Call numbers are a method to keep books in order. At UCSC, we use the Library of Congress (LC) Classification system for most of our books and periodicals, an alphanumeric system which groups books by subject categories. Call numbers can usually be located on the lower part of the spine of the book. Search for the book in our Library Search. The results screen will tell you the location, call number, and whether or not the book is available on shelf.
Preceeding the call number in Library Search will be the location of the item. It might say something like "McHenry Library General Collection." For information on where these locations are in the library, visit the Item Locations page.
To view this list on the Library of Congress webpage please visit https://www.loc.gov/catdir/
A : General Works
AC: Collections, Series, Collected works
AE: Encyclopedias
AG: Dictionaries and other general reference works (other than Encyclopedias)
AI: Indexes
AM: Museums
AN: Newspapers
AP: Periodicals
AS: Societies, Academies
AY: Yearbooks, Almanacs, Directories
AZ: General history of scholarship and learning
B : Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
B: Philosophy (General)
BC: Logic
BD: Speculative philosophy
BF Psychology
BH: Aesthetics
BJ: Ethics
BL: Religions, Mythology, Rationalism, Hinduism
BM: Judaism
BP: Islam, Bahai Faith
BQ: Buddhism
BR: Christianity
BS: Bible and exegesis
BT: Doctrinal theology
BV: Practical theology
BX: Christian Denominations
C : Auxiliary Sciences of History (General)
CB: History of Civilization (General and general special only)
CC: Archaeology
CD: Diplomatics, Archives, Seals
CE: Technical Chronology, Calendar
CJ: Numismatics (Coins, Tokes, Medals, Medallions)
CN: Inscriptions, Epigraphy
CR: Heraldry
CS: Genealogy
CT: Biography
D: History (General) and History of Europe
D: General History
DA: Great Britain
DAW: Central Europe
DB: History of Austria, Austro-Hungarian Empire
DC: France, Andorra, Monaco
DD: Germany
DE: Greco-Roman World
DF: Greece
DG: Italy – Malta
DH: Low countries, Benelux Countries (Belgium, Luxembourg)
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
DS: Asia
DT:Africa
DU: Oceania (South Seas - Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia)
DX: Gypsies
E: American and the United States History (general)
F: United States (local) and America Outside of U.S. History
G : Geography, Anthropology, Recreation
G: General Geography, Atlases and Maps
GN: Anthropology
GR: Folklore
GT: Manners and customs (general)
GV: Recreation, Leisure
H : Social Sciences
HA: Statistics
HB: Economic theory, Demography
HC: Economic history and conditions
HD: Industries, Land use, Labor
HE: Transportation and communications
HF: Commerce (including tariff)
HG: Finance
HJ: Public Finance
HM: Sociology (General)
HN: Social history and conditions, Social problems, Social reform
HQ: Sexual Life, Family, Marriage, Women
HS: Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.
HT: Communities, Classes, Races
HV: Social Pathology, Social and public welfare, Criminology
HX: Socialism, Communism, Anarchism
J : Political Science
J: General Legislative and Executive papers
JA: Political Science (general)
JC: Political theory
JF-JJ: Political insitutions and public administration - General
JK:Polical institutions and public adminsitration - United States
JL: Political institutions and public adminstration - America outside U.S.
JN: Political Institutions and public administration – Europe
JQ: Political institutions and public administration - Asia, Africa, Australia, Oceania
JS: Local government. Municipal government.
JV: Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
JX: International Law (See also KZ for International Law)
JZ: International relations
K : Law
K: General law. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
KBM: Jewish law
KBP: Isamic law
KBR: History of canon law
KBU: Law of the Roman Catholic Church
KD-KDK: United Kingdom and Ireland
KDZ: America. North America
KE: Canada
KF: United States
KG: Latin America, Mexico and Central America, West Indies, Caribbean area
KH: South America
KJ-KKZ: Europe
KL-KWX: Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific area and Antarctica
KZ: Law of nations
L : Education
L: General works
LA: History of Education
LB: Theory and practice of education
LC: Special aspects of education
LD: Individual institutions - United States
LE: Individual institutions - America outside of U.S.
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
M : Music
ML: Literature of Music
MT: Musical instruction and study
N : Fine Arts
N: Visual Arts
NA: Architexture
NB Sculpture
NC: Drawing, Design, Illustration
ND: Painting
NE Print Media
NK: Decorative arts
NX: Arts in general
P : Language and Literature
P: Philology. Linguistics
PA: Greek and Latin language and literature
PB: Modern languages. Celtic languages
PC: Romantic languages
PD: Germanic, Scandinavian laguages.
PE: English language
PF: West Germanic Languages
PG: Slavic, Baltic, Albanian languages.
PH: Uralic, Basque languages
PJ: Oriental languages and literatures
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 literature
PR: Engish literature
PS: American literature
PT: German literature
PZ Fiction and juvenile literature
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
RA: Public aspects of medicine
RB: Pathology
RC: Internal Medicine
RD: Surgery
RE: Ophthalmology
RF: Otorhinolaryngology (Ear, Nose, Throat)
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
SB: Plant culture
SD: Forestry
SF: Animal culture
SH: Aquaculture. Fisheries, Angling
SK: Hunting sports
T : Technology
TA: General engineering
TC: Hydraulic and 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 and Arts & Crafts
TX: Home economics
U : Military Science
UA: Organization, distrubution, military situation
UB: Military administration
UC: Maintenance and transporation
UD: Infantry
UE: Cavalry, Armor
UF: Artillery
UG: Military engineering
UH: Other military services
V : Naval Science
VA: Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation
VB: Naval administration
VC: Naval maintenance
VD: Naval seaman
VE: Marines
VF: Naval ordinance
VG: Other naval services
VK: Navigation, Merchant marine
VM: Naval architecture and engineering, Shipbuilding
Z : Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources
Z: Books (general) writing, Book industries, Libraries, and Bibliography
ZA: Information resources (General)
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The land acknowledgement used at UC Santa Cruz was developed in partnership with the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band Chairman and the Amah Mutsun Relearning Program at the UCSC Arboretum.
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