathology, social and public welfare, criminology (including forensics)

J   Political science

K   Law

L   Education

LB Theory, practice of education, study skills

M   Music, books on music

N   Fine arts

P   Language and literature

P Philology, linguistics

PA Greek and Latin language and literature

PC Romance languages (Romanian, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.)

PE English language, grammar, writing

PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages

PJ Oriental languages and literature, Arabic

PL Languages and literature of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

PN Literature (general)

∙ PN4001-4355 Oratory, elocution, speeches

PQ French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese literature

PR English literature

PS American literature

PT German, Dutch, Scandinavian literature, etc.

PZ Fiction in English, children’s literature

Q   Science

QA Mathematics

∙ QA71-90 Instruments, computers

∙ QA101-(145) Elementary mathematics

∙ QA150-272.5 Algebra

QB Astronomy

QC Physics

QD Chemistry

QH Natural history, biology

QL Zoology

QM Human anatomy

∙ QM550-577.8 Human and comparative histology

QP Physiology, including nutrition

QR Microbiology

R   Medicine

∙ R5-130.5 General works, terminology

∙ R690-697 Medicine as a profession

∙ R723-726 Medical philosophy and ethics

∙ R726.5-726.8 Medicine and disease in relation to psychology, terminal care

∙ R727-727.5 Medical personnel and public, medical assistants

∙ R728-733 Medical practice and economics

∙ R735-854 Medical education, schools

∙ R858-859.7 Computer applications to medicine, medical informatics

∙ R864 Medical records

RA Public aspects of medicine

∙ RA1-418.5 Medicine and the state

∙ RA648.5-767 Epidemics, epidemiology

∙ RA773-788 Personal health and hygiene, clothing, bathing, exercise, travel, etc.

∙ RA960-1000.5 Medical centers, hospitals

RB Pathology

∙ RB37-56.5 Clinical pathology, laboratory technique, phlebotomy

∙ RB115 Nosology, classification, coding

RC Internal medicine

∙ RC71-78.7 Examination, diagnosis

∙ RC86-88.9 Medical emergencies, first aid

∙ RC254-282 Neoplasms, tumors, cancer

∙ RC581-951 Specialties of internal medicine

∙ RC581-607 Immunologic diseases, HIV

∙ RC666-701 Circulatory system diseases, EKGs

∙ RC870-923 Genitourinary system diseases

RD Surgery

RE Ophthalmology

RG Gynecology and obstetrics

RJ Pediatrics

RK Dentistry

∙ RK58-59.3 Dental practice, economics

∙ RK60.7-60.8 Preventive dentistry

∙ RK280 Oral, dental anatomy, physiology

∙ RK301-493 Oral and dental medicine and pathology

∙ RK501-519 Operative and restorative dentistry

∙ RK520-528 Orthodontics

∙ RK529-535 Oral surgery

∙ RK641-667 Prosthetic dentistry

RL Dermatology

RM Therapeutics, pharmacology

∙ RM147-180 Administration of drugs and other therapeutic agents

∙ RM300-666 Drugs and their actions

∙ RM695-893 Physical medicine, therapy

RS Pharmacy and material medica

RT Nursing

S   Agriculture (including animal culture)

T   Technology

∙ T55-55.3 Industrial safety, industrial accident prevention

TH Building construction

TK Electrical engineering, electronics

TX Home economics, cooking, nutrition

U   Military science

V   Naval science

W Medicine and related subjects (National Library of Medicine Classification)

W Generalmedicine, health professions

WA Public health

WB Practice of medicine

WC Communicable diseases

WD Disorders of systemic, metabolic or environmental origin, etc.

WE Musculoskeletal system

WF Respiratory system

WG Cardiovascular system

WH Hemic and lymphatic systems

WI Digestive system

WJ Urogenital system

WK Endocrine system

WL Nervous system

WM Psychiatry

WN Radiology, diagnostic imaging

WO Surgery

WP Gynecology

WQ Obstetrics

WR Dermatology

WS Pediatrics

WT Geriatrics, chronic disease

WU Dentistry, oral surgery

WV Otolaryngology

WW Ophthalmology

WX Hospitals and other health facilities

WY Nursing

WZ History of medicine, medical miscellany

Z   Bibliography, library science, information resources (general)

ZA Information resources (general)

If you’d like to know even more about Library of Congress classification, visit http://www.loc.gov/aba/cataloging/classification/lcco/.

Remember that books that have call numbers beginning with the letters A-Q are in the back of Room 5. Books with call numbers beginning with the letters R-Z are in the Learning Resource Center (LRC) next to Room 5. There are exceptions--for example, all reference books (with REF in their call numbers) are in Room 5. Periodicals, cards, kits, VHS tapes, and the HCI collection are also in Room 5. CDs, DVDs, flash drives, and government documents (the Gov Docs section) are in the LRC.