LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Waggoner library catalogs materials according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Below is a very broad breakdown of the subject areas within the LC system. The second floor of the library houses the main collection. The Reference collection is on the main floor. Books are arranged A-Z on the shelves. Juvenile fiction is located in the Instructional Resources Center.
A General Works (Encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals)
B Philosophy-Religion (B-BJ—Philosophy BL-BX---Religion)
C Auxiliary Sciences of History (Archives, Genealogy)
D History: General and Old World (D—World History, etc.)
E-F History of America
G Geography, Anthropology, Folklore, etc.
H Social Sciences (Statistics, Economics, Sociology)
J Political Science
K Law
L Education
M Music
N Fine Arts
P Language and Literature (PZ—Fiction in English, Juvenile Literature)
Q Science
R Medicine
S Agriculture
T Technology
U Military Science
Z Bibliography and Library Science
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