BF 501 – BF 637 | Psychology of emotions & motivation |
BJ 1 – BJ 1725 | Ethics |
H | Social Studies (in general) |
HA | Statistics (data, theories, methods) |
HB | Economics (theories, methods, analysis) |
HC | Economics (history, regional analysis, special topics) |
HD | Business (in general); Industries; Labor |
HE | Transportation; Communications |
HF | Commerce; Marketing; Accounting; Auditing |
HG | Finance; Financial industries; Insurance; Investments |
HJ | Public finance; Municipal finance; Public accounting & auditing |
HM 711 – HM 806 | Sociology of groups & organizations |
HT | Communities; Classes of people; Races; Regional planning |
HV 6001 – HV 9960 | Criminology and Criminal justice |
J | Political science |
K | Law and Jurisprudence |
L | Education and Schooling |
For more details, visit the Library of Congress Classification Outline
Library of Congress Subject Headings are the words and phrases that you will use to do a subject search in the catalog (as opposed to a keyword search). Although Economics is a broad Library of Congress Subject Heading, you will probably get better results if you are more specific. To search for the economic conditions of Oregon, the proper subject heading is actually "Oregon--Economic". If you are looking for books about the economic conditions of the entire United States, then the proper heading is "United States--Economic". Be careful in your choice of words--some words and phrases that are natural to you will not be valid as Library of Congress Subject Headings.
It is often helpful to do a keyword search on your topic first. Once you find an appropriate source, look at the subject headings and click the linked subject heading in the catalog.
You can find books through a variety of ways. Search our catalog for specific titles, authors, call numbers, subject headings, ISBNs, ISSNs, or access numbers. Keyword searchers in our catalog are useful when you are looking for something specific. When you turn up a book you like and want to find similar books, try clicking the hyperlinked subject headings of an individual book's catalog record. Also, there will probably be books with similar topics shelved near the original book you found. To browse our collection use the general Library of Congress call number ranges linked below.
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