Classification of Resources

Resources in the TWC Library are classified using the Library of Congress (LC) Classification Scheme, and are shelved accordingly.

The following is an outline of the main subject divisions of the Library of Congress Classification Scheme:

Class			Subjects
A			GENERAL WORKS
B			PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
	B-BJ		Philosophy, Psychology
C			AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY
D			HISTORY (OTHER THAN AMERICAN)
	DS	701- 799	History of China
E-F			HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS
G			GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION
H			SOCIAL SCIENCES
	HA		Statistics
	HB		Economic Theory
	HC		Economic History and Conditions: National Production and Economic Conditions by Country; Environmental Policy
	HD		Economic History and Conditions by Industry; Labor
		60-60.5	Social responsibility of business. Social entrepreneurship
	HE		Transportation and Communication
	HF		Commerce, Business and Management including Accountancy and Industrial Psychology
	HG		Finance including: Money, Banking, Investment, Insurance
	HJ		Public Finance including Taxation
	HM		Sociology
	HN		Social History and Conditions, Social Problems, Social Reform
	HQ		Social Groups: Family, Marriage, Woman, Child Development
		1060-1064	Gerontology (Social aspects)
	HV		Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Criminology
		8073-8079.35	Investigation of crimes. Forensic Science
J			POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
K			LAW
L			EDUCATION
	LB		Theory and Practice of Education: Teaching, Teacher Training, School Administration and Organization, Education Psychology
		1139.2-1139.5	Early Childhood Education
	LC		Special Education
M			MUSIC
N			FINE ARTS
	NC		Drawing, Design, Illustration, Commercial Arts, Graphics
P			LANGUAGE & LITERATURE
	PE		English Language and Literature
	PL		Oriental Languages and Literatures
	PN		Literature (General)
		1997	Feature Films
Q			SCIENCE (GENERAL)
	QD		Chemistry
	QH		Natural History. Biology, Genetics, Ecology
	QP		Physiology
	QM		Human Anatomy
	QR		Microbiology
R			MEDICINE (GENERAL)
	RA		Public Aspects of Medicine: Medicine and the State, Public Health, Environmental Health
	RB		Pathology including Medical Laboratory Technique
	RC		Internal Medicine including Neurology and Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Industrial Medicine, Radiation Therapy
	RD		Surgery
	RG		Gynecology and Obstetrics
	RJ		Pediatrics
	RM		Therapeutics. Pharmacology
		695-894	Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
	RS		Pharmacy and Materia Medica
	RT		Nursing
S			AGRICULTURE (GENERAL)
T			TECHNOLOGY
U			MILITARY SCIENCES
V			NAVAL SCIENCE
Z			BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)