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Call Numbers (Library of Congress Classification)

How to find books and other materials using their Library of Congress call numbers.

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