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The UTSA Library uses the Library of Congress call letter/number system for organizing its collections. You can effectively browse bookshelves by the Library of Congress subject area to find items that are of interest to you. This subject guide reflects the collection at the UTSA Library. A more extensive list can be found at How to understand call numbers by York University Libraries. Also at Library of Congress Classification Online.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | J | K | L | M | N | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | Z

A: General Works.

AE: Encyclopedias
AG: Dictionaries
AI: General Indexes
AY: Almanacs and Directories

B:Philosophy. Psychology. Religion.

B-BD: Philosophy
BF: Psychology
BL: Religion

C: Archaeology. Heraldry. Biography.

CC: Archaeology
CS: Genealogy
CT: General Biography

D: History: Old World & General.

DA: Great Britain
DB: Austria. Czechoslovakia. Hungary.
DC: France
DD: Germany
DE: Greco-Roman World
DF: Greece
DG: Italy
DH-DJ: Netherlands
DK: Russia. Poland. Finland.
DL: Scandinavia
DP: Spain. Portugal.
DQ: Switzerland
DR: Eastern Europe
DS: Asia
DT: Africa
DU: Oceania. Australia
DX: Gypsies

E:History: United States.

E11-29: America (general)
E31-45: North America (general)
E51-99: Indians of North America
E101-135: Discovery of America
E151-184: United States: general history
E185: Negroes in the United States
E186-199: Colonial period
E201-298: Revolution
E351-364: War of 1812
E401-415: War with Mexico
E441-453: Slavery
E456-655: Civil War
E714-735: War with Spain (1898)
   World War I: (see D501-680)
   World War II: (see D731-838)
E740: Twentieth century

F: History: United States Local History. Canada. Mexico. South America.

F1-970: United States (individual states)
F1001-1140: Canada
F1201-1392: Mexico
F1401-3799: Latin America

G: Geography. Anthropology. Recreation.

G: Geography (General); maps; atlases
GA: Cartography (map making)
GN: Anthropology
GR: Folklore
GV: Sports and Recreation

H: Social Sciences.

HA: Statistics
HB: Economics
HC: Economic History by Region
HD: Economic History and Conditions
HE: Transportation and Communications
HF: Business
HG: Finance
HM: Sociology
HQ: Women's Studies, Social Groups
HT: Class, Race
HV: Social and Public Welfare, Criminology

J: Political Theory. Government.

JC: Political Theory
JF: Constitutional History and Administration
JS: Local Government
JX: International Relations

K: Law: National. International.

K: General works
KD: United Kingdom. Ireland.
KF: United States (general)
KFA-KFZ: United States (by state, etc.)
KG-KT: Other countries

L: Education Theory and Training. Special Education. Adult Education.

LA: History of Education
LB: Theory and Practice of Education
LD: United States Universities & Colleges

M: Music.

M: Music Scores
ML: Music Literature
MT: Music Theory & Pedagogy

N: Fine Art. World Masters. Architecture. Lettering. Interior Decorating.

NA: Architecture
NB: Sculpture
NC: Drawing, Design, Illustration
ND: Painting
NK: Decorative and applied arts

P: Classical Literature. Poetry. Fiction. Study of Language.

P: Philology and Linguistics
PE: English
PJ: Oriental Languages and Literatures
PL: Languages and Literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
PM: American Indian Languages
PN: Literature
PQ: Romance Literature
PR: English Literature
PS: American Literature
PT: Germanic Literature

Q: Science.

QA: Math
QB: Astronomy
QC: Physics
QD: Chemistry
QE: Geology
QH: Biology
QK: Botany
QL: Zoology
QM: Human Anatomy
QP: Physiology
QR: Microbiology

R: Medicine. Dentistry. Nursing. Geriatrics.

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, Pharamacology
RS: Pharmacy & Materia Medica
RT: Nursing
RV: Botanic, Thomasonian, and Eclectic Medicine
RX: Homeopathy
RZ: Other Systems of Medicine

S: Agriculture. Forestry. Fishing. Animal Care and Breeding.

T: Engineering. Photography. Handicrafts. Cooking.

T: Technology
TA: Engineering- Civil & General
TC: Engineering- Hydraulic & Ocean
TD: Environment Technology, Sanitary Engineering
TE: Highway Engineering, Roads and Pavement
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 & Crafts
TX: Home Economics

U: Military Science.

V: Naval Science.

Z: Bibliography. Library Science.

ZA: Information Resources

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