Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Library of Congress Classification System

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
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
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
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
M Music
M Musical works
ML Literature on music
MT Musical instruction and study
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
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
PR English literature
PS American literature
PT Germanic literatures
PZ Fiction and Juvenile belles lettres
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)

Librar 2.0 Manifesto



* I will recognize that the universe of information culture is changing fast and that libraries need to respond positively to these changes to provide resources and services that users need and want.
* I will educate myself about the information culture of my users and look for ways to incorporate what I learn into library services.
* I will not be defensive about my library, but will look clearly at its situation and make an honest assessment about what can be accomplished.
* I will become an active participant in moving my library forward.
* I will recognize that libraries change slowly, and will work with my colleagues to expedite our responsiveness to change.
* I will be courageous about proposing new services and new ways of providing services, even though some of my colleagues will be resistant.
* I will enjoy the excitement and fun of positive change and will convey this to colleagues and users.
* I will let go of previous practices if there is a better way to do things now, even if these practices once seemed so great.
* I will take an experimental approach to change and be willing to make mistakes.
* I will not wait until something is perfect before I release it, and I'll modify it based on user feedback.
* I will not fear Google or related services, but rather will take advantage of these services to benefit users while also providing excellent library services that users need.
* I will avoid requiring users to see things in librarians' terms but rather will shape services to reflect users' preferences and expectations.
* I will be willing to go where users are, both online and in physical spaces, to practice my profession.
* I will create open Web sites that allow users to join with librarians to contribute content in order to enhance their learning experience and provide assistance to their peers.
* I will lobby for an open catalog that provides personalized, interactive features that users expect in online information environments.
* I will encourage my library's administration to blog.
* I will validate, through my actions, librarians' vital and relevant professional role in any type of information culture that evolves.