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Synopsis of the Library of Congress Classification Scheme

The IIUM Library uses the Library of Congress Classification Scheme. Below is the synopsis of the scheme.

A AE AJ AY	General works Encyclopedia Indexes Yearbooks, Almanacs, Dictionaries	Level 2
B BF BL BM BP BR	Philosophy (General) Psychology Religions, Mythology, Rationalism Judaism Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy Christianity
C CB CC CT	Auxiliary Sciences of History History of Civilization Archeology Biography
D DA DC DD DE DK DS DT DU DX	History (General) Great Britain France Germany Roman World Soviet Union Asia Africa Oceania Gypsies	Level 3
E-F	History : America
G GB GN GR GV	Geography (General) Physical Geography Anthropology Folklore Recreation, Leisure
H HC HD-HF HG HJ HM HQ HX	Social Sciences (General) Economic History & Condition Business Communication Finance Public Finance Sociology The Family, Marriage, Woman Socialism, Communism, Anarchism
J JF	Political Science Government, Administration, General Works, Comparative Works
K	Law	Level 1
L LB	Education (General) Theory and Practice of Education	Level 4
M ML	Music Literature of Music
N NA ND NX	Fine Arts/Visual Arts (General) Architecture Painting Arts in general
P PA PE PL PN PR PZ	Philology and Linguistics (General) Classical Languages & Literature Communication Malay Language Literary History & Collections English Language Fiction & Juvenile
Q QA QB QC QD QE QH QK QL QM QP QR	Science (General) Mathematics & Computer Science Astronomy Physics Chemistry Geology Natural History of Biology Botany Zoology Human Anatomy Physiology Microbiology
R	Medicine
S SB SD	Agriculture (General) Plant Culture Forestry
T TA TK TP TS TX	Technology (General) Engineering, Civil Engineering Electrical Engineering Chemical Technology Manufacturers Home Economics
U	Military Sciences
V	Naval Sciences
Z	Library Sciences

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