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Subject Headings Outline & Locations

This page contains a description of the one- and two-letter symbols for the call numbers used for most materials in the Wyndham Robertson Library.

A: General Works M: Music
B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion N: Fine Arts
C: Auxiliary Sciences of History P: Language and Literature
D: History--General and Eastern Hemisphere Q: Science
E & F: History--Western Hemisphere R: Medicine
G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation S: Agriculture
H: Social Sciences; Business T: Technology
J: Political Science U: Military Science
K: Law V: Naval Science
L: Education Z: Bibliography; Library Science

The outline below also indicates general locations for browsing in the Library. Be forewarned, however, that some specific titles with these call numbers may be found elsewhere, i.e. Media Library, Music Library, Annex, Special Collections, etc. Exact locations are to be found in the Online Catalog.


A: General Works (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

AE Encyclopedias
AI Indexes
AM Museums
AP Periodicals
AS Academies and learned societies
AY Yearbooks,almanacs,directories

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B: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

B History & systems of philosophy
BC Logic
BD Speculative philosophy
BF Psychology
BH Aesthetics
BJ Ethics
BL Religions, mythology, rationalism
BM Judaism
BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy
BR Christianity (General)
BS The Bible
BT Doctrinal theology
BV Practical theology
BX Denominations and sects

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C: Auxiliary Sciences of History (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

CB History of civilization & culture
CC Archaeology (General)
CD Diplomatics, archives, seals
CE Chronology
CJ Numismatics
CN Epigraphy
CR Heraldry
CS Genealogy
CT Biography (General)

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D: History - General & Eastern Hemisphere (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

D History (General)
DA Great Britain
DB Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
DC France
DD Germany
DE Mediterranean, Greco-Roman world
DF Greece
DG Italy
DH - DJ Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg
DK Russia
DL Northern Europe
DP Spain, Portugal
DQ Switzerland
DR Eastern Europe; Turkey
DS Asia
DS520-DS689 Southeast Asia
DT Africa
DU Oceania, Australia, New Zealand
DX Gypsies

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E & F: History - Western Hemisphere (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

E America (General),United States
F1-975 United States local history
F1001-1140 Canada
F1201-1392 Mexico
F1401-3799 Central and South America, the Caribbean area

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G: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

G Atlases, Globes, Maps (Some on Atlas Stands, 1st floor)
GA Mathematical geography, cartography
GB Physical geography
GC Oceanography
GF Human ecology
GN Anthropology
GR Folklore
GT Manners and customs
GV Sports and recreation
GV1580-GV1799 Dance

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H: Social Sciences and Business (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

H Social sciences (General)
HA Statistics
HB Economic theory
HC Economic history and conditions
HD Land, agriculture, industry
HE Transportation and communication
HF Commerce
HG Finance
HJ Public finance
HM Sociology
HN Social history
HQ Social groups; the family, marriage, women
HS Societies and clubs
HT Communities, classes, races
HV Social pathology, criminology, welfare
HX Socialism, communism, anarchism

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J: Political Science (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

J Official documents
JA Collections and general works
JC Political theory
JF Constitutional history and administration
JK U.S. constitutional history
JS Local government
JV Colonization, emigration and immigration
JX International law, international relations

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K: Law (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

K Law (General)
KF United States law
KFO1-599 Ohio law

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L: Education (General Stacks, 3rd floor)

L Education (General)
LA History of education
LB Theory and practice
LC Special aspects
LD Individual U.S. institutions
LH College and school publications
LJ Student fraternities and societies
LT Textbooks (General)

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M: Music (Music Library in Presser unless specified General Stacks, than 3rd floor)

M Music (General)
ML Literature of music
MT Music instruction and study

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N: Fine Arts (General Stacks, 3rd floor, except Folios which are 2nd floor)

N Visual arts (General)
NA Architecture
NB Sculpture
NC Drawing, design, illustration
ND Painting
NE Print media
NK Decorative arts, applied art
NX Arts in general

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P: Language and Literature (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

P Linguistics
PA Greek and Latin
PB Modern European languages; Celtic languages
PC Romance languages
PD Old Germanic and Scandinavian languages
PE English language
PF Dutch, Flemish, German languages
PG Slavic languages and literature
PH Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literature
PJ Middle Eastern languages and literature
PK Indo-Iranian languages and literature
PL East Asian, African, and Oceanic languages and literature
PM American Indian; artificial languages
PN Literature; literary history and collections
PN1993-PN1996 Motion Pictures
PQ Romance literature
PR English Literature
PS American literature
PT Germanic literature
PZ Children's literature

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Q: Science (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

Q Science (General)
QA Mathematics
QB Astronomy
QC Physics
QD Chemistry
QE Geology
QH Natural history (General)
QK Botany
QL Zoology
QM Human anatomy
QP Physiology
QR Microbiology

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R: Medicine (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

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
RX Homeopathy
RZ Other systems of medicine

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S: Agriculture (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

S Agriculture (General)
SB Plant culture
SD Forestry
SF Animal culture
SH Aquaculture, fisheries, fishing
SK Hunting

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T: Technology (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

T Technology (General)
TA Engineering (General)
TC Hydraulic engineering
TD Environmental technology
TE Highway engineering
TF Railroad engineering
TG Bridge engineering
TH Building construction
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
TK Electrical engineering; electronics
TL Motor vehicles; aeronautics; astronautics
TN Mining engineering; metallurgy
TP Chemical technology
TR Photography
TS Manufactures
TT Handicrafts; arts and crafts
TX Home economics; cooking

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U: Military Science (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

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V: Naval Science (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

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Z: Bibliography; Library Science (General Stacks, 2nd floor)

 

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