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Call Numbers (Library of Congress Classification): L

The Mountain View College Library organizes its books according to the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System. This guide will describe what each range of the LC call numbers means,

Class L -- Education

L--Education (General)

LA--History of education

LB--Theory and practice of education

LC--Special aspects of education

LD--Individual institutions - United States

LE--Individual institutions - America (except United States)

LF--Individual institutions - Europe

LG--Individual institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands

LH--College and school magazines and papers

LJ--Student fraternities and societies, United States

LT--Textbooks

Subclasses

L7-991--Education (General)

L7-97--Periodicals.  Societies

L101--Yearbooks

L107--Congresses

L111-791--Official documents, reports, etc.

L797-898--Educational exhibitions and museums

L899--School fairs

L900-991--Directories of educational institutions

LA5-2396--History of education

LA5-25--General

LA31-135--By period

LA173-186--Higher education

LA201-398--United States

LA410-2284--Other regions or countries

LA2301-2396--Biography

LB5-3640--Theory and practice of education

LB5-45--General

LB51-885--Systems of individual educators and writers

LB1025-1050.75--Teaching (Principles and practice)

LB1049.9-1050.75--Reading (General)

LB1050.9-1091--Educational psychology

LB1101-1139--Child study

LB1139.2-1139.5--Early childhood education

LB1140-1140.5--Preschool education. Nursery schools

LB1141-1489--Kindergarten

LB1501-1547--Primary education

LB1555-1602--Elementary or public school education

LB1603-1696.6--Secondary education. High schools

LB1705-2286--Education and training of teachers and administrators

LB1771-1773--Certification of teachers

LB1775-1785--Professional aspects of teaching and school administrators. Vocational guidance

LB1805-2151--State teachers colleges

LB1811-1987--United States

LB1991-2151--Other regions or countries

LB2165-2278--Teacher training in universities and colleges

LB2300-2430--Higher education

LB2326.4-2330--Institutions of higher education

LB2331.7-2335.8--Teaching personnel

LB2335.86-2335.885--Trade unions

LB2335.95-2337--Endowments, trusts, etc.

LB2337.2-2340.8--Student financial aid

LB2341-2341.95--Supervision and administration. Business management

LB2351-2359--Admissions and entrance requirements

LB2361-2365--Curriculum

LB2366-2367.75--College examinations

LB2371-2372--Graduate education

LB2381-2391--Academic degrees

LB2799-2799.3--Educational consultants and consulting

LB2801-3095--School administration and organization

LB2831.6-2831.99--Administrative personnel

LB2832-2844.1--Teaching personnel

LB2844.52-2844.63--Trade unions

LB3011-3095--School management and discipline

LB3045-3048--Textbooks

LB3050-3060.87--Educational tests, measurements, evaluations and examinations

LB3201-3325--School architecture and equipment. School physical facilities. Campus planning

LB3401-3495--School hygiene. School health services

LB3497-3499--Hygiene in universities and colleges

LB3525-3575--Special days

LB3602-3640--School life. Student manners and customs

LC8-6691--Special aspects of education

LC8-59--Forms of education

LC8--General works

LC15--Conversation and culture

LC25-33--Self-education. Self-culture

LC37-44.3--Home education

LC45-45.8--Nonformal education

LC47-58.7--Private school education

LC58-58.7--Preparatory schools. Preparatory school education

LC59--Public school education

LC65-245--Social aspects of education

LC65-67.68--Economic aspects of education

LC68-70--Demographic aspects of education

LC71-120.4--Education and the state

LC72-72.5--Academic freedom

LC107-120.4--Public school question. Secularization. Religious instruction in the public schools

LC129-139--Compulsory education

LC142-148.5--Attendance. Dropouts

LC149-161--Literacy. Illiteracy

LC165-182--Higher education and the state

LC184-188--Taxation of schools and colleges

LC189-214.53--Educational sociology

LC212-212.863--Discrimination in education

LC212.9-212.93--Sex differences in education

LC213-214.53--Educational equalization. Right to education

LC215-238.4--Community and the school

LC223--Schools as community centers

LC225-226.7--Home and school

LC230-235--Parent-teacher associations. Home and school associations

LC237-238.4--College-university and the community

LC241-245--Foundations, endowments, funds

LC251-951--Moral and religious education

LC251-318--Moral education. Character building

LC321-951--Religion and education. Education under church control

LC361-629--Christian education. Church education

LC446-454--Orthodox Eastern Church

LC461-510--Roman Catholic

LC531-629--Protestant

LC701-775--Jewish education

LC901-915--Islamic education

LC921-929.7--Buddhist education

LC951--Other

LC980-1099.5--Types of education

LC1001-1024--Humanistic education. Liberal education

LC1022-1022.25--Computer-assisted education

LC1025-1027--Collective education

LC1030--Communist education

LC1031-1034.5--Competency based education

LC1035-1035.8--Basic education. Basic skills education

LC1036-1036.8--Community education

LC1037-1037.8--Career education

LC1041-1048--Vocational education (General)

LC1049-1049.8--Cooperative education

LC1051-1072--Professional education

LC1081-1087.4--Industrial education (General)

LC1090-1091--Political education

LC1099-1099.5--Multicultural education (General)

LC1200-1203--Inclusive education

LC1390-5160.3--Education of special classes of persons

LC1390--Men. Boys

LC1401-2572--Women. Girls

LC2574-2576--Gays. Lesbians. Bisexuals

LC2580-2582--Student-athletes

LC2601-2611--Education in developing countries

LC2630-2638--Asian Americans. Asians in the United States

LC2667-2698--Latin Americans. Hispanic Americans

LC2680-2688--Mexican Americans. Mexicans in the United States

LC2690-2698--Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans in the United States

LC2699-2913--Blacks. African Americans

LC3001-3501--Asians

LC3503-3520--Romanies. Gypsies

LC3530-3540--Lapps

LC3551-3593--Jews

LC3701-3740--Immigrants or ethnic and linguistic minorities. Bilingual schools--and bilingual education

LC3745-3747--Children of immigrants (First generation)

LC3950-4806.5--Exceptional children and youth. Special education

LC3991-4000--Gifted children and youth

LC4001-4806.5--Children and youth with disabilities. Learning disabled children and youth

LC4812-5160.3--Other special classes

LC5161-5163--Fundamental education

LC5201-6660.4--Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education

LC5451-5493--Aged education

LC5501-5560--Evening schools

LC5701-5771--Vacation schools. Summer schools

LC5800-5808--Distance education

LC5900-6101--Correspondence schools

LC6201-6401--University extension

LC6501-6560.4--Lyceums and lecture courses. Forums

LC6571-6581--Radio and television extension courses. Instruction by radio and television

LC6601-6660.4--Reading circles and correspondence clubs

LC6681--Education and travel

LC6691--Traveling educational exhibits

LD13-7501--Individual institutions

LD13-7501--United States

LD13-7251--Universities. Colleges

LD6501--Community colleges. Junior colleges

LD7020-7251--Women's colleges

LD7501--Secondary and elementary schools

LE3-78--Individual institutions

LE3-78--America (except United States)

LE3-5--Canada

LE7-9--Mexico

LE11-13--Central America

LE15-17--West Indies

LE21-78--South America

LE21-23--Argentina

LE27-29--Bolivia

LE31-33--Brazil

LE36-38--Chile

LE41-43--Colombia

LE46-48--Ecuador

LE51-59--Guianas

LE61-63--Paraguay

LE66-68--Peru

LE71-73--Uruguay

LE76-78--Venezuela

LF14-5627--Individual institutions

LF14-1257--Great Britain

LF14-797--England

LF800-957--Ireland

LF960-1137--Scotland

LF1140-1257--Wales

LF(1311)-1537--Austria

LF1541-1549--Czech Republic

LF1550-1550.8--Slovakia

LF1561-1697--Hungary

LF1705-1709--Finland

LF1711-2397--France

LF2402-3197--Germany

LF3211-3247--Greece

LF3248-3897--Italy

LF3899--Malta

LF3911-4067--Belgium

LF4069--Luxembourg

LF4071-4197--Netherlands

LF4203-4209--Poland

LF(4211)-4437--Russia (Federation)

LF4440-4441--Estonia

LF4443-4444--Latvia

LF4445-4446--Lithuania

LF4447.2-4447.5--Belarus

LF4448-4448.5--Moldova

LF4449.2-4449.5--Ukraine

LF4451-4487--Denmark

LF4488-4488.2--Faroe Islands

LF4489-4491--Iceland

LF4493-4537--Norway

LF4539-4607--Sweden

LF4610-4827--Spain

LF4831-4887--Portugal

LF4901-5047--Switzerland

LF5051-5627--Turkey and the Baltic states

LG21-961--Individual institutions

LG21-395--Asia

LG21--Afghanistan

LG51-53--China

LG55-57--Taiwan

LG60-170.2--India. Pakistan. Bangladesh. Burma. Sri Lanka. Nepal

LG171-172--Indochina

LG173--Malaysia

LG181-184--Indonesia

LG185-187--Papua-New Guinea (Ter.)

LG200-227--Philippines

LG240-277--Japan

LG281-285--Korea

LG291--Iran

LG302.2-320--Former Soviet republics in Asia

LG321--Asia Minor

LG331-331.5--Armenia (Republic)

LG332.2-332.5--Azerbaijan

LG332.7-332.9--Georgia (Republic)

LG333--Bahrain

LG338--Iraq

LG341-345--Israel. Palestine

LG346--Jordan

LG347--Kuwait

LG351-357--Lebanon

LG358--Qatar

LG359--Saudi Arabia

LG361-367--Syria

LG370--Yeman (Yemen Arab Republic)

LG395--Other

LG401-681--Africa

LG401--Ethiopia

LG405-411--South Africa

LG416--Botswana

LG418--Kenya

LG419--Lesotho

LG421-423--Uganda

LG431-438--Natal

LG441-443--Malawi

LG451--Orange Free State

LG454--Swaziland

LG457--Transkei

LG459--Venda

LG461-462--Zimbabwe

LG468--Tanzania

LG469--Zambia

LG471-475--Transvaal

LG478--Zululand

LG481-505--West Africa

LG481-483--Nigeria

LG497-499--Ghana

LG511--Egypt

LG513-514--Sudan

LG521--Algeria and Tunisia

LG525--Burundi

LG531-536--French Equatorial Africa. French Congo

LG541-543--Madagascar

LG545-547--Rwanda

LG551-552--Senegal

LG553-554--Benin

LG559-560--Ivory Coast

LG561--Mali

LG581-593--German Africa (Former)

LG601-611--Italian Africa (Former)

LG615--Zaire

LG621--Liberia

LG631-632--Morocco

LG641-651--Portuguese Africa (Former)

LG671--Spanish Africa

LG681--Libya

LG690--Indian Ocean islands

LG715-720--Australia

LG741-745--New Zealand

LG961--Pacific islands

LH1-9--College and school magazines and papers

LJ3-165--Student fraternities and societies, United States

LT6-(1001)--Textbooks

Class here textbooks covering several subjects. For textbooks on particular subjects, see the subject in B-Z

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