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A: General Works and Polygraphy

(For works too general or comprehensive to be classed with any particular subject, however broad)

AC | AE | AG | AI | AM | AN | AP | AS | AY | AZ

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Kelly Blessinger
Collections. Series. Collected Works.
  AC 1-195
Collections of monographs, essays, etc.
 
For collections published under the auspices of learned
 
bodies (institutions or societies), see AS
  801-895
Inaugural and program dissertations
  901-995
Pamphlet collections
  999
Scrapbooks
  AE
Encyclopedias (General)
  AG
Dictionaries and other general reference works
  1-91
Dictionaries. Minor encyclopedias
 
Including popular and juvenile encyclopedias
  103-191
General works, pocketbooks, receipts, etc.
  195-196
Questions and answers
  240-243
Wonders. Curiosities
  250
Pictorial works.
  305-313
Notes and queries
  500-551
Information bureaus. Clipping bureaus. Information centers
  AI
Indexes (General)
Hillary Veeder AM
Museums (General). Collectors and collecting (General)
  10-101
Museography. Individual museums
  111-157
Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.
  200-501
Collectors and collecting. Private collections
Kelly Blessinger AN
Newspapers
 
For history and description of individual newspapers, see PN4891-5650
  AP
Periodicals (General)
  101-115
Humorous periodicals
  200-230
Juvenile periodicals
  AS
Academies and learned societies (General)
  3-4
International associations, congresses, conferences, etc.
  AY
Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories
 
For general works only
  30-1725
Almanacs
  2001
For general works on theory, methods of compilation, etc.
  AZ
History of the sciences in general. Scholarship and learning
  999
Popular errors, delusions and superstitions

 

 

B: Philosophy, Psychology and Religion

B | BC | BD | BF | BH | BJ | BL | BM | BP | BQ | BR | BS | BT | BV | BX

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Paul Hrycaj
Philosophy (General)
 
For general philosophical treatises, see BD10-41
 
69-5739
History and systems
 
Including individual philosophers and schools of philosophy
 
Logic
 
Speculative philosophy
 
10-41
General philosophical works
 
95-131
Metaphysics
 
143-236
Epistemology. Theory of knowledge
 
240-241
Methodology
 
300-450
Ontology
 
Including the soul, immortality
 
493-708
Cosmology
 
Including teleology, space and time, atomism
Mitch Fontenot
Psychology
 
231-299
Sensation
 
311-499
Cognition. Perception. Intelligence.
 
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Speech Perception
Mitch Fontenot
511-593
Emotion
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Language and Emotions
Mitch Fontenot
608-635
Will
 
636-637
Applied Psychology
 
660-687
Comparative Psychology
 
683
Motivation
 
698
Personality
 
699-755
Genetic psychology. Child psychology
 
795-839
Temperament. Character
 
840-861
Physiognomy
 
866-885
Phrenology
 
889-905
Grapholgy
 
908-940
The hand. Palmistry
 
1001-1389
Parapsychology
 
Including hallucinations, sleep, dreams, hypnotism, telepathy,
 
spiritualism, mediumship, clairvoyance
 
1405-1999
Occult sciences
 
Including ghosts, demonology, withchraft, astrology, oracles,
 
fortune telling
Paul Hrycaj
Aesthetics
Ethics
1545-1725
Practical and applied ethics. Conduct of life
1801-2195
Social usages. Etiquette
Sigrid Kelsey
Religion
 
175-290
Natural theology
 
300-325
Mythology (General)
 
425-490
Religious doctrines (General)
 
500-547
Eschatology
 
550-619
Worship. Cultus
 
660-2670
History and principles of particular religions
 
Including Brahmanism, Hinduism, Buddhism
 
2700-2790
Rationalism
 
Including agnosticism, free thought
 
Judaism
 
Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.
 
Christianity
 
Buddhism
 
Christianity (General)
 
45-85
Collections
 
Including early Christian literature
 
140-1500
Church history
 
1690-1725
Biography
 
The Bible and exegesis
 
Doctrinal theology. Apologetics
 
Practical theology
 
5-525
Worship (Public and private)
 
Including the church year, Christian symbols, liturgy,
 
prayer, hymnology
 
590-1650
Ecclesiastical theology
 
Including the Church, church and state, church management,
 
ministry, sacraments, religious societies,
 
religious education
 
2000-3705
Missions
 
3750-3799
Evangelism. Revivals
 
4000-4470
Pastoral theology
 
4485-5099
Practical religion. The Christian life
 
Denominations and sects
 
1-9
Church unity. Ecumenical movement
 
100-750
Eastern churches. Oriental churches
 
800-4795
Roman Catholic Church
 
4800-9999
Protestantism

 

 

C: Auxiliary Sciences of History

C | CB | CC | CD | CE | CJ | CN | CR | CS | CT

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Joseph Nicholson
Auxiliary sciences of history (General)
 
History of civilization and culture (General)
 
For individual countries, see D-F
Kelly Blessinger
Archaeology. (General)
 
For individual countries, see D-F, GN
 
200-260
Bells. Campanolgy
 
300-350
Crosses
Joseph Nicholson
Diplomatic. Archives. Seals
 
931-4279
Archives
 
Including works on the science of archives, guides to
 
depositories, inventories of archival material
 
Technical chronology. Calendar
 
For historical chronology, see D-F
 
Numismatics
 
4801-5450
Tokens
 
5501-6651
Medals and medallions
 
Epigraphy. Inscriptions
 
Heraldry
 
51-93
Crests, monograms, devices, badges, mottoes, etc.
 
101-115
Flags, banners, and standards
 
191-1020
Public and official heraldry
 
1101-1131
Ecclesiastical and sacred heraldry
 
1179-3400
Family heraldry
 
3499-4420
Titles of honor, rank, precedence, etc.
 
4501-6305
Chivalry and knighthood
 
Including tournaments, duels, orders, decorations
 
Genealogy
 
2300-3090
Personal and family names
 
Biography
 
For biography associated with a particular subject, see
 
93-206
Collections (General. Universal)
 
210-3150
National biography
 
3200-3830
Biography of women

 

 

D: History - General and Old World

Including geography and description of individual regions and countries

DA | DB | DC | DD | DE | DF | DG | DH-DJ | DJK | DK | DL | DP | DQ | DR | DS | DT | DU | DX

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Joseph Nicholson
History (General)
51-95
Ancient history
 
111-203
Medieval history
 
204-849
Modern history
 
501-680
World War I
 
731-838
World War II
 
901-1075
Europe (General)
 
Great Britain
 
900-995
Ireland
 
Austria. Czechoslovakia. Hungary
 
France
 
Germany
 
The Mediterranean region. Greco-Roman world
 
Greece
 
Italy
 
Belgium. Holland. Luxemburg
 
Eastern Europe
 
Soviet Union
 
Including Russia in Asia
 
401-443
Poland
 
445-465
Finland
 
Northern Europe. Scandinavia
 
Spain. Portugal
 
Switzerland
 
Eastern Europe. Balkan Peninsula. Turkey
 
Asia
 
Africa
 
Oceania (South Seas)
 
80-398
Australia
 
400-430
New Zealand
 
Gypsies

 

E-F: History - America

E | F

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Joseph Nicholson
11-29
America (General)
31-45
North America
 
51-99
Indians. Indians of North America
 
101-135
Discovery of America and early explorations
 
United States (General)
184-184.4
Elements in the population
Linda Griffin
184.5-185.9
African Americans
Joseph Nicholson
186-199
Colonial history
 
201-298
Revolution
 
301-453
Revolution to the Civil War
 
351-364
War of 1812
 
401-415
War with Mexico
 
441-453
Slavery
 
456-655
Civil War
 
482-489
Confederate States of America
 
660-738
Late nineteenth century
 
714-735
Spanish-American War
 
740-
Twentieth Century
 
1-975
United States local history
1001-1140
British America. Canada
 
1201-1392
Mexico
 
1401-1419
Latin America (General)
 
1421-1577
Central America
 
1601-2175
West Indies
 
2201-2239
South America (General)
 
2251-2299
Colombia
 
2301-2349
Venezuela
 
2351-2471
Guiana
 
2501-2659
Brazil
 
2661-2699
Paraguay
 
2701-2799
Uruguay
 
2801-3021
Argentina
 
3051-3285
Chile
 
3301-3359
Bolivia
 
3401-3619
Peru
 
3701-3799
Ecuador

 

 

G: Geography, Anthropology and Recreation

G | GA | GB | GC | GE | GF | GN | GR | GT | GV

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Kelly Blessinger
Geography (General)
 
For geography and description of individual countries, see D-F
 
149-570
Voyages and travels (General)
 
Including discoveries, explorations, mountaineering, ship-
 
wrecks seafaring life. For travel in special continents
 
and countries, see D-F
 
575-890
Polar regions
 
Including exploration, history, description
 
1001-3102
Atlases
 
3160-9980
Maps
 
Mathematical geography. Cartography
 
1-87
Mathematical geography
 
Including topographical surveys of individual countries
 
101-1999
Cartography
 
Physical geography
 
Including arrangement by country
 
401-648
Geomorphology
 
651-2598
Water. Hydrology
 
Including ground water, rivers, lakes, glaciers.
Jenna Ryan
Oceanography
 
101-181
Seawater
 
201-376
Dynamics of the sea
 
380-399
Marine sediments
 
1015-1023
Marine resources
 
1080-1572
Marine pollution
Environmental Sciences
Kelly Blessinger
Anthropogeography. Human ecology
 
Anthropology
 
51-211
Physical anthropology. Somatology
 
221-279
Physiological and psychological anthropology
 
307-686
Ethnology and ethnography
 
Including primitive customs and institutions, individual
 
races and ethnic groups. For purely descriptive treatment
 
of peoples and races, see D-F
 
700-875
Prehistoric archaeology
 
Including arrangement by country
 
Folklore
 
For folk literature, see P
 
440-950
Folklore relating to special subjects
Bill Armstrong
Manners and customs (General)
 
For works limited to special countries, see D-F
 
170-482
Houses. Dwellings
 
500-2370
Dress. Costume. Fashion
 
2400-5090
Customs relative to private and public life
 
Including love, marriage, eating, smoking, treatment of the
 
dead, town life, customs of chivalry, festivals and holidays
 
5320-6715
Customs relative to special classes, by birth, occupation, etc.
Peggy Chalaron
Recreation
 
192-198
Organized camping. Summer camps
 
201-547
Physical training
 
561-1197
Sports
 
1200-1570
Games and amusements
 
1580-1799
Dancing
 
1800-1860
Circuses, carnivals, etc.

 

 

H: Social Sciences

H | HA | HB | HC| HD | HE | HF | HG | HJ | HM | HN | HQ | HS | HT | HV | HX

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Bill Armstrong
Social Sciences (General)
Aaron Lercher
Statistics
Including collections of general and census statistics of
special countries. For mathematical statistics, see QA276-279
 
Economic theory
 
Including value, price, wealth, capital, interest, profit
 
consumption
 
848-875
Population
 
879-3700
Demography. Vital statistics
3711-3840
Crises. Business cycles
Economic history and conditions: National production
Land. Agriculture. Industry
1-91
Production. Industrial management
Alexis Carrasquel
58-59
Public Relations. Industry Publicity
 
Including public lands, real estate, land tenure
1401-2210
Agricultural economics
 
Including agricultural laborers
2321-9999
Industry
 
2709-2930
Corporations. Trusts. Cartels
 
2951-3570
Industrial cooperation
 
3611-4730
The state and industrial organization
 
Including stte industries, public works, municipal industries
 
4801-8942
Labor
 
Including wages, strikes, unemployment, labor unions,
 
industrial relations, social security, professions,
 
state labor. For civil service, see J
 
9000-9999
Special industries and trades
 
Transportation and communication
 
331-377
Traffic engineering. Roads and highways
 
381-971
Water transportation
 
1001-5600
Rail transportation
 
5601-5720
Automotive transportation
 
6000-7500
Postal service. Stamp collecting
 
7601-8688
Telecommunication. Telegraph
Alexis Carrasquel
8689-8700
Radio and television
 
9761-9900
Air transportation
 
Commerce
 
294-343
Board of trade. Chambers of commerce
 
1701-2701
Tariff policy
5001-5780
Business. Business administration
 
5549
Personnel management
 
5601-5689
Accounting
Alexis Carrasquel
5801-6191
Advertising
 
201-1492
Money
 
1501-3542
Banking
 
3701-3781
Credit
 
3810-4000
Foreign exchange
 
4001-4495
Corporation finance
 
4501-6270
Stocks, investment, speculation
 
8011-9970
Insurance
 
Public finance
 
2005-2199
Income and expenditure. The budget
 
2240-5957
Revenue. Taxation
 
6041-7384
Customs. Tariff
 
8003-8963
Public credit. Debts. Loans
 
9000-9698
Local finance
 
9701-9995
Public accounting
Mitch Fontenot
Sociology (General and theoretical)
Alexis Carrasquel
261-263
Public Opinion/Propaganda
Mitch Fontenot
251-291
Social psychology
 
Social history. Social problems. Social reform
 
30-39
The church and social problems
 
Social groups
 
The family. Marriage. Woman
 
12-449
Sexual life
 
450-471
Erotica
 
503-1064
The family. Marriage
 
Including child study, eugenics, desertion, adultery,
 
Divorce, polygamy, the aged
Tom Diamond
1075
Sex role and gender
 
1090
Men and masculinity
1101-2030
Woman. Feminism. Women's club
Mitch Fontenot
2031-9999
Societies: Secret, benevolent, etc. Clubs
 
Including Freemasons, religious societies, ethnic
 
societies, political societies, Boy Scouts
 
Communities. Classes. Races
 
101-348
Urban sociology. Cities and towns
 
Including the social and economic aspects of city
 
planning and urban renewal. For architectural
 
aspects, see NA9000-9425
Mitch Fontenot
401-485
Rural sociology
 
601-1445
Social classes
 
Including middle class, serfdom, slavery
 
1501-1595
For works on the race as a social group and race
 
relations in general
 
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
 
40-696
Charities
 
697-4959
Protection, assistanace, and relief
 
Arranged by special classes of persons, as determined by
 
age, defects, occupation, race, economic status, etc.
 
Including protection of animals
 
5001-5720
Alcoholism. Intemperance. Temperance reform
 
5725-5770
Tobacco habit
 
5800-5840
Drug habits. Drug abuse
 
6001-9920
Penology
 
Including police, prisions, punishment and reform,
 
juvenile delinquency
 
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
 
806-811
Utopias

 

 

J: Political Science

J | JA | JC | JF | JK | JL | JN | JQ | JS | JV | JX | JZ

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Stephanie Braunstein
Official documents
 
General serial documents only. For documents limited to
 
special subjects, see the subject in B-Z
 
1-9
Official gazettes
 
United States documents
 
For congressional hearings, reports, etc., see KF
 
80-85
Presidents' messages and other executive documents
 
86-87
State documents
 
100-981
Other countries
 
For documents issued by local governments, see JS
 
Collections and general works
 
Political theory. Theory of the state
 
311-323
Nationalism. Minorities. Geopolitics
 
325-341
Nature, entity, concept of the state
 
345-347
Symbolism, emblems of the state: Arms, flag, seal, etc.
 
348-497
Forms of the state
 
aristocracy, democracy, fascism, dictatorships
 
Including imperialism, the world state, monarchy
 
501-628
Purpose, functions, and relations of the state
 
571-628
The state and the individual. Individual rights. Liberty
 
Constitutional history and administration
 
General works. Comparative works
 
201-723
Organs and function of government
 
Including executive branch, cabinet and ministerial
 
government, legislative bodies
 
800-1191
Political rights and guaranties
 
Including citizenship, suffrage, electoral systems,
 
representation, the ballot
 
1321-2112
Government. Administration
 
1411-1674
Civil service
 
2011-2112
Political parties
 
Special countries
 
United States
 
British America. Latin America
 
Europe
 
Asia. Africa. Australia. Oceania
 
Local government
 
3-37
Serial documents (General)
 
141-231
Municipal government
 
241-285
Local government other than municipal
 
Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration
 
International law. International relations
 
63-1195
Collections. Documents. Cases
 
101-115
Diplomatic relations (Universal collections)
 
120-191
Treaties (Universal collections)
 
1305-1589
International relations. Foreign relations
 
For international questions treated as sources of or contri-
 
butions to the theory of international law. For histories
 
of events, diplomatic histories, etc., see D-F
 
1625-1896
Diplomacy. The diplomatic service
 
1901-1995
International arbitration. World peace. International organization
 
Including peace movements, League of Nations, United Nations,
 
arbitration treaties, international courts, & international relations.
 
2001-5810
International law (Treatises and monographs)

 

 

K: Law

Completed: Subclass KF. An outline of the other projected subclasses is available as a separate publication

KF | KFA-KFW | KFA | KFW | KFX | KFZ

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Stephanie Braunstein
Law of the United States
 
Federal law. Common and collective state law
 
Law of individual states
 
0-599
e.g. Alabama
 
1200-1799
Alaska
 
0-599
Washington
 
Law of individual cities, A-Z
 
Law of individual territories

 

 

L: Education

L | LA | LB | LC | LD | LE | LF | LG | LH | LJ | LT

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Peggy Chalaron
Education
 
For periodicals, congresses, directories, etc.
 
History of education
 
Theory and practice of education
 
51-885
Systems of individual educators and writers
 
1025-1050
Teaching (Principles and practice)
 
Including programmed instruction, remedial teaching, nongraded
 
schools, audiovisual education, methods of study,
 
reading (General)
 
1051-1091
Educational psychology
 
1101-1139
Child study, Psychical development
 
1140
Preschool education
 
1141-1489
Kindergarten
 
1501-1547
Primary education
 
1555-1602
Elementary or public school education
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Speech. Oral Communication
Peggy Chalaron
1603-1695
Secondary education. High schools
 
1705-2286
Education and training of teachers
 
2300-2411
Higher education
 
2801-3095
School administration and organization
 
3205-3325
School architecture and equipment
 
3401-3498
School hygiene
 
3525-3640
Special days. School life. Student customs
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Speech Therapy for Children
Peggy Chalaron
Special aspects of education
 
8-63
Forms of education
 
Including self, home, and private school education
 
65-245
Social aspects of education
 
Including education and the state, religious instruction in
 
public schools, compulsory education, illiteracy, educational
 
sociology, community and the school, endowments
 
251-951
Moral and religious education. Education under church control
 
1001-1091
Types of education
 
Including humanistic, vocational, and professional education
 
1390-5153
Education of special classes of persons
 
Including women, Negroes, gifted and handicapped children,
 
orphans, middle class
 
5201-6691
Adult education. Education extension
 
Individual institutions: universities, colleges, and schools
 
United States
 
America, except United States
 
Europe
 
Asia. Africa. Oceania
 
College and school magazines and papers
 
Student fraternities and societies, United States
 
For other countries, see LA, LE-LG
 
Textbooks
 
For textbooks covering several subjects. For textbooks on
 
particular subjects, see those subjects in B-Z

 

 

M: Music and Books on Music

M | ML | MT

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Lois Kuyper-Rushing
Music
 
5-1459
Instrumental music
 
6-175
One instrument without accompaniment
 
177-985
Two or more solo instruments
 
Including chamber music not orchestral
 
1000-1365
Orchestral music
 
1495-2199
Vocal music
 
1497-1998
Secular vocal music
 
1500-1527
Dramatic music
 
1530-1610
Choral music, part songs, etc.
 
1611-1626
Songs for one voice
 
1627-1985
Songs (Part and solo)
 
1627-1853
National music
 
Including primitive, folk, traditional, patriotic,
 
political, and typical music, with or without
 
accompaniment, and with or without words
 
1999-2199
Sacred vocal music
 
2000-2017
Oratorios, masses, services, etc.
 
2018-2101
Cantatas, anthems, part songs
 
2102-2114
Songs for one voice
 
2115-2146
Hymn, psalm, and choral books
 
2147-2188
Liturgy and ritual
 
2198-2199
Temperance, revival, rescue, and gospel songs
 
Literature of music
 
48-54
Liberettos (Texts for music)
 
111-157
Bibliography
 
155.3-157
Phonorecords
 
159-3795
History and criticism
 
Including biographies of individual composers
 
460-1354
Instruments and instrumental music
 
1100-1354
Chamber and orchestral music. Band (Military music)
 
1400-3275
Vocal music
 
1500-1554
Choral music (Sacred and secular)
 
1600-2862
Secular vocal music
 
Including dramatic music, cantatas, songs (Part and solo)
 
2900-3197
Sacred vocal music
 
Including church music, oratorios, cantatas
 
3400-3465
Dance music
 
3545-3776
National music
 
3800-3923
Philosophy and physics of music
 
Including physiology, psychology, color and music,
 
aesthetics, ethics, therapeutics
 
3925-3930
Fiction. Juvenile literature
 
Music instruction and study
 
40-67
Composition
 
Including rhythm, scales, melody, harmony, modulation,
 
counterpoint
 
68
Improvisation
 
70-86
Orchestra and orchestration, conducting, etc.
 
90-145
Analytical guides, etc. (Hermeneutics)
 
How to listen to and how to understand special musical
 
compositions. For historical, biographical, critical,
 
oraesthetic works, see ML410 under the composer
 
170-810
Instrumental technics
 
820-949
Singing and voice culture
 
955-960
Production of operas. Music in theaters

 

 

N: Fine Arts

For the arts in general, see NX

N | NA | NB | NC | ND | NE | NK | NX

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Hillary Veeder
Visual arts (General)
 
For photography, see TR
 
400-4040
Art museums, galleries, etc.
 
Arranged by country, subarrangement by city
 
4390-5098
Exhibitions
 
5200-5299
Private collections and collectors
 
5300-7418
History of art
 
7430-7433
Technique, composition, style, etc.
 
7475-7483
Art criticism
 
7575-7624
Portraits
 
7790-8199
Religious art
 
8555-8580
Examination and conservation of works of art
 
8600-8675
Economics of art
 
8700-9165
Art and the state. Public art
 
Architecture
 
200-1613
History. Historical monuments
 
2700-2790
Architectural design and drawing
 
2835-4050
Architectural details, motives, decoration, etc.
 
4100-8480
Special classes of buildings
 
9000-9425
Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautification
 
Sculpture
 
Drawing. Design. Illustration
 
997-1003
Commercial art. Advertising art
 
1300-1766
Caricature. Pictorial humor and satire
 
1800-1855
Posters
 
Painting
 
1290-1460
Special subjects
 
Including human figure, landscapes, animals, still life,
 
flowers
 
1700-2495
Watercolor painting
 
2550-2888
Mural painting
 
2890-3416
Illuminating of manuscripts and books
 
Print media
 
1-978
Printmaking and engraving
 
1000-1352
Wood engraving. Woodcuts. Xylography
 
1400-1879
Metal engraving. Copper, steel, etc.
 
Including color prints
 
1940-2230
Etching and aquatint
 
2236-2239
Serigraphy
 
2250-2570
Lithography
 
2800-2890
Printing of engravings
 
Decorative arts. Applied arts. Decoration and ornament
 
1135-1149
Arts and crafts movement
 
1700-3505
Interior decoration. House decoration
 
3600-9955
Other arts and art industries
 
3700-4695
Ceramics. Pottery. Porcelain
 
4700-4890
Costume and its accessories
 
5000-5735
Enamel. Glass. Glyptic arts
 
5800-5998
Ivory carving. Ivories
 
6400-8459
Metalwork
 
Including armor, jewelry, plate, brasses, pewter
 
8800-9505
Textile arts and art needlework
 
9600-9955
Woodwork
 
Including carvings, fretwork, inlaying
 
Arts in general
 
Including works dealing with two or more of the fine arts
 
media, i.e. literature, performing arts, and the visual
 
arts. For works on any one of these subjects, see the
 
subject, i. e. GV, M, N, P, TR
 
654-694
Religious arts
 
700-750
Patronage of the arts
 
800-820
Special arts centers

 

 

P: Language and Literature

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Alice Daugherty
Philology and linguistics (General)
 
87-96
Communication. Mass media
 
101-409
Language (General)
101-112
Philosophy, psychology, origin, etc. of language
121-141
Science of language. Linguistics
201-297
Comparative grammar
Including origin of the alphabet, phonetics, morphology,
parts of speech, syntax
301
Style. Composition. Rhetoric
306-310
Translating and interpreting
311
Prosody. Metrics. Rhythmics
327-361
Lexicography
375-381
Linguisitic geography
501-769
Indo-European philology
901-1081
Extinct (Ancient or Medieval) Asiatic and European languages
Christina Riquelmy
Classical languages and literatures
 
227-1179
Greek philology and language
 
2001-2915
Latin philology and language
 
Greek literature
 
3051-4500
Ancient (Classic) to ca. 600 A.D.
 
5000-5665
Byzantine and modern
 
Latin literature
 
6001-6971
Ancient Roman
 
8001-8595
Medieval and modern
Mike Russo
1-431
General works
 
Celtic languages and literatures
 
1201-1449
Irish
 
1501-1709
Gaelic. Scottish Gaelic
 
1801-1888
Manx
 
2001-3029
Brythonic group
 
Including Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Gallic
Christina Riquelmy
Romance languages
 
601-872
Romanian language and literature
 
1001-1977
Italian
 
2001-3761
French. Provencal
 
3801-3976
Catalan language and literature
 
4001-4977
Spanish
 
5001-5498
Portuguese
 
Germanic languages
 
1001-1350
Old Germanic dialects
 
Including Gothic, Vandal, Burgundian, Langobardian
 
1501-5929
Scandinavian. North Germanic
 
2201-2392
Old Norse. Old Icelandic and Norwegian
 
2401-2489
Icelandic
 
2571-2999
Norwegian
 
3001-3929
Danish
 
5001-5929
Swedish
Mike Russo
English
Christina Riquelmy
West Germanic
 
1-979
Dutch
 
1001-1184
Flemish
 
1401-1558
Friesian
 
3001-5999
German
 
Slavic. Baltic, Albanian languages and literatures
 
1-7925
Slavic
 
615-716
Church Slavic
 
801-1164
Bulgarian. Macedonian
 
1201-1696
Serbo-Croatian
 
1801-1962
Slovenian
 
2001-3987
Russian. White Russian. Ukrainian
 
4001-5546
Czech. Slovak
 
5631-7446
Polish. Sorbian
 
8001-9146
Baltic
 
8501-8772
Lithuanian
 
8801-9146
Latvian
 
9501-9678
Albanian
Finno-Ugrian, Basque languages and literatures
 
101-1109
Finnish
 
101-405
Finnish (Proper)
 
601-671
Estonian
 
701-735
Lappish
 
1201-3445
Ugrian. Hungarian
 
5001-5490
Basque
 
Oriental languages and literature
 
1-995
General works
 
1001-2199
Egyptian. Coptic
 
2301-2551
Hamitic
 
2353-2367
Libyan group
 
2369-2399
Berber
 
2401-2539
Cushitic
 
3001-9293
Semitic
 
3101-4083
Assyrian. Sumerian
 
4501-5192
Hebrew
 
5201-5329
Aramaic
 
5403-5809
Syriac
 
6001-8517
Arabic
 
9001-9293
Ethiopian
 
1-6996
Indo-Iranian
 
Including Vedic, Sanskrit, Pali, Assamese, Bengali, Hindi,
 
Urdu, Hindustani, Sinhalese, Persian
 
8001-8958
Armenian
 
9001-9201
Caucasian. Georgian
 
Languages and literatures of Eastern Asian, Africa, Oceania
 
501-889
Japanese language and literature
 
901-998
Korean language and literature
 
1001-3207
Chinese language and literature
 
5001-7511
Oceanic languages and literatures
 
8000-8844
African languages and literatures
 
101-7356
American Indian languages
7801-7895
Alice Daugherty
8001-9021
Artificial languages
Mike Russo
Literature. Literary history and collections (General)
 
80-99
Criticism
 
101-249
Authorship
 
441-1009
Literary history
 
Including folk literature, fables, prose romances
 
1010-1551
Poetry
Paul Hrycaj
1560-1590
The performing arts. Show business
 
1600-1899
The drama. Dramatic composition
Alexis Carrasquel
1900-1999
Radio and television broadcasts
Paul Hrycaj
2000-3299
Dramatic representation. The theatre
 
Including managment, the stage and accessories, amateur
 
theatricals, tableaux and pageants
Mike Russo
3311-3503
Prose. Prose fiction
 
4001-4355
Oratory. Elocution, recitations, etc.
 
4400
Letters
 
4500
Essays
Alexis Carrasquel
4699-5650
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
Mike Russo
6011-6525
Collections of general literature
 
6080-6095
Quotations
 
6099-6110
Poetry
 
6110.5-6120
Drama
 
6121-6129
Orations
 
6130-6140
Letters
 
6141-6145
Essays
 
6147-6231
Wit and humor. Satire
 
6249-6525
Miscellaneous
 
Including anecdotes, aphorisms, maxims, mottoes, toasts,
 
riddles, proverbs
Christina Riquelmy
Romance literatures
Mike Russo
English literature
 
American literature
Christina Riquelmy
Germanic literatures
Peggy Chalaron
Fiction and juvenile literature
 
1-4
Fiction in English
 
Including English translations of foreign authors
 
5-90
Juvenile literature
 
In English and foreign languages

 

 

Q: Science

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Bill Armstrong
Science (General)
 
300-380
Cybernetics. Information theory
 
Aaron Lercher
Mathematics
 
8-10
Mathematical logic
Will Hires
76
Computer science. Electronic data processing
Peggy Chalaron
101-145
Elementary mathematics. Arithemetic
Aaron Lercher
152-299
Algebra
 
Including machine theory, game theory, probability, mathematical statistics
 
300-433
Analysis
 
Including analytical methods connected with physical
 
problems
 
443-699
Geometry
 
611-614
Topology
 
801-935
Analytic mechanics
 
For non-theoretical mechanics, see QC 120-168
Bill Armstrong
Astronomy
 
145-237
Practical and spherical astronomy
 
275-343
Geodesy
 
351-421
Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics
 
Including perturbations
 
460-991
Astrophysics and descriptive astronomy
 
Including stellar spectroscopy, cosmogony
 
Physics
 
81-119
Weights and measures
 
120-168
Descriptive and experimental mechanics
 
171-197
Constitution and properties of matter. Atomic physics
 
Including quantum theory, solid-state physics
 
220-246
Sound. Acoustics
 
251-338
Heat
 
350-495
Light. Optics
 
Including spectroscopy, radiation (General)
 
501-768
Electricity and magnetism
 
770-798
Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
 
801-809
Geophysics. Cosmic physics
 
811-849
Geomagnetism
 
851-999
Meteorology
 
Chemistry
 
24-26
Alchemy
 
71-142
Analytical chemistry
 
146-199
Inorganic chemistry
 
241-449
Organic chemistry
 
450-655
Physical and theoretical chemistry
 
Including quantum chemistry, sterochemistry, chemical
 
reactions, surface chemistry, thermochemistry, solution
 
chemistry, electorcheistry, radiochemistry, photochemistry
 
901-999
Crystallography
Kelly Blessinger
Geology
Jenna Ryan
Note: Jenna Ryan selects for Environmental.
Kelly Blessinger
351-399
Mineralogy
 
420-499
Petrology
 
500-625
Dynamic and structural geology
 
650-699
Stratigraphich geology
 
701-996
Paleontology
 
Including paleozoology and paleobotany
Jenna Ryan
Natural history
 
75-77
Natural conservation. Landscape protection
 
201-278
Microscopy
 
301-559
General biology
 
Including life, genetics, evolution, reproduction, ecology
 
573-671
Cytology
 
Botany
 
641-707
Morphology, anatomy, embrology, and histology
 
710-899
Plant physiology
 
901-987
Ecology
 
Zoology
 
750-795
Animal behavior and psychology
 
801-950
Anatomy
 
951-991
Embryology
 
Human anatomy
 
601-699
Human embryology
 
Physiology
 
351-499
Physiological psychology
 
501-801
Animal biochemistry
 
901-981
Experimental pharmacology
 
Microbiology
 
75-99
Bacteria
 
180-189
Immunology
 
355-484
Virology

 

 

R: Medicine

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Jenna Ryan
Medicine (General)
 
131-684
History of medicine
 
735-847
Medical education
 
895
Medical physics. Electronics. Radiology, radioisotopes, etc.
 
Public aspects of medicine
Mitch Fontenot
5-418
Medicine and the state
 
Including medical statistics, medical economics, provisions
 
for medical care, medical sociology
 
421-790
Public aspects of medicine
 
Public health. Hygiene. Preventive medicine
 
Including sanitation, disposal of the dead, transmission of
 
disease, epidemics, quarantine, personal hygiene
Kelly Blessinger
791-954
Medical geography. medical climatology and meterology
Mitch Fontenot
960-998
Medical centers. Hospitals. Clinics
 
1001-1171
Forensic medicine
Jenna Ryan
1190-1270
Toxicology
Bill Armstrong
Jenna Ryan
Pathology
Internal medicine. Practice of medicine.
Including diagnosis,
 
individual diseases and special types of diseases
diseases of systems or organs
Peggy Chalaron
86-88
First aid in illness and injury
Mitch Fontenot
321-576
Neurology and psychiatry
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Speech Disorders
Mitch Fontenot
952-954
Geriatrics
Jenna Ryan
955-962
Arctic and tropical medicine
 
963-969
Industrial medicine
Mark Martin
970-1015
Military medicine
Jenna Ryan
1030-1097
Transportation medicine
 
Including automotive, aviation and space medicine
Peggy Chalaron
1200-1245
Sports medicine
Jenna Ryan
RD
Surgery
 
92-96
Wounds and injuries
 
701-796
Orthopedics
 
Ophthalmology
 
Otorhinolaryngology
 
Gynecology and obstetrics
Mitch Fontenot
Pediatrics
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for Communicative Disorders in Children
Jenna Ryan
Dentistry
 
Dermatology
 
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Bill Armstrong
214-258
Diet therapy. Diet and dietetics in disease
Jenna Ryan
270-282
Serum therapy. Immunotherarpy
 
283-298
Endocrinotherapy
 
300-666
Drugs and their action
 
695-890
Physical medicine. Physical therapy
Peggy Chalaron
*Note: Peggy Chalaron selects for Physical therapy.
Jenna Ryan
845-862
Medical radiology
 
Pharmacy and materia medica
 
Nursing
Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine
 
Homeopathy
 
Other systems of medicine
 
201-265
Chiropractic
 
301-397
Osteopathy
 
400-408
Mental healing

 

 

S: Agriculture

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Bill Armstrong
Agriculture (General)
 
560-575
Farm management. Farm economies
 
583-589
Agricultural chemistry and physics
 
590-599
Soils
 
605-621
Reclamation and irrigation of farm land
 
Including organic farming
 
622-627
Soil conservation
 
631-669
Fertilizers and soil improvement
 
671-760
Farm machinery and engineering
 
900-972
Conservation of natural resources
 
950-954
Land conservation
 
960-964
Wildlife conservation
 
970-972
Recreational resources conservation
 
Plant culture
 
110-112
Methods for special areas
 
Including dry-land and tropical agriculture, irrigation
 
farming
 
114-118
Seeds
 
119-125
Propagation
 
183-317
Field crops
 
318-450
Horticulture
 
320-353
Vegetables
 
354-402
Fruit culture and orchard care
 
403-450
Flowers. Ornamental plants
Hillary Veeder
449-450
Flower arrangement and decoration
 
451-466
Gardens and gardening
 
469-479
Landscape gardening
 
481-485
Parks and public reservations
Bill Armstrong
599-999
Diseases and pests
 
Including treatment and control
 
Foresty
 
383-385
Description of forest trees
 
391-409
Sylviculture
 
411-425
Conservation and protection
 
426-428
Forest reserves
 
430-557
Exploitation and utilization
 
Including timber trees, logging, transporation, valuation
 
561-668
Forest policy and administration
 
91-92
Care and housing
 
95-99
Feeds and feeding. Animal nutrition
 
105-109
Breeds and breeding
 
Including artificial insemination, stock farms
 
114-121
Exhibitions. Judging. Stock shows
 
191-275
Cattle
 
221-275
Dariying. Dairy products
 
277-359
Horses
 
Including horsemanship, racing
 
371-379
Sheep. Wool.
 
381-386
Goats
 
391-397
Swine
 
402-405
Fur-bearing animals
 
405.2-407
Laboratory animals
 
411-459
Pets
 
461-513
Birds
 
Including cage birds, pigeons, poultry, game birds
 
521-561
Insects
 
Including bees, silk work, cochineal
 
600-1100
Veterinary medicine
 
Fish culture and fisheries
 
Including shellfish, lobsters, crabs, sealing whaling
 
401-691
Angling
 
Hunting
 
351-579
Wildlife management. Game protection
 
601-608
Camping. Outdoor life

 

 

T: Technology

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Will Hires
Technology (General)
 
54-55
Industrial safety
 
55.4-60
Industrial engineering
 
Including operations research, systems analysis, management
 
information systems, production efficiency, human engineering
 
in industry, work measurement, methods engineering
 
201-339
Patents. Trademarks
 
351-385
Engineering graphics. Mechanical drawing
 
391-995
Exhibitions. World's fairs
 
General engineering and civil engineering group
 
Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
 
166-167
Human engineering
 
168
Systems engineering
 
177.4-185
Engineering economy
 
329-347
Engineering mathematics
 
349-360
Mechanics of engineering. Applied mechanics
 
401-492
Materials of engineering and construction
 
Including strength of materials, testing and properties
 
of materials
 
501-625
Surveying
 
630-695
Structural engineering (General)
 
705-710
Engineering geology. Rock mechanics. Soil mechanics
 
715-787
Earthwork. Foundations
 
800-820
Tunneling. Tunnels
 
1001-1280
Transportation engineering (General)
 
Hydraulic engineering
 
Including harbors and coast protective works, water-supply
 
engineering, dams, canals, irrigation projects, drainage
 
ocean engineering
 
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
 
159-167
Municipal engineering
 
172-192
Environmental pollution
 
201-500
Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes
 
Including water quality and pollution, treatment, saline
 
water conversion, distibution systems
 
511-780
Sewage collection and disposal systems. Sewerage
 
785-812
Municipal refuse. Solid wastes
 
813-870
Street cleaning. Litter and its removal
 
873-893
Special types of pollution
 
Including soil, air, noise pollution
 
895-899
Industrial sanitation. Industrial wastes
 
Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
 
Railroad engineering and operation
 
Including street railways and subways
 
Bridge engineering
 
Building construction
 
845-895
Architectural engineering. Structrual engineering of buildings
 
1061-1725
Systems of building construction
 
Including fireproof, wood, masonry, concrete and steel
 
construction
 
2031-3000
Details
 
Including foundations, walls, chimneys, roofs, floors
 
4021-4970
Buildings: Construction with reference to use
 
Including public buildings, factories, dwellings, farm
 
buildings
5011-5701
Construction by phase of the work (Building trades)
6014
Including masonry, carpentry, metalworking
 
6014-7975
Environmental engineering
 
Including plumbing, heating, ventilation, lighting
 
9025-9745
Protection of buildings
 
Including protection from dampness, fire prevention and
 
extinction, protection from burglary
 
Mechanical group
 
Mechanical engineering and machinery
 
212.5-225
Control engineering
 
268-740
Steam engineering
 
Including boilers, engines, locomotives
 
1125-1345
Machine shops and machine-shop practice
 
Includuing machine and hand tools
 
1480-1496
Agricultural machinery
 
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
 
1001-1841
Production of electric energy. Powerplants
 
2000-2891
Dynamoelectric machinery
 
Including generators, motors, transformers
 
3001-3511
Distribution or transmission of electric power. The electric
 
circuit
 
4125-4399
Electric lighting
 
5101-6720
Telecommunication
 
7800-8360
Electronics
 
7885-7895
Computer engineering
 
9001-9401
Nuclear engineering. Atomic power
 
Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
 
1-390
Motor vehicles
 
500-777
Aeronautics
 
780-785
Rockets
 
787-4050
Astronautics
 
Chemical group
 
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
 
Including the mineral industries
 
Chemical technology
 
155-156
Chemical engineering
 
200-248
Manufacture and use of chemicals
 
315-360
Fuel
Bill Armstrong
368-659
Food processing and manufacture
 
Including refrigeration, fermentation industries,
 
beverages
Will Hires
690-692
Petroleum refining and products
 
700-764
Gas industry
 
785-869
Clay industries. Ceramics. Glass
 
890-933
Textile dyeing and printing
 
934-944
Paints, pigments, varnishes, etc.
 
1101-1185
Plastics and plastics manufacture
Hillary Veeder
Photography
 
Composite group
Will Hires
Manufactures
 
155-193
Production management
 
Including quality control. production control, inventory
 
control, product engineering, process engineering,
 
plant engineering
 
195-198
Packaging
 
200-770
Metal manufactures. Metalworking
 
Including forging, casting, stamping, instrument making,
 
firearms, clocks, metal finishing, jewelry
 
800-937
Wood technology
 
Including lumber, furniture, chemical processing of wood
 
940-1067
Leather industries. Tanning
 
1080-1268
Paper manufacture. Woodpulp industry
 
1300-1865
Textile industries
 
1870-1935
Rubber industry
 
1950-1981
Animal products
 
2120-2159
Cereals and flour. Milling industry
 
2220-2283
Tobacco industry
Tom Diamond
Handicrafts. Arts and crafts
 
161-169
Manual training
 
180-200
Woodworking. Furniture making. Upholstering
 
205-267
Metalworking
 
300-382
Painting. Industrial painting
 
387-410
Drapes, slipcovers, etc.
 
490-695
Clothing manufacture. Dressmaking. Tailoring
 
697-910
Needlework. Decorative crafts
 
950-979
Hairdressing. Barbers' work
 
980-999
Laundry work
 
Home economics
 
301-339
The house
 
Including arrangement, care, pests, finance, servants
 
341-641
Foods and food supply
 
Including nutrition, adulterants, preservation
 
645-840
Cookery
 
901-953
Hotels, restaurants, taversn. Catering
 
955-985
Building operation and maintenance
 
1100-1105
Mobile home living

 

 

U: Military Science

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Mark Martin
Military science (General)
 
750-773
Military life, manners and customs
 
800-897
History of arms and armor
 
Armies: Organization, description, facilities, etc.
 
Including the military situation, policy, defenses of individual countries
 
Military administration
 
Maintenance and transportation
 
Infantry
 
Cavalry. Armored and mechanized cavalry
 
Artillery
 
Military engineering
 
Including fortification, chemical warfare, signalijng, air
 
warfare
 
Other services
 
Including medical and sanitary service, public relations,
 
social welfare services, recreation

 

V: Naval Science

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Mark Martin
Naval science (General)
 
720-743
Naval life, manners and customs
 
750-980
War vessels: Construction, armament, etc.
 
990-995
Fleet ballistic missile systems
 
Navies: Organization, description, facilities, etc.
 
Including the naval situation and policy of individual
 
countries
 
Naval administration
 
Naval maintenance
 
Naval seamen
 
Marines
 
Naval ordnance
 
Minor services of navies
 
Including communications, bands, air service, medical service,
 
public relations, social work, recreation
 
Navigation. Merchant marine
 
588-597
Marine hydrography. Hydrographic surveying
 
600-794
Tide and current tables
 
798-997
Pilot guides. Sailing directions
 
1000-1249
Lighthouse service
 
1250-1299
Shipwrecks and fires
 
1300-1491
Saving of life and property
 
1500-1661
Pilots and pilotage
 
Naval architecture. Shipbuilding
 
600-965
Marine engineering
 
975-989
Submarine diving

 

Z: Bibliography and Library Science

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Kelly Blessinger
Books in general
Peggy Chalaron
4-8
History of books and bookmaking
Elaine Smyth
*Note: Elaine Smyth is the second selector for 4-8.
Peggy Chalaron
Writing
 
40-42
Autographs. Signatures
 
43-45
Calligraphy. Penmanship
Elaine Smyth
*Note: Elaine Smyth is second selector for 40-45.
Kelly Blessinger
48
Copying processes
 
49-51
Typewriting
 
53-102
Shorthand
 
103-104
Cryptography
 
105-115
Paleography
Peggy Chalaron
116-659
Book industries and trade
 
116-265
Printing
 
166-276
Bookbinding
 
278-549
Bookselling and publishing
Elaine Smyth
*Note: Elaine Smyth is second selector for Book industries
 
& trade (Z 116-549)
Alice Daugherty
*Note: Alice Daugherty selects for newsletter, desktop publishing,
 
or graphic communications.
Peggy Chalaron
662-1000
Libraries and library science
 
679-680
Architecture and planning of the library
 
687-717
The collections. The books
 
Including acquisition, cataloging, classification, shelf-
 
listing, information storage and retrieval systems,
 
reference work, circulation
 
719-876
Libraries
 
Including histories, reports,k statistics of individual
 
libraries
 
881-980
Library catalogs and bulletins
Elaine Smyth
987-997
Private libraries. Book collecting
 
998-1000
Booksellers' catalogs. Book prices
Kelly Blessinger
1001-8999
Bibliography
 
1041-1107
Anonyms and pseudonyms
 
1201-4980
National bibliography
Everyone
5051-7999
Subject bibliography
Everyone
8001-8999
Personal bibliography

 

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  Mark Martin   Joseph Nicholson   Bill Armstrong   Christina Riquelmy
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