WILSON 1

A General Works 

AC Collections 

AE Encyclopedias 

AG Dictionaries 

AI Indexes 

AM Museums 

AN Newspapers 

AP Periodicals 

AS Academies and learned societies 

AY Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories 

AZ History of scholarship. The humanities 

B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion 

B Philosophy (General) 

BC Logic 

BD Speculative philosophy 

BF Psychology

BH Aesthetics 

BJ Ethics 

BL Religion. Mythology. Rationism 

BM Judaism

BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. 

BQ Buddhism 

BR Christianity 

BS The Bible 

BT Doctrinal theology 

BV Practical theology 

BX Christian denominations 

C Auxiliary sciences of history (General)  

CB History of civilization 

CC Archaeology  

CD Diplomatics. Archives. Seals 

CE Technical chronology. Calendar 

CJ Numismatics

CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy 

CR Heraldry 

CS Genealogy 

CT Biography (General) 

D History (General). Europe (General) 

DA Great Britain 

DAW Central Europe 

DB Austria. Hungary. Czechoslovakia 

DC France

DD Germany

DE The Greco-Roman World

DF Greece

DG Italy

DH Low Countries. Benelux Countries

DJ Netherlands (Holland)

DJK Eastern Europe (General)

DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics.

Poland

DL Northern Europe. Scandinavia

DP Spain. Portugal

DQ Switzerland

DR Balkan Peninsula. Turkey

DS Asia

DT Africa

DU Oceania (South Seas)

DX Gypsies

 

 

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E-F History: America

E United States (General)

F United States local history. Canada. Latin America

G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation

G Geography (General). Atlases. Maps

GA Mathematical geography. Cartography

GB Physical geography

GC Oceanography

GE Environmental sciences

GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography

GN Anthropology

GR Folklore

GT Manners and customs (General)

GV Recreation Leisure

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H Social Sciences

H Social Sciences (General)

HA Statistics

HB Economic theory. Demography

HC Economic history and conditions

HD Industries. Land use. Labor

HE Transportation and communications

HF Commerce

HG Finance

HJ Public finance

HM Sociology (General)

HN Social history and conditions. Social problems.
Social reform

HQ The family. Marriage. Women

HS Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.

HT Communities. Classes. Races

HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare

HX Socialism. Communism. Anarchism

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J Political Science

J General legislative and executive papers

JA Political science (General)

JC Political theory

JF Political institutions and public administration —
General

JK Political institutions and public administration —
United States

JL Political institutions and public administration —
Canada. Latin America

JN Political institutions and public administration —
Europe

JQ Political institutions and public administration —
Asia. Africa. Australia. Pacific area

JS Local government. Municipal government

JV Colonies and colonization. Emigration and
immigration. International migration

JZ International relations

K Law

K General. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence

KBR-KBU Canon Law and Law of the Roman Catholic Church;. The Holy See

KD United Kingdom and Ireland

KDZ America. North America

KE Canada

KF United States

KG Latin America. Central America. West Indies

KH South America

KJ-KK Europe

KL-KW Asia. Africa. Pacific Area. Antarctica

KZ Law of nations

L Education
L Education (General)

LA History of education

LB Theory and practice of education

LC Special aspects of education

LD Individual institutions — United States

LE Individual institutions — America (except United
States)

LF Individual institutions — Europe

LG Individual institutions — Asia. Africa. Oceania

LH College and school magazines and papers

LJ Student fraternities and societies, United States

LT Textbooks

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M Music

M Musical works

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ML Literature on music

MT Musical instruction and study

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N Fine Arts

N Visual Arts (General)

NA Architecture

NB Sculpture

NC Drawing. Design. Illustration

ND Painting

NE Print media

NK Decorative arts. Applied arts

NX Arts in general

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P Language and Literature

P Philology. Linguistics

PA Greek and Latin languages and literatures

PB Modern languages (General). Celtic languages

PC Romance languages

PD Germanic languages (General). Scandinavian languages

PE English language

PF West Germanic languages

PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages and literature

PH Uralic, Basque languages and literatures

PJ Oriental philology and literature (General). Semitic languages and literature

PK Indo-Iranian languages and literatures

PL Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania

PM Hyperborean, Indian, and Artificial languages

PN Literature (General)

PQ French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures

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PR English literature

PS American literature

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PT Germanic literatures

PZ Fiction and Juvenile belles lettres

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Q Science

Q Science (General)

QA Mathematics

QB Astronomy

QC Physics

QD Chemistry

QE Geology

QH Natural History. Biology

QK Botany

QL Zoology

QM Human anatomy

QP Physiology

QR Microbiology

R Medicine

R Medicine (General)

RA Public aspects of medicine

RB Pathology

RC Internal medicine

RD Surgery

RE Ophthalmology

RF Otorhinolaryngology

RG Gynecology and obstetrics

RJ Pediatrics

RK Dentistry

RL Dermatology

RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology

RS Pharmacy and materia medica

RT Nursing

RV Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine

RX Homeopathy

RZ Other systems of medicine

S Agriculture

S Agriculture (General)

SB Plant culture

SD Forestry

SF Animal culture

SH Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling

SK Hunting sports

T Technology

T Technology (General)

TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering

TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering

TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering

TE Highway engineering. Roads and pavements

TF Railroad engineering and operation

TG Bridge engineering

TH Building construction

TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery

TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering

TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics

TN Mining engineering. Metallurgy

TP Chemical technology

TR Photography

TS Manufactures

TT Handicrafts. Arts and crafts

TX Home economics. Hospitality industry

U Military Science

U Military science (General)

UA Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation

UB Military administration

UC Maintenance and transportation

UD Infantry

UE Cavalry. Armor

UF Artillery

UG Military engineering. Air Force

UH Other services

V Naval Science (for Naval History, see D-F)

V Naval science (General)

VA Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation

VB Naval administration

VC Naval maintenance

VD Naval seamen

VE Marines

VF Naval ordnance

VG Minor services of navies

VK Navigation. Merchant marine

VM Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering

Z Bibliography and Library Science

Z Books. Writing. Paleography. Books Industries. Trade. Libraries. Bibliography

ZA Information resources (General)

CLASSIFICATION NUMBERS

Book and Journals are cataloged according to their subject matter. The first letter of the call number indicates the subject.

N- Fine Arts
D- History

A second letter may follow which represents a subdivision of the subject.

NA- Architecture
DC- French History

A counting number which further subdivides the class follows the letter.

NA2699- Architectural Design and Drawing
DU80- Australia

AUTHOR NUMBERS

Author numbers distinguish between books with the same classification number. The author number consists of a letter and a decimal number.

NA2699
A53

DU80
A142

When the first line of the call number and the letter of the author are identical, the books are put in order by the decimal number following the author letter.

NA2699
A446

is shelved before

NA2699
A46

EDITION NUMBERS

Dates are added to the call number to distinguish between different editions of the same book.

PQ394
P79
is shelved before

PQ394
P79
1976

PQ394
P79
C99
is shelved before

PQ394
P79
C99
1976

A copy number is used to distinguish between different copies of the same book.

PN3750
B96
is shelved before

PN3750
B96
c.2

D AND K CALL NUMBER ORDERS

Some books with D or K call numbers will sometime have three call letters rather than the traditional one or two. For Example:

KFN17
A22
C34

Therefore, KFN would be shelved before KFP, KFR, KFV, etc.
The same can be said about D call numbers similar to this format. For Example:

DJK28
A17
D45

Therefore, DJK would be shelved AFTER DJ and BEFORE DP, DR, etc.

Government Documents are shelved on Reynolds 4 in the Government Documents Department. The Government Document call number is very different from the Library of Congress call number used on other books. The Government Document call number uses a system of colons, dashes, and spaces. The call numbers can look like this: NAS1.21: 474/v.2/Bk. 1 Government Documents include books, bound volumes, maps, pamphlets, and leaflets.

Reference Department books and Current Periodicals are shelved on Wilson 4. The Reference Department books are separate from the Main Stacks. Their call numbers are the same as books in the Main stacks, but indicated with an REF above the call numbers. Example: REF PN1993.5 A6 B55 2007. 

Current Periodicals are in alphabetical order by title on the shelves on Wilson 4.