Library of Congress Classification Outline



A - General works
B - Philosophy
C - Auxiliary sciences of history
D - History (general)
E-F - History (Americas)
G - Geography
H - Social sciences
J - Political science
K - Law
L - Education
M - Music
N - Visual arts
P - Language and Literature
Q - Science
R - Medicine
S - Agriculture
T - Technology
U - Military science
V - Naval science
Z - Bibliography; library science



LC Schedules

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A. GENERAL WORKS

AC
Collections AN Newspapers
AE Encyclopedias AP
Periodicals
AG Dictionaries AS Academies and societies
AI Indexes AY
Yearbooks, Almanacs, Dictionaries
AM
Museums AZ History of scholarship

 

B. PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION

B Philosophy (General) BP Islam, Bahaism,
Theosophy, etc.
BC Logic BQ Buddhism
BD
Speculative philosophy BR Christianity
BF Psychology,
Parapsychology,
Occultism
BS Bible
BH Aesthetics BT Christianity: Doctrinal theology
BJ Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette BV Christianity: Practical Theology
BL Religions, Mythology BX Christian denominations
BM Judaism    

 

C. AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

C General CJ Numismatics
CB History of civilization CN Inscriptions,
Epigraphy
CC Archaeology CR Heraldry
CD Diplomatics,
Archives, Seals
CS Genealogy
CE Technical
chronology,
Calendar
CT Biography

 

D. HISTORY: GENERAL AND OLD WORLD

D General DJK Eastern Europe
DA Great Britain DK Soviet Union, Poland
DB Austria, Hungary,
Czechoslovakia
DL Northern Europe.
Scandinavia
DC France
DP Spain, Portugal
DD Germany DQ Switzerland
DE Mediterranean
region - Classical
DR Balkan Peninsula.
Turkey
DF Greece
DS Asia
DG Italy
DT Africa
DH Low Countries:
Belgium, Luxemburg
DU Oceania, Australia,
New Zealand
DJ Netherlands
(Holland)
DX Gypsies

 

E-F. HISTORY: WESTERN HEMISPHERE
E America FC Canada
F U.S. local history.
Latin America
   

 

G. GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION

G General. Atlases.
Maps
GF Human ocology.
Anthropogeography
GA Mathematical
geography.
Cartography
GN Anthropology
GB Physical geography
GR Folklore
GC Oceanography GT Manners and customs
GE Environmental
Sciences
GV Recreation. Sports.
Games

 

H. SOCIAL SCIENCES

H General
HJ Public finance
HA Statistics HM Sociology
HB Economics
HN Social history
HC Economic History HQ Family. Marriage. Women
HD Land. Agriculture.
Industry. Labor
HS Societies. Clubs
HE Transportation and
communications
HT Communities.
Classes. Races
HF Commerce
HV Social pathology.
Social service.
Criminology
HG Finance HX Socialism.
Communism

 

J. POLITICAL SCIENCE

J General legislative
and executive papers
JN Constitutional history
- Europe
JA Political science -
General
JQ Constitutional History
- Asia. Africa.
Australia. Oceania
JC Political theory. The state JS Local government
JF Constitutional history
- General
JV Colonies and colonization
JK

Constitutional history
- United States

JX International law
JL Constitutional history
- Canada. Latin
America
JZ International relations

 

K. LAW

K General
KJ-KKZ Europe
KD United Kingdom and
Ireland
KJV-KJW France
KDZ America. North
America. OAS
KK-KKC Germany
KE Canada KL-KWX Asia and Eurasia.
Africa. Pacific Area.
Antarctica.
KF United States KZ Law of Nations
KG-KH Latin America. West
Indies. South
America
   

 

L. EDUCATION

L General LF Individual institutions
- Europe
LA History of education LG Individual institutions
- Asia. Africa.
Oceania
LB Theory and practice
of education
LH College publications
LC Special aspects of
education
LJ Student fraternities
and sororities
LD Individual institutions
- U.S.
LT Textbooks
LE Individual institutions
- Other Americas
   

 

M. MUSIC

M General
MT Music instruction
ML Literature of music    

 

N. FINE ARTS

N Visual Arts ND Painting
NA Archictecture NE Print media
NB Sculpture NK Decorative arts. Applied arts
NC Drawing. Design. NX Arts in general

 

P. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

P Philology and
linguistics
PL East Asian languages
and literatures
PA Classical languages
and literature
PM American Indian
languages. Artificial
languages
PB Celtic languages
PN Literature. General
literary history and
collections.
Performing arts
PC Romance languages
PQ Romance literatures
PD Germanic languages.
Scandinavian
languages
PR English literature
PE English language PS American literature
PF West Germanic
languages. Dutch.
German
PS 8000 Canadian literature
(English)
PG Slavic. Baltic.
Armenian languages
and literature
PS 9000 Canadian literature
(French)
PH Finno-Ugrian
languages and
literature
PT Germanic literatures
PJ Oriental languages
and literatures
PZ Juvenile belle lettres
PK Indo-Iranian languages and
literatures
   

 

Q.  SCIENCE

Q General QH Natural history. Biology
QA Mathematics QK Botany
QB Astronomy QL Zoology
QC Physics QM Human anatomy
QD Chemistry QP Physiology
QE Geology QR Microbiology

 

R.  MEDICINE

R General RK Dentistry
RA Public aspects of medicine RL Dermatology
RB Pathology RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RC Internal medicine RS Pharmacy. Materia medica
RD Surgery RT Nursing
RE Ophthalmology RV Botanic. Thomsonian, eclectic medicine
RF Otorhinolaryngology RX Homeopathy
RG Gynecology and obstetrics RZ Other systems of medicine
RJ Pediatrics    

 

S.  AGRICULTURE

S General SF Animal Culture / Veterinary Medicine
SB Plant culture SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
SD Forestry SK Hunting

 

T.  TECHNOLOGY

T General TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TA Engineering - General and civil TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
TC Hydraulic engineering TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering TP Chemical technology
TE Highway engineering TR Photography
TF Railroad engineering TS Manufactures
TG Bridge construction TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts
TH Building construction TX Home economics
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery    

 

U. MILITARY SCIENCE

U General

UE Cavalry. Armored
cavalry
UA Armies UF Artillery
UB Military
administration
UG Military engineering.
Air forces. Air
warfare
UC Maintenance and
transportation
UH Other services
UD Infantry    

 

V. NAVAL SCIENCE

V General VE Marines
VA Navies
VF Naval ordnance
VB Naval administration VG Minor services of
navies
VC Naval maintenance

VK Navigation. Merchant
marine
VD Naval seamen VM Naval architecture.
Marine engineering

Z.  BIBLIOGRAPHY: LIBRARY SCIENCE

Z Books. Book industries. Libraries. Library science. Bibliography
ZA Information resources. Internet. World Wide Web. Databases.