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| Subject Area | LC Class |
| Acid Rain | TD 196.A |
| Acoustics | QC 220-246 |
| Agriculture | S |
| Air Conditioning | TH 7687 |
| Airplanes | TL 670-723 |
| Algebra | QA 152-263 |
| Anatomy, Human | QM |
| Animals |
QL SF |
| Anthropology | GN |
| Arithmetic | QA 101-145 |
| Artificial Insemination |
QP 251 RG 133-135 |
| Astronomy | QB |
| Automobile Repair | TL 152-230 |
| Automobiles | TL 1-445 |
| Beadwork | TT 860 |
| Beauty Culture |
TT 957 TT 972 |
| Biochemistry |
QP 514-519 QH 345 QD 415 |
| Bioethics | R 724 |
| Biology | QH |
| Biomedical Engineering | R 856 |
| Biotechnology | TP 248 |
| Bird Watching | QL 677.5-683 |
| Birds | QL 671-699 |
| Botany | QK |
| Brain | QP 376-425 |
| Building Codes | KF 5701 |
| Building Plans (Houses) | NA 7100-7566 |
|
C and C++
(Computer Programming Language) | QA 76.73.C153 |
| Cable Television |
HE 8700.7.C TK 6675 |
| CAD / CAM (Computer Aided Design / Manufacturing) |
TS 155.6
TA 345 |
| Calculators | QA 75 |
| Calculus | QA 300-316 |
| Cameras | TR 250-265 |
| Candlemaking | TT 896.5 |
| Carpentry | TH 5601-5691 |
| Ceramics (How to Make) | TT 920-922 |
| Chemical Engineering | TP 155 |
| Chemistry | QD |
| Civil Engineering | TA 145 |
| Clocks & Watches | NK 7480 |
| Communications (Technical Aspects) | |
| Computer Programming Languages | QA 76.6-76.9 |
| Computer Repair | TK 7887-7888 |
| Computers | QA 76 |
| Conservation | |
| Construction (building) | TH 145 |
| Cosmetics |
RA 778 TP 983 |
| Crafts (Handicraft) | TT |
| Dinosaurs | QE 862.D5 |
| Dogs |
SF 421-439, QL 737.C2 |
| Earth Science | QE |
| Earthquakes | QE 534 |
| Ecology | QH 540-541 |
| Electrical Engineering | QC 501-720 |
| Electricity | QC 501-720 |
| Electronics | TK 7800-7882 |
| Embryology | QL 951-991 |
| Enamels | NK 5000 |
| Endangered Species | QH 76.5 |
| Energy | HD 9502 |
| Engineering | |
| Environment | |
| Environmental Chemistry | QD 31.2 |
| Euthanasia | R 726 |
| Evolution | QH 361-369 |
| Extrasensory Perception (ESP) | BF 1312 |
| Firearms | UD 380 |
| Fishes (General) | QL 615 |
| (Aquarium) |
SF 457 QL 78-638 |
| (Tropical) |
QL 78, SF 457 |
| Flowers | SB403-SB450 |
| Forestry | |
| Fossils | QE711.2 |
| Furniture (Construction) | TT 194-199.4 |
| Gems | TS 750-757 |
| Genetics | QH 430-438 |
| Geography (Physical) |
GF, GN476.4 |
| Geology | QE |
| Geometry | QA 440-699 |
| Glass (Technical Aspects) |
TA 450 TP 845 TT 298 |
| Guns |
TS 532-538 U 885-897 UD 380-390 HV 8059-8077 KF 3941-3942 |
| Hardware (Computers) |
QA 76
TK 7887.5 |
| Hazardous Chemicals | T 55.3 |
| Hazardous Wastes |
TD 811 HD 4483 KF 3946-3958 |
| Heating | TH 7222-7687 |
| Heredity, Human | QH 431 |
| History of Science | Q 125 |
| Horses |
QL737.U6, SF277-359 |
|
HTML
(Hypertext Markup Language) | QA 76.76.H94 |
| Immunology | QR 181 |
| Industrial Arts | T-TX |
| Insects | QL 463-496 |
| Internet | TK 5105 |
| Inventions |
T 15-35
T 201-T 339 |
|
Java
(Computer programming language) |
QA 76.73
QA 76.64 |
|
Linux
(computer operating system) | QA 76.76.O63 |
| Natural History | QH |
| Naval Science | V |
| Navigation | VK |
| Nuclear Energy |
TK 9145-9155 QC 773-792 HD 9698 |
| Nuclear Physics | QC 770-798 |
| Nuclear Power Plants | TK 1078 |
| Nuclear War / Weapons | U 263-264 |
| Numerology | BF 1623 |
| Oceanography | GC 16 |
| Optics | QC 350-467 |
| Painting (Houses) | TT 320-324 |
| Paleontology | QE 711 |
| Parapsychology | BF 1001-1389 |
| Patents | T 201-339 |
|
Personal Computers
(Microcomputers) | QA 76.5 |
| Pest Control | SB 950-975 |
| Phobias | RC 535 |
| Photography | TR |
| Physiology | QP |
| Physics | QC |
| Plague | RC 171-179 |
| Planets | QB 601-701 |
| Plants | QK |
| Plastics | TP 1101-1180 |
| Plumbing | TH 6101-6691 |
| Pollution , Air & Water |
TD174-180, QH541-545 |
| Prehistoric Man | GN700-875 |
| Primates (Apes, Orangutans, Etc.) | QL 737.P9 |
| Printing | Z 116-265 |
| Prisons | HV 8301-9920 |
| Prohibition | HV 5088-5099 |
| Psychiatry | RC336-455 |
| Psychology | BF 39-833 |
| Public Utilities | HD2763-2758 |
| Radar | TK 6575 |
| Radiation | QC 475 |
| Radio (Engineering) | TK 6540-9956 |
| Railroads |
TF 15-230 HE 1001-5600 |
| Recycling | TD 794.5 |
| Refrigeration & Refrigerating Machinery | TP 490-497 |
| Robotics |
TJ 211 HD 9696.R |
| Rocks |
QE 420-499 GR 800 |
| Science | Q |
| Science Projects | Q 154-182 |
| Sex |
HQ 21-31 BF 692 |
| Ships |
VM15-23 VK15-559 |
Browse the Shelves
Use these Library of Congress Classification Numbers to browse the shelves in the library. You can also use them to browse the catalog.
| LC Classification | Subject |
| GB | Geomorphology |
| GC | Oceanography |
| Q | General Science Dictionaries Encyclopedias Biography |
| QA | Mathematics |
| QA1-74 | General topics: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks & Tables |
| QA75-76 | Computer Science |
| QA77-999 | Mathematics Special topics |
| QB | Astronomy & Astrophysics |
| QC | Physics |
| QC1-61 | General topics: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks & Reference Data |
| QC350-449 | Optics, Light |
| QC450-467 | Spectroscopy (more likely to be used for chemistry purposes) |
| QC851-999 | Meteorology; Climatology |
| QD | Chemistry |
| QD1-65 | General Chemistry: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, CRC Handbook |
| QD146-197 | Inorganic Chemistry |
| QD241-441 | Organic Chemistry |
| QD415-436 | Biochemistry (see also QP501-801) |
| QE | Geology |
| QE1-350 | General, including geographical divisions |
| QE351-699 | Special topics, e.g. geochemistry, mineralogy, petrology, volcanoes & earthquakes |
| QE701-999 | Paleontology; Evolution |
| QH | Biology; Natural History |
| QH1-200 | Natural History |
| QH301-358 | General Biology: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias |
| QH359-425 | Evolution (see also QE701-999) |
| QH426-470 | Genetic |
| QH506 | Molecular Biology |
| QH540-549.5 | Ecology |
| QH573-671 | Cell biology (cytology) |
| QK | Botany |
| QK1-474.5 | General: dictionaries; geographical distribution |
| QK474.8-(638) | Specific taxa of plants |
| QK710-899 | Plant physiology (including plant biochemistry, i.e. phytochemistry) |
| QL | Zoology |
| QL1-355 | General, including geographical distribution |
| QL360-739.8 | Specific taxa from “lower” to “higher” organisms |
| QL750-795 | Animal Behavior |
| QL799-991 | Morphology, Anatomy, Embryology |
| S | Agriculture (General) |
| S589.7-589.76 | Agricultural ecology; Agriculture and environment |
| S590-599.9 | Soils, soil science |
| S604.5-627 | Agricultural conservation; Reclamation; Organic farming; Soil conservation |
| S900-(972) | Conservation of natural resources; Land conservation |
| SB | Plant Culture |
| SB107-109 | Economic botany (human use of plants) |
| SB119-124 | Propagation, including agricultural biotechnology |
| SB317.5-319.864 | Horticulture (e.g. encyclopedias of garden plants) |
| SB610-615 | Weeds, parasitic plants, etc. (some info. on invasive plants may be found here) |
| SB950-990.5 | Pest control, including biological control |
| SD | Forestry |
| SD411-428 | Conservation and protection |
| SF | Animal Culture |
| SD84.82-85.6 | Rangelands, management and conservation; Grazing |
| SD405.5-407 | Laboratory animals |
| SH | Aquaculture and Fisheries |
| SH201-329 | Fisheries, including resources, conservation, management |
| SK | Hunting sports |
| SK351-593 | Wildlife management; Game protection; Wild animal trade |
| T | Technology (General) |
| T10.5-11.9 | Communication of technical information – includes books on scientific and technical writing, e.g. How to write & publish a scientific paper by Robert Day, the CBE manual. |
| T55-55.3 | Industrial safety, e.g. Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials, Bretherick’s handbook of reactive chemical hazards – good sources of information on a large variety of chemical compounds. |
| TA | Engineering (General and Civil) |
| TA170-171 | Environmental engineering |
| TA401-492 | Materials science, e.g. Encyclopedia of Materials: Science and Technology |
| TA703-712 | Engineering geology; Rock & soil mechanics |
| TA1501-1820 | Applied optics; photonics |
| TC | Hydraulic Engineering |
| TD | Environmental technology; Sanitary engineering |
| TD169-195 | Environmental protection; pollution |
| TD419-428 | Water pollution |
| TD878-894 | Soil, air and noise pollution |
| TD1020-1066 | Hazardous substances, including hazardous waste sites, remediation, etc. |
| TE | Highway Engineering |
| TF | Railroad Engineering and Operation |
| TG | Bridge Engineering |
| TH | Building Construction |
| TJ | Mechanical Engineering and Machinery |
| TK | Electrical Engineering & Electronics |
| TK7800-7884 | Electronics (general); semiconductors & materials |
| 7885-7895 | Computer engineering and hardware |
| TK8300-8360 | Photoelectronic devices (relates to optics, materials science) |
| TK9001-9401 | Nuclear engineering; Atomic power |
| TL | Motor Vehicles; Aeronautics; Astronautics |
| TN | Mining Engineering; Metallurgy. Including mineral and metallic ore deposits. |
| TP | Chemical Technology |
| TP9 | Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology (Kirk-Othmer) |
| TP248.13-248.65 | Biotechnology |
| TP1080-1185 | Polymers |
| TR | Photography |
| TS | Manufactures |
| TT | Handicrafts |
| Z | Bibliographies, etc. |
| Z1035.1 | Guide to Reference Books (Sheehy); Walford's guide to reference material v.1 |
| Z7401 | Reference Sources in Science, Engineering, Medicine, & Agriculture (H. Robert Malinowsky) |
