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Using Call Numbers to find Books

Library of Congress Call Number Ranges

The Library of Congress website lists the letters and titles of the main classes of LC Classification. You can then click on any class to view an outline of its subclasses. 

Langara Subject Areas

 

  • E75-99 Indigenous Peoples of North America

 

 

  • CC Archaeology
  • E51-99 First Nations Peoples
  • GN1-890 Anthropology
  • GR Folklore
  • GT Manners & Customs
  • QL737 Primates & primatology

 

 

  • HT101-395 Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology
  • HT165.5-169.9 City planning
  • HT170-178 Urban renewal. Urban redevelopment
  • NA1-9428 Architecture
  • NA 9000-9428 Aesthetics of cities. City planning & beautifying

 

 

  • E78 Indigenous Art - Pacific Northwest
  • N6545 & N6549 Canadian Art
  • N6465 Nineteenth Century Art
  • N6490 Twentieth Century Art
  • NB Sculpture
  • ND Painting
  • NE Drawing & Printmaking
  • NK Ceramics and Craft
  • TT Ceramic Techniques

 

 

  • BL1000-2370 Asian religions
  • BQ1-9800 Buddhism
  • DS1-937 Asian history

 

 

  • HD Industries
  • HH Commerce
  • HG Finance

 

 

  • E75-99 Indigenous Peoples of North America
  • FC1-659 Canadian history
  • FC104-106 Racism and ethnic relations in Canada
  • HD8102-8110 Work in Canada
  • HQ559-560 Families in Canada
  • HQ1453 Women in Canada

 

 

  • DE1-100 History of the Greco-Roman world
  • DF10-289 Ancient Greece
  • DG11-365 Ancient Italy, Rome to 467

 

 

  • Q300-390 Cybernetics
  • QA75-76.95 Calculating machines
  • QA75.5-76.95 Electronic computers
  • T1-995 Technology (general)
  • TK7885-7895 Computer engineering

 

 

  • HV6001-7220.5 Criminology
  • HV7231-9960 Criminal justice administration
  • K law

 

 

  • NC Graphic design
  • NK Industrial & textile design
  • TT Craft, including paper folding

 

 

  • HB1-3840 Economic theory
  • HC10-1085 Economic history
  • HD72-88 Economic growth

 

 

  • L Education (General)
  • LB1101-1139 Child study
  • LB1139.2-1139.5 Early childhood education
  • LB1140-1140.5 Preschool education. Nursery schools
  • LB1141-1489 Kindergarten
  • LC3950-4806.5 Exceptional Children & Youth. Special education

 

 

  • PE English Language (grammar, usage, writing guides)
  • PN Literature (General)
  • PR English Literature (from England)
  • PS1-3626 American Literature
  • PS8001-8599 Canadian Literature
  • PZ Children's Literature

 

 

  • GE1-350 Environmental Sciences (General)
  • GE70-90 Environmental education
  • GE170-190 Environmental policy
  • GE195-199 Environmentalism. Green movement
  • GE300-350 Environmental management

 

 

  • PN1993-1997 Motion Pictures
  • PN1998-1998.3 Biographies & scholarship on individuals, especially directors
  • PN 1999 Motion picture studios, corporations
  • PN2287 Biographies of actors & actresses
  • TR845-899 Cinematography
  • NC1320-1776 Cartooning & Animation

 

 

  • G1-992 Geography (general)
  • G71-99 History of Geography
  • G140 Great Cities of the World
  • G141 Historical Geography
  • G149-550 Travel, voyages, discoveries
  • G1000-3122 Atlases
  • G3180-9980 Maps
  • GA1-1776 Mathematical geography, Cartography
  • GB3-5090 Physical Geography

 

Note: Many atlases are in the Reference Section on the main floor. Some maps are also located on the main floor, in the map drawers in the course reserves area.

 

  • R Medicine (General)
  • RA1-418.5 Medicine & the state
  • RA421-790.95 Public Health
  • RA960-1000.5 Medical centres. Hospitals. Dispensaries. Clinics

 

 

  • D111-203 Medieval history
  • D501-608 World War I (1914-1918)
  • D731-838 World War II (1939-1945)
  • DK1-949.5 Soviet Union/Russian history
  • DS35-36 The Islamic world (see also BP50-68 History of Islam)
  • E11-909 American history
  • FC1-659 Canadian history
  • FC300-479 Canada pre-confederation
  • FC500 Canada post-confederation
  • FC3801-3850 British Columbia history

 

 

  • PN4699-5650 Journalism. The periodical press

 

 

  • GV181.35-182.5 Recreation leadership, services, facilities
  • GV201-555 Physical Education & Training
  • GV557-1198.995 Sports
  • GV706 Sport Psychology & Sociology
  • GV711 Coaching
  • RC1200-1245 Sports Medicine
  • RM695-950 Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation
  • QM Human anatomy
  • QP Physiology

 

 

  • F1201-3799 History of the Americas. Latin America. Spanish America
  • JL599.5-3899 Political Science
  • KG Law: Latin America in general, Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Caribbean
  • N6550-6738 Latin American art, general and by country
  • NB250-439 Latin American sculpture by country
  • ND250-439 Latin American painting by country
  • NE544-590 Latin American printmaking
  • PQ6001-8929 Spanish Literature

 

 

  • PE1001-1693 Modern English
  • PE1128 English grammar, vocabulary, oral & written communication skills, test preparation guidelines (such as IELTS)
  • PE1591 English language thesauri (for identifying synonyms)
  • PE1625-1628 English language dictionaries

 

 

  • Z664.2-Z718.85 Information science as a discipline
  • ZA3038-ZA5190 Information resources (General)

 

Math

  • QA 37 - QA 43
  • QA 93 - QA 270
  • QA 301 - QA 685

Math Diagnostic Test (MDT) Preparation Books

  • QA 39.3
  • QA 107
  • QA 152.2 - QA 154.3

Statistics

  • QA 273 - QA 300

See an itemized list of MDT books for each exam

 

  • PB1-431 Modern languages
  • PC2001-3761 French
  • PC4001-4977 Spanish
  • PE1001-1693 Modern English
  • PL501-889 Japanese
  • PL901-949 Korean
  • PL1001-1960 Chinese

 

 

  • QM Human anatomy
  • QP Physiology
  • R Medicine (General)
  • RA Public aspects of medicine
  • RB Pathology
  • RC Internal medicine
  • RD Surgery
  • RD99-99.35 Surgical nursing
  • RG Gynecology & obstetrics
  • RJ Pediatrics
  • RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology
  • RS Pharmacy & material medica
  • RT1-120 Nursing
  • RT89-120 Specialties in nursing

 

 

  • B1-5802 Philosophy (general)
  • BC1-199 Logic
  • BD10-701 Speculative philosophy
  • BH1-301 Aesthetics
  • BJ1-1725 Ethics
  • BL51-65 Philosophy of religion

 

 

  • JA1-92 Political Science (General)
  • JC11-605 Political Theory. The State. Theories of State
  • JF331-341 Parliamentary Government
  • JF2011-2112 Political parties
  • JL1-3899 Political institutions & public administration (JL1-500 Canada)
  • JS39-8500 Local Gevernment. Municipal Government (JS1701-1800 Canada)
  • JV1-5397 Colonies & colonization
  • JV6001-9480 Emigration & immigration. International migration
  • JZ5-6530 International relations (Peace and Conflict Studies)
  • KE1-9450 Federal Law of Canada
  • KEB1-599 Law of British Columbia

 

 

  • BF1-990 Psychology

 

 

  • BL1-2790 Religions. Mythology. Rationalism

 

 

  • TA 158 - TA 350 Engineering
  • QH Biology
  • QD Chemistry
  • QC Physics
  • QB Astronomy

 

 

  • H Social Sciences (General)
  • HM Sociology
  • HN Social history & conditions, social problems, social reform
  • HQ Family, marriage, women
  • HT Urban sociology, class, race
  • HV Social pathology, social & public welfare, criminology
  • HV40-69 Social Service. Social Work. Charity organization & practice (social case work, provate & public relief, institutional care)

 

 

  • PN1600-3307 Drama
  • PN2131-2193 Theatre History
  • PR621-739 Engligh literature-drama
  • PS330-352 American literature-drama
  • PN6110.5-6120 Play collections
  • GT500-2289 Costumes-history, description
  • ND2885 Scene painting
  • PN2068 Make-up
  • PN2091 .E4 Electric devices, stage lighting
  • PN2091 .S8 Stage setting, scenery
  • TS545-TT850 Costumes-construction
  • PN2061-2071 Art of acting

 

Note:Theatre Arts materials are located in two sections: in the regular third floor book collection and in the separate Drama Collection shelves on the second floor.

 

  • HQ12-449 Sexuality
  • HQ503-1064 Family, marriage, home
  • HQ1075-1075.5 Sex Role
  • HQ1088-1090.7 Men
  • HQ1101-2030.7 Women, feminism