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Library of Congress Classification Tutorial

Guide for training NECC student library assistants in Library of Congress Classification.

LCC Subject Outline

Listed below are the letters and titles of the main classes of the Library of Congress Classification. 

    A - GENERAL WORKS
    B - PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
    C - AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
    D - WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.
    E - HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
    F - HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
    G - GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
    H - SOCIAL SCIENCES
    J - POLITICAL SCIENCE
    K - LAW
    L - EDUCATION
    M - MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC
    N - FINE ARTS
    P - LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
    Q - SCIENCE
    R - MEDICINE
    S - AGRICULTURE
    T - TECHNOLOGY
    U - MILITARY SCIENCE
    V - NAVAL SCIENCE
    Z - BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)


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