Useful Tips

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS

Books in the Messiah College Library are arranged on the shelves according to the Library of Congress Classification System.

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OUTLINE

A -- GENERAL WORKS

B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION

C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D -- WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.

E -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

F -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION

H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES

J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE

K -- LAW

L -- EDUCATION

M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC

N -- FINE ARTS

P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Q -- SCIENCE

R -- MEDICINE

S -- AGRICULTURE

T -- TECHNOLOGY

U -- MILITARY SCIENCE

V -- NAVAL SCIENCE

Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

USEFUL TIPS

To help you navigate Library, please take note that.

1. Items are arranged in alpha-numeric order, with single-letter call numbers shelved ahead of multiple letter call numbers with the same first letter.

2. Numbers to the left of the decimal point in LC call numbers are read as a single number.

3. Numbers to the right of the decimal point in LC call numbers are decimal numbers.

4. Keep in mind numbers to the left and right of the decimal point are read in ascending order.

The following are in correct order for the reasons given:

H40 .A2 I5

HA1 .D3 1989 - HA comes after H

HA1 .D3 1990 - 1990 comes after 1989

HF54 .U5 P74 - HF comes after HA

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FINDING WHAT YOU WANT

In order to facilitate the search for a book in the library, use the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog):

You may search by:

1. Subject

2. Author

3. Title