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| The University of Queensland Library uses the Library of Congress (LC)
classification scheme to assign a number to each item. This number is used to locate the item on the shelves in the branch library, and also to place it in its relevant subject area. The following is a broad outline of the LC scheme. Click on the letter to get a fuller expansion of most areas. |
| A |
General Works - Polygraphy |
| B |
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
| C |
Auxilliary sciences of history |
| D |
History |
| E |
America. United States |
| F |
United States local history. British America. French America. Latin America. Spanish America |
| G |
Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation |
| H |
Social sciences |
| J |
Political science |
| K |
Law |
| L |
Education |
| M |
Music |
| N |
Fine arts |
| P |
Language and literature |
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Q |
Science |
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R |
Medicine |
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S |
Agriculture |
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T |
Technology |
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U |
Military science |
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V |
Naval science |
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Z |
Books (General). Writing. Paleography. Book industries and trade. Libraries. General, national, subject and personal bibliography |
| A |
General Works - Polygraphy |
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| AC |
Series. Collected works |
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| AE |
Encyclopedias (General) |
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| AG |
Dictionaries and other general references books
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| AI |
Indexes |
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| AM |
Museums. Collectors and collecting |
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| AN |
Newspapers |
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| AP |
Periodicals |
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| AS |
Academies and learned societies |
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| AY |
Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories |
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| AZ |
History of scholarship and learning |
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| B |
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion |
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| B |
Philosophy (General) |
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| BC |
Logic |
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| BD |
Speculative philosophy |
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| BF |
Psychology. Parapsychology. Occult sciences |
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| BH |
Aesthetics |
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| BJ |
Ethics. Social usages. Etiquette |
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| BL |
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism |
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| BM |
Judaism |
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| BP |
Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. |
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| BQ |
Buddhism |
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| BR |
Christianity |
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| BS |
The Bible |
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| BT |
Doctrinal theology |
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| BV |
Practical theology |
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| BX |
Christian denominations |
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| C |
Auxilliary sciences of history |
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| C |
Auxilliary sciences of history (General) |
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| CB |
History of civilization |
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| CC |
Archaeology |
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| CD |
Diplomatics. Archives. Seals |
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| CE |
Technical chronology. Calendar |
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| CJ |
Numismatics |
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| CN |
Inscriptions. Epigraphy |
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| CR |
Heraldry |
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| CS |
Genealogy |
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| CT |
Biography |
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| D |
History |
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| D |
History (General).Europe (General) |
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| DA |
Great Britain. England. Wales. Scotland.Ireland |
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| DAW |
Central Europe |
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| DB |
Austria. Liechtenstein. Czechoslovakia.Hungary |
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| DC |
France. Andorra. Monaco |
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| DD |
Germany |
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| DE |
Mediterranean Region. Greco-Roman world |
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| DF |
Greece |
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| DG |
Italy. Malta |
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| DH |
Netherlands (Low countries). Belgium. Luxembourg
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| DJ |
Netherlands (Holland) |
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| DJK |
Eastern Europe (General) |
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| DK |
Soviet Union. Poland |
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| DL |
Northern Europe. Scandinavia. Denmark. Iceland. Norway. Sweden. Finland |
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| DP |
Spain. Portugal |
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| DQ |
Switzerland |
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| DR |
Balkan Peninsula. Bulgaria. Romania. Turkey. Albania. Yugoslavia |
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| DS |
Asia |
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| DT |
Africa |
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| DU |
Oceania (South Seas). Australia. New Zealand |
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| DX |
Gypsies |
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| E |
America. United States |
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| F |
United States local history. British America. French America. Latin America. Spanish America |
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| G |
Geography. Maps. Anthropology. Recreation |
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| G |
Geography (General). Atlases. Globes. Maps |
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| GA |
Mathematical geography. Cartography |
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| GB |
Physical geography |
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| GC |
Oceanography |
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| GE |
Environmental sciences |
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| GF |
Human ecology. Anthropogeography |
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| GN |
Anthropology |
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| GR |
Folklore |
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| GT |
Manner and customs (General) |
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| GV |
Recreation. Leisure |
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| H |
Social sciences |
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| H |
Social sciences (General) |
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| HA |
Statistics |
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| HB |
Economic theory. Demography |
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| HC |
Economic history and conditions. By country |
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| HD |
Economic history and conditions. Land. Industry. Labor |
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| HE |
Transportation and communications |
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| HF |
Commerce |
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| HG |
Finance |
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| HJ |
Public finance |
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| HM |
Sociology (General) |
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| HN |
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform |
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| HQ |
The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| HS |
Societies: Secret, Benevolent, etc. |
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| HT |
Communities. Classes. Races |
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| HV |
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
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| HX |
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism |
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| J |
Political science |
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| J |
General legislative and executive papers |
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| JA |
Political science (General) |
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| JC |
Political theory |
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| JF |
Political institutions and public administration (General) |
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| JK |
Political institutions and public administration (United States) |
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| JL |
Political institutions and public administration (Canada. Latin America) |
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| JN |
Political institutions and public administration (Europe) |
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| JQ |
Political institutions and public administration (Asia. Africa. Australia. Pacific Area) |
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| JS |
Local government |
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| JV |
Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration |
| JX |
International law (Numbers are no longer being applied) |
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| K |
Law |
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| K |
Law (General) |
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| KD |
United Kingdom. Ireland |
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| KDZ |
Americas. North America (General) |
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| KE |
Canada |
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| KF |
United States |
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| KG |
Mexico. Central America. West Indies |
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| KH |
South America |
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| KJ-KKZ |
Europe |
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| KL-KWX |
Asia. Africa. Oceania. Antarctica |
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| L |
Education |
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| L |
Education (General) |
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| LA |
History of education |
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| LB |
Theory and practice of education |
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| LC |
Special aspects of education |
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| LD |
Individual institutions (United States) |
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| LE |
Individual institutions (America, except United States) |
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| LF |
Individual institutions (Europe) |
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| LG |
Individual institutions (Asia. Africa. Oceania) |
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| LH |
College and school magazines and papers |
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| LJ |
Student fraternities and societies, United States
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| LT |
Textbooks |
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| M |
Music |
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| M |
Music |
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| ML |
Literature on music |
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| MT |
Musical instruction and study |
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| N |
Fine Arts |
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| N |
Visual arts |
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| NA |
Architecture |
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| NB |
Sculpture |
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| NC |
Drawing. Design. Illustration |
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| ND |
Painting |
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| NE |
Print media |
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| NK |
Decorative arts |
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| NX |
Arts in general |
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| P |
Language and literature |
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| P |
Philology |
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| PA |
Classical philology. Greek and Latin philology, language, and literature. Early Christian, Byzantine, Modern Greek, Medieval and Modern Latin literature |
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| PB |
Modern languages. Celtic languages |
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| PC |
Romanic languages |
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| PD |
Germanic languages |
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| PE |
English language |
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| PF |
West Germanic languages |
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| PG |
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian languages. Russian literature |
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| PH |
Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages |
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| PJ |
Oriental philology and literature |
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| PK |
Indo-Iranian philology and literature |
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| PL |
Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa and Oceania
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| PM |
Hyperborean, Indian and Artificial languages
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| PN |
Literature (General). Poetry. Drama. Journalism
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| PR |
English literature |
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| PS |
American literature |
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| PQ |
French, Italian, Spanish and Portugese literatures |
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| PT |
German, Dutch and Scandinavian literatures
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| PZ |
Children's literature |
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| Q-Z |
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