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How Are Library Resources Organized?
The Library of Congress Classification System - Subject Outline
The materials (books, journals, magazines, serials, newspapers, etc.) in this library are organized on the shelves according to the Library of Congress Classification system, which separates all knowledge into 21 classes (as outline below.) A letter of the alphabet identifies each class, subclasses by combinations of letter, then subtopics within classes and subclasses by a numerical notation.
| Class | Subclass | Subtopics |
|---|---|---|
| A | General Works (General encyclopedias, reference books, periodicals, etc.) | |
| B | Philosopy, Psychology, Religion | |
| B-BJ | Philosophy, including BF, Psychology | |
| BL-BX | Religion | |
| C | Auxiliary Sciences of History | |
| CB | History of civiization (general) | |
| CC | Archaeology | |
| CD | Archives | |
| CJ | Numismatcs | |
| CR | Heraldry | |
| CS | Genealogy | |
| CT | Biography (general) | |
| D | History General and Old World (including geography of individual countries) | |
| D | World history, including World Wars | |
| DA | Great Britian | |
| DB | Austria | |
| DC | France | |
| DD, etc. | Other individual countries | |
| DS | East Asia countries | |
| E-F | History of America (including geography of individual countries) | |
| E1-143 | America (General) | |
| E151-857 | United States (General) | |
| F1-957 | United Staes: states and local | |
| F1001-1140 | Canada | |
| F1201, etc. | Other individual contries | |
| G | Geography, Antrhopology, Folklore, etc. | |
| G | Geography (General) | |
| GB | Physical Geography | |
| GC | Oceanography | |
| GN | Antropology | |
| GR | Folklore | |
| GT | Manners and Customs | |
| GV | Recreation | |
| H | Social Sciences | |
| HA | Statistics | |
| HB-HJ | Economics | |
| HM-HX | Sociology | |
| J | Political Science | |
| JA-JC | Political Science | |
| JF-JQ | Constitutional history and public administration | |
| JS | Local goverment | |
| JX | International law | |
| K | Law | |
| L | Education | |
| M | Music | |
| M | Scores | |
| ML | Literature of music | |
| MT | Musical instruction | |
| N | Fine Arts | |
| NA | Architecture | |
| NB | Sculpture | |
| NC | Graphic Arts | |
| ND | Painting | |
| NK | Decorative arts | |
| Class | Subclass | Subtopics |
|---|---|---|
| P | Language and Literature | |
| P | Philology and linguistics | |
| PA | Classical languages and literature | |
| PC | Romance languages | |
| PD-PF | Germanic languages, including PE, English | |
| PG | Slavic languages and literatures | |
| PJ-PL | Oriental languages and literatures | |
| PN | General and comparative literature | |
| PQ | Romance literatures | |
| PR | English literature | |
| PS | American Literature | |
| PT | Germanic literatures | |
| PZ | Fiction in english, Juvenile literature | |
| Q | Science | |
| QA | Mathematics | |
| QB | Astronomy | |
| QC | Physics | |
| QD | Chemistry | |
| QE | Geology | |
| QH | Natural History | |
| QK | Botany | |
| QL | Zoology | |
| QM | Human anatomy | |
| QP | Physiology | |
| QR | Bacteriology | |
| R | Medicine | |
| S | Agriculture | |
| SB | Plant culture and horticulture | |
| SD | Forestry | |
| SF | Animal culture | |
| SH | Fish culture and fisheries | |
| SK | Hunting sports | |
| T | Technology | |
| TA | General engineering, including general civil engineering | |
| TC | Hydraulic engineering | |
| TD | Sanitary and municipal engineering | |
| TE | Highway engineering | |
| TF | Railroad engineering | |
| TG | Bridge engineering | |
| TH | Building construction | |
| TJ | Mechanical engineering | |
| TK | Electrical engineering, Nuclear engineering | |
| TL | Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics | |
| TN | Mining engineering, Mineral industries, Metallurgy | |
| TP | Chemical technology | |
| TR | Photography | |
| TS | Manufactures | |
| TT | Handicrafts, Arts and crafts | |
| TX | Home economics | |
| U | Military Science | |
| V | Naval Science | |
| Z | Bibliography and Library Science | |
Biography: Lives of individuals, illustrative of any subject, are normally classifed with that subject, e.g. Albert Einstein is classified in QC16.E5. Otherwise they are classifed with general biography in CT.
Common Subject Headings Related to the East Asian Studies
(Humanities and Social Sciences Only)
The libraries in the United States use system of "Library of Congress Subject Headings" (LCSH) to describe the subject of each item. The subject headings, either a single word or a phrase, are controlled vocabulary. You need to use LCSH if you choose to search the library catalogs by subject. Therefore, familiarizing the subject headings is very helpful. The following are some common subject headings that are related to the East Asian Studies for your reference. Please also consult the newer edition of LCSH in the library for new subject headings or revised headings.
Note: Any subject heading that includes a name of a country, you can substitute the name of a different country for your own search. For example:
- Actors -- China
- Abbreviation, Chinese
- Actors -- Japan
- Abbreviation, Japanese
- Abbreviations, Chinese
- Academic libraries
- Academic library directors
- Acquisition of Asian publications
- Actors and actresses
- Aesthetics, Chinese
- Agricultural assistance, Chinese
- Agricultural literature
- Anthropology
- Archaeology -- Bibliography
- Architecture -- China
- Architecture, Chinese
- Art -- Chinese influences
- Art, Chinese
- Artists
- Arts facilities
- Arts, Chinese
- Ashitaka Mountain (Japan)
- Asian American Arts
- Asian American Children
- Asian American Families
- Asian American Students
- Asian American Theater
- Asian American Women
- Asian Americans
- Asian Americans in literature
- Authors, Chinese
- Bibliographical literature
- Bronzes, Chinese
- Buddhism
- Buddhism -- Study and teaching
- Buddhist literature, Chinese
- Buddhist poetry, Chinese
- Buddhist sects
- Buddhist sermons, Japanese
- Buddhist shrines
- Buddhist stories, Japanese
- Buddhists
- Calligraphy, Chinese
- Capitalism
- Caste -- Japan
- Cataloging of East Asian publications
- Children of immigrants
- China -- Antiquities
- China -- Bibliography
- China -- Civilization
- China -- Description and travel
- China -- Economic conditions
- China -- Foreign relations
- China -- History
- China -- Intellectual life
- China -- Kings and rulers
- China -- Languages
- China -- Literatures
- China -- Politics and government
- China -- Religion
- China -- Social conditions
- China -- Social life and customs
- China -- Study and teaching
- Chinese
- Chinese
- Chinese American families
- Chinese Americans
- Chinese classics
- Chinese diaries
- Chinese drama
- Chinese essays
- Chinese fictions
- Chinese in literature
- Chinese language
- Chinese literature
- Chinese periodicals
- Chinese philology
- Chinese poetry
- Chinese prose literature
- Chinese students
- Chinese wit and humor
- Chronology, Chinese
- Cities and towns
- Civil rights
- Civilization, Oriental
- Coasts -- China
- Communism
- Confucian
- Confucianism
- Cookery, Chinese
- Corporations
- Costume -- Chinese influences
- Criminals
- Decoration and ornament
- Demographic archaeology
- Didactic literature, Japanese
- Didactic poetry, Chinese
- Digital libraries
- Dramatists, Chinese
- East Asia
- East Asia -- Civilization
- East Asia -- Economic conditions
- East Asia -- History
- East Asia -- Library resources
- East Asian business enterprises
- East Asian Libraries
- East Asian literature
- East Asian periodicals
- Economic assistance, Chinese
- Economic conditions
- Economics
- Edojo (Tokyo, Japan)
- Education -- Curricula
- Education -- Evaluation
- Education -- History
- Education -- Philosophy
- Education -- Western influences
- Emperors -- Tombs
- Emperors' writings, Japanese
- Enamel and enameling -- China
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries,
- English literature -- Chinese
- Ethics -- China
- Ethnic groups -- China
- Ethnology -- China
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- China
- Extinct cities -- China
- Feminism
- Feminism and literature
- Finance
- Folk art -- Taiwan
- Folk dancing, Japanese
- Folk drama, Chinese
- Folk festivals -- Korea (South)
- Folk literature, Japanese
- Folk music -- Korea
- Folk poetry
- Folk poetry, Chinese
- Folklore -- China
- Funeral rites and ceremonies,
- Gardens -- China
- Gardens, Japanese
- Geography
- God, Chinese
- Gods, Buddhist
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
- Historical drama, Chinese
- Historical fiction, Chinese
- Historiography
- History -- Religious aspects --
- Hotan River (China)
- Humorous poetry, Japanese
- Illustrated books -- Japan
- Industries -- China
- influences
- Inscriptions, Chinese
- Intellectuals
- Islands -- China
- Japan -- Antiquities
- Japan -- Civilization
- Japan -- Description and travel
- Japan -- Economic conditions
- Japan -- Economic policy
- Japan -- History
- Japan -- Religion
- Japan -- Social conditions
- Japan -- Social life and customs
- Japanese American art
- Japanese American authors
- Japanese American families
- Japanese American farmers
- Japanese American literature
- Japanese Americans
- Japanese drama
- Japanese essays
- Japanese fiction
- Japanese language
- Japanese literature
- Japanese periodicals
- Japanese poetry
- Japanese prose literature
- Japanese tea ceremony
- Japanese wit and humor
- Japanese -- Missions
- Japanese -- United States
- Korea (South)
- Korea -- Civilisation
- Korea -- Discription and travel
- Korea -- Economic conditions
- Korea -- Foreign relations
- Korea -- History
- Korea -- Intellectual life
- Korea -- Languages
- Korea -- Literatures
- Korea -- Politics and government
- Korea -- Religion
- Korea -- Social conditions
- Korea -- Social life and customs
- Korean American families
- Korean American literature
- Korean American Soldiers
- Korean Americans
- Korean essays
- Korean Fiction
- Korean langage
- Korean literature
- Korean poetry
- Korean prose literature
- Korean war, 1950-1953
- Korean wit and humor
- Lacquer and lacquering -- China
- Lakes -- China
- Libraries
- Libraries and immigrants
- Libraries -- Special Collections
- Library catalogs
- Library materials
- Library records
- Library research
- Library shelving
- Library web sites
- Linguistic
- Literature
- Literature, comparative -- Chinese
- Literature, comparative -- Western
- Love poetry, Chinese
- Manchuria (China)
- Manuscripts, Chinese
- Mongolia
- Mongolian language
- Moral education -- Taiwan
- Mounds -- China
- Mountains -- China
- Mural painting and decoration,
- Music -- Chinese influences
- Music -- East Asian influences
- Mythology, Chinese
- Names, Chinese
- Narrative painting, Japanese
- Narrative poetry, Chinese
- National characteristics, Chinese
- National parks and reserves -- Japan
- Neo-Confucianism
- Neo-Confucianism -- Korea
- Nichiren (Sec)
- Nichiren Buddhists
- Operas, Chinese
- Painted enamel -- China
- Painting, Chinese
- Painting, Zen
- Palaces -- Japan
- Peninsulas -- Japan
- Philosophy, Chinese
- Philosophy, Confucian
- Poets, Chinese
- Political fiction, Japanese
- Political plays, Japanese
- Popular culture -- Japan
- Population geography
- Porcelain, Chinese
- Portrait painting, Japanese
- Pottery, Chinese
- Prose poems, Chinese
- Religion and ethics
- Religion and literature
- Religion and poetry
- Religion and politics
- Religion and state
- Religious life -- Buddhism
- Religious literature, Chinese
- Rivers -- China
- Roads -- Japan
- Scholars, Buddhist
- Scrolls, Japanese
- Sculpture, Chinese
- Secret societies -- China
- Sects -- Japan
- Self-portraits, Japanese
- Short stories, Chinese
- Sino-Japanese Conflict, 1937-1945
- Social classes -- Korea
- Socialism
- Sociology -- Confucian
- Spiritual life -- Zen Buddhism
- Storytelling -- Japan
- Subject headings, Chinese
- Taiwan aborigines
- Taiwan periodicals
- Taiwan Strait
- Taiwan -- Antiquities
- Taiwan -- Civilization
- Taiwan -- Description and travel
- Taiwan -- Economic conditions
- Taiwan -- Foreign relations
- Taiwan -- History
- Taiwan -- Intellectual life
- Taiwan -- Languages
- Taiwan -- Literatures
- Taiwan -- Politics and government
- Taiwan -- Religion
- Taiwan -- Social conditions
- Taiwan -- Social life and customs
- Taiwanese
- Taiwanese American children
- Taiwanese Americans
- Taoism
- Textile fabrics -- China
- Textile industry -- Japan
- Theater -- China
- Tombs -- China
- Valleys -- Japan
- Volcanoes -- Japan
- War crime trials -- Japan
- War poetry, Chinese
- War stories, Japanese
- Watercolor painting, Chinese
- Wedding costume -- Japan
- Wood sculpture, Japanese
- Wood-carving -- China
- Wood-engraving, Chinese
- Woodwork -- Japan
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War, 1939-1945
- Zen Buddhism
- Zen literature, Chinese
- Zen poetry, Japanese