A majority of books that you will come across in Killam Library are organized according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Each book in Killam Library will have a call number. Call number labels are typically located on the lower part of the spine of the book. Some materials will have additional markings as part of the call number to denote their location. For example, reference materials will have REF above the call number label.
Think of the call number as the book's address on the shelf. The first line in a Library of Congress call number classifies the item by its subject according to the LC Classification System. The entire call number should be noted in order to locate the item.
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A - General Works | View Detailed List |
B - Philosophy, Psychology, & Religion | View Detailed List |
C - Auxillary Sciences of History | View Detailed List |
D - World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Etc. | View Detailed List |
E - History of the Americas | View Detailed List |
F - History of the Americas | View Detailed List |
G - Geography, Anthropology, & Recreation | View Detailed List |
H - Social Sciences | View Detailed List |
J - Political Science | View Detailed List |
K - Law | View Detailed List |
L - Education | View Detailed List |
M - Music and Books on Music | View Detailed List |
N - Fine Arts | View Detailed List |
P - Languages & Literature | View Detailed List |
Q - Science | View Detailed List |
R - Medicine | View Detailed List |
S - Agriculture | View Detailed List |
T - Technology | View Detailed List |
U - Military Science | View Detailed List |
V - Naval Science | View Detailed List |
Z - Bibliography, Library Science, Information Sources (General) | View Detailed List |