How to Locate Books and Media

Use the public catalog. Books and media may be found searching by keyword, author, title, or subject.

These materials are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. Books in the general collection beginning with call letters A- PZ are on the 2nd floor; books in the general collection beginning with call letters Q - Z are on the 3rd floor. Here is the general outline of the system:

A General works, encyclopedias, almanacs

B Philosophy, psychology, religion

C Archaeology, heraldry, genealogy, biography

D General and world history

E American history

F U.S. local history

G Geography, oceanography, anthropology, recreation

H Social sciences including statistics, economics, labor, transportation, communications, commerce, finance, sociology, criminology

J Political science

K Law

L Education

M Music

N Art, architecture, sculpture, drawing, painting, print media, decorative arts

P Language and literature

PR English literature

PS American literature

Q Science, mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, biology, botany, zoology

R Medicine

S Agriculture

T Technology

U Military science

V Naval science

Z Library science and bibliography

For a complete listing of Library of Congress classification system information see the Library of Congress Website

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