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HOW TO LOCATE LIBRARY MATERIAL
E-F HISTORY: AMERICA
E United States [General]
F United States local history. Canada. Latin America
G
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Non-fiction material in the college library collection is classified and
organized by the Library of Congress classification system. A subject area
is assigned to each book and corresponding alphanumeric characters,
known as call numbers, are placed on the book’s spine. The call number
appears on the listing for each item in IvyCat, the online college library
catalog, and TIPCAT, the online public library catalog. The number
describes where the material is placed on the shelves.
This is an example of a Library of Congress call number:
QE 721.2E97 W384 2007
The following list describes the general classification system.
A
GENERAL WORKS
AE Encyclopedias
AG Dictionaries
AY Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories
B PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION
B Philosophy
BF Psychology
BL Religion. Mythology
BM Judaism
BP Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc.
BQ Buddhism
BR Christianity
BS The Bible
BX Christian denominations
C
AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
CB History of civilization
CC Archeology [General]
CT Biography
D
HISTORY: EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA
D History [General]
DA-DR Europe
DS Asia
DT Africa
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GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
G Geography [General]. Atlases. Maps
GE Environmental science
GN Anthropology
H SOCIAL SCIENCES
H Social sciences [General]
HA Statistics
HB Economic theory. Demography
HD Industries. Land Use. Labor
HF Commerce [Business administration and Accounting]
HG Finance
HMSociology
HN Social history. Social problems.
Social reform
HQ The family. Marriage. Women
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
J
POLITICAL SCIENCE
JA Political science [General]
JC Political theory
JK United State government
K
L
LAW
K Law [General]
KF Law of the United States
KFI Law of Indiana
EDUCATION
M MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC
N
FINE ARTS
N Visual arts [General]
NA Architecture
ND Painting
NK Decorative arts. Applied arts
P
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
PC Romance languages
PE English
PN Literature
PR English literature
PS American literature
Q
SCIENCE
Q Science [General]
QA Mathematics
QC Physics
QD Chemistry
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QH Natural history [General]. Biology [General].
QMHuman 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 material medica
RT Nursing
RV Botanic, Thomsonian and eclectic medicine
RX Homeopathy
RZ Other systems of medicine
S
AGRICULTURE
T TECHNOLOGY
T Technology [General]
TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
TP Chemical technology
TR Photography
TS Manufactures
U MILITARY SCIENCE
V
NAVAL SCIENCE
Z
BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE
For a complete breakdown of the LC Classification system visit the Library
of Congress web site at: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco.
patron where the material is located. All materials in the library are then
placed on the shelves in call number order. The following is a break down of
the general classification system.
This is an example of a Dewey Decimal call number:
576.84 W262U 2007
The following list describes the general classification system.
000
100s
200s
300s
320s
330s
340s
370s
400s
460s
500s
510s
530s
540s
600s
700s
720s
780s
800s
820s
810s
840s
900s
920s
930s
970s
General Works
Philosophy, Psychology
Religion
Social Sciences
Political Science
Economics
Law
Education
Language
Spanish
Natural Sciences
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
Technology
The Arts
Architecture
Music
Literature and Rhetoric
English Literature
American Literature
Romance Languages
Geography and History
Biography
History of Ancient World
History of North America
All of the Public Library’s circulating nonfiction materials are located in the
north and northwest sections of the second floor. All of the public library
reference materials are merged with the college reference in the center area
of the second floor and classified according to the Library of Congress
classification system.
ONLINE CATALOGS - IVYCAT AND TIPCAT
Public library non-fiction material is classified and organized on the shelf by
the Dewey Decimal classification system. A subject area is assigned to each
book and the corresponding numeric characters [call number] are placed on
the book’s spine. This call number appears on the listing of each item in
TIPCAT, the online public library catalog, and describes for the library
IvyCat, the Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana online
catalog, contains all the holdings of Ivy Tech libraries statewide, including
books, videos/DVDs, magazines and electronic books. TIPCAT, the
Tippecanoe County Public Library online catalog contains the holdings of
the entire county system plus the Ivy Tech collection at the Campus
Library. Electronic books are not available on
TIPCAT.
The Campus Library is located at 3101 S. Creasy Lane, P.O. Box 6299,
Lafayette, IN 47903-6299. To contact the Campus Library call
[765] 269-5380 or fax [765] 269-5383.
Library Hours
Monday-Thursday 8 am - 8 pm; Friday 8 am - 5 pm
Saturday 9:30 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
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