Library of Congress Classification System
The Library of Congress Classification System (LC System) is
used to organize books in many academic and university libraries throughout the United States
The interdisciplinary nature of geography requires the use of material from a variety of subject areas. This outline, which is part of the Geography site at The Mining Company should assist you to locate areas of the library to begin your research. The LC System organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge. The 21 categories (labeled A-Z except I, O, W, X and Y) are further divided by adding one or two additional letters and a set of numbers.
LOCATING BOOKS ON THE SHELF IN THE LIBRARY
The Library of Congress Classification System is an alphanumeric system used to organize books by subject, author and title information. In short, the system allows information concerning related subjects to be organized together for easy reference.
Library of Congress Basic Subject Classifications | |||
A B C D E F G H I J K L | General Works Philosophy, Psychology, Religion Sciences of History, History of Civilization History (World excluding U.S) History (American) History (American) Geography, Anthropology, Recreation Social Sciences Not used Political Science Law Education | M N P Q R S T U V W X Z | Music Fine and Visual Arts Language, Literature, Philology, Linguistics Science Medicine Agriculture Technology Military Science Naval Science Not Used Not Used Bibliography and Library Science  |
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