Library of Congress Classification

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Library of Congress Classification
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Descriptive cataloging
Provides us with a tool for identifying and
describing a specific book. Provide access via
the title, person(s) or corporate body
responsible for the intellectual content, and the
series.
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Subject cataloging
Allows us to create access points through subject
headings describing what the book is about Does
not give an address for a book on the shelf
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Classification

• Provides access via discipline through the call
  number
• Allows browsing by collocating books by
  discipline on the shelves
• Facilitates rapid retrieval and re-shelving

QD Chemistry
BF Psychology
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Collocation by discipline
LCC
Philosophy/ Religion
Math/ Science
Education
College of Arts Humanities
College of Education
College of Natural Sciences
UH
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Subject Railroads

• Railroad engineering
• TF 200
• Railroad economics
• HE 2613
• Railroad law
• KF 2773

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Classification terminology

• Schemethe intellectual breakdown of knowledge
  into disciplines such as history, science, and
  all their subdivisions
• Notationthe actual numbers and letters that are
  used the notation is actually the scheme in code

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System of notation
The classification scheme in code
Fun with Integral Calculus
Fun with Integral Calculus
Fun with Science
Fun with Math
Science
Science Math
Science Math Integral Calculus
QA 308
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System of notation
The classification scheme in code
Q Science QA Mathematics QA300 General works,
treatises, and textbooks QA 308 Integral Calculus
Fun with Integral Calculus
QA 308
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Types of notation

• Pure notationonly letters or only numbers
• Deweynumbers only
• Mixed notationboth letters and numbers
• LCCletters and numbers

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Library of Congress (1)

• 1800 President John Adams approved legislation
  allocating 5,000 to establish a library for the
  use of Congress in the city of Washington
• 1801 Books arrived (740 volumes and three maps)
• Organization system by size

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Organizing by size
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Library of Congress (2)

• 1808 Second organization system form and size
• 1814 Washington burned by British soldiers
• Thomas Jefferson sells his library (6,487
  volumes) to Library of Congress for 23,950

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Jeffersons classification scheme (1)
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Jeffersons classification scheme (2)

• 44 chapters with subdivisions
• Each book marked with chapter and book number

Chapter 4 American history
Baker
Carlton
Adams
Brown
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4/2a
4/1
4/2
4/3 . . .
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Choices

• Use existing scheme
• Dewey Decimal System
• Charles Ammi Cutters Expansive Classification
  System
• Halle Schema
• Build their own

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LC Classification
SB457.55

• Mixed notation
• Not all letters used room for future expansion
• Letters dont stand for anything
• Subject specialists developed each class schedule

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H
J
K
BS ?
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Classification of knowledge
2 Approaches

• Classification of entire body of knowledge
• Philosophical in nature
• Looks for similar universal concepts tries to
  group them in anticipation of need
• Dewey

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Classification of books

• Literary warrant
• Put like books together
• Library of Congress

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Library of Congress Classes (A H)
A General works B Philosophy. Psychology.
Religion C Auxiliary sciences of
history D History (General) and History of
Europe E History America F History America
U.S. local other countries G Geography.
Anthropology. Recreation H Social Sciences
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Library of Congress Classes (J P)
J Political Science K Law L Education M Music and
Books on Music N Fine Arts P Language and
Literature
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Library of Congress Classes (Q Z)
Q Science R Medicine S Agriculture T Technology U
Military Science V Naval Science Z Bibliography.
Library Science. Information Resources (General)
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Class B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Subclass B Philosophy (General) Subclass
BC Logic Subclass BD Speculative
philosophy Subclass BF Psychology Subclass
BH Aesthetics Subclass BJ Ethics . . .
Two-letter subclass
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Class B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion (cont.)
Subclass BL Religions. Mythology.
Rationalism Subclass BM Judaism Subclass
BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc. Subclass
BQ Buddhism Subclass BR Christianity . . .
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Class K Law
Subclass K Law in general. Comparative and
uniform law. Jurisprudence Subclass
KBR History of canon law Subclass KBU Law of the
Roman Catholic Church. The Holy
See Subclass United Kingdom and
KD-KDK Ireland Subclass KDZ America. North
America . . .
Three-letter subclass
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LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE
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GENERAL WORKS
LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE
A
For works too general or comprehensive to be
classed with any particular subject, however
broad AC Collections. Series. Collected
works 1-195 Collections of monographs, essays,
etc.
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PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION
LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE
B
B Philosophy (General) For general
philosophical treatises, see BD10-41 69-5739 His
tory and systems Including individual
philosophers and schools of philosophy BC Logic B
D Speculative philosophy 10-41 General
philosophical works 95-131 Metaphysics
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AGRICULTURE
LC CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE
S
S Agriculture (General) 69-5739 Farm
management. Farm economics 583-589 Agricultural
chemistry and physics 590-599 Soils 605-621 Re
clamation and irrigation of farm
land Including organic farming SB Plant
culture 110-112 Methods for special areas
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION AGRICULTURE
S
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Schedule contents

• Preface
• Broad outline or synopsis listing subclasses
• Detailed outline
• Schedule itself
• Any auxiliary tables
• Detailed index

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SYNOPSIS
AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE SB PLANT CULTURE SD
FORESTRY SF ANIMAL CULTURE SH AQUACULTURE.
FISHERIES. ANGLING SK HUNTING SPORTS
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OUTLINE
AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL)
403 Agricultural missions, voyages,
etc. 520-559 Agricultural education 539.5-542 R
esearch. Experimentation 544-545 Agricultural
extension work 548-548.6 Historic farms . . .
Range of numbers for agricultural education
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Warning
Never class from the outline!
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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
Class letter
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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
Class numbers
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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
Captions
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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
S1 Agricultural digest
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AGRICULTURE
QD CHEMISTRY QD
Inorganic chemistry 181.A-Z Special elements.
By chemical symbol, A-Z (Table Q1) Class
here works on the origin, properties,
preparation, reactions, isotopes, and analytical
chemistry of individual elements and their
inorganic compounds.

Scope note
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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
See references
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Parks and public reservations Including works
on theory, management, history, etc. Cf.
QH75-77 Nature reserves, wilderness areas Cf.
QH91.75.A1-Z Marine parks and reserves H R
Confer notes
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INDEX
AGRICULTURE
A Abalone SH371.5 Abandoned farm lands
(Improvement, reclamation, etc.)
S606 Aberdeen-Angus cattle SF199.A14 Abies alba
(Sylviculture) SD3974.A18 . . .
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Divisions within a class

• Preliminary section
• General form subdivision
• Philosophy
• History
• Biography
• General works
• Study and teaching
• Logical breakdown of discipline into subtopics

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AGRICULTURE
S AGRICULTURE (GENERAL) S
Periodicals. By language of publication For
works about societies and serial publications of
societies, see S21 For general yearbooks,
see S414 1 English (American) 3 English 5 Fr
ench
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Periodicals and societies 1 American
For societies under state auspices see SB21
4 English 7 French 10 German
13 Other
American farmer's monthly SB1
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
45 Encyclopedias and dictionaries 45.5 Nomenclat
ure Communication in crop science 45.6 General
works 45.65 Crop science in literature
46 Receipts and rule books. Calendars 50 Vocati
onal guidance Study and teaching. Research
51 General works 51.8.A-Z International
institutions. By name, A-Z
The encyclopedia of horticulture SB45
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Study and teaching. Research 51 General
works 51.8.A-Z International institutions. By
name, A-Z 52.A-Z By region or country, A-Z
Under each country .x General
works .x2A-.x2Z Local, A-Z .x3A-.x3Z Speci
al schools or institutions. By name, A-Z
Teaching field crops and horticulture SB51
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
324.85 Care and preparation of vegetables for
market Including cold storage Cf. TX612.V4
Home storage of vegetables or types of vegetables
Culture of individual vegetables or types of
vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common
bean
Subtopic
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
324.85 Care and preparation of vegetables for
market Including cold storage Cf. TX612.V4
Home storage of vegetables or types of vegetables
Culture of individual vegetables or types of
vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common
bean
How to grow asparagus SB325
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Culture of individual vegetables or types of
vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common
bean Cf. SB203-205 Feed and forage legumes
329 Beets Cf. SB207.M35
Mangel-wurzel Cf. SB218-221 Sugar
beets 331 Cabbage Including cabbage and
cauliflower
Beans in your garden SB327
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Culture of individual vegetables or types of
vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common
bean Cf. SB203-205 Feed and forage legumes
329 Beets Cf. SB207.M35
Mangel-wurzel Cf. SB218-221 Sugar
beets 331 Cabbage Including cabbage and
cauliflower
Growing broccoli SB330?
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AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Biography 61 Collective 63.A-Z Individual,
A-Z e.g. Appleseed, Johnny see SB63.C46
.B9 Burbank, Luther .C46 Chapman,
John .H5 Henderson, Peter
Biographies of eminent horticulturalists SB61
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Luther Burbank
AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Biography 61 Collective 63.A-Z Individual,
A-Z e.g. Appleseed, Johnny see SB63.C46
.B9 Burbank, Luther .C46 Chapman,
John .H5 Henderson, Peter
Biography of Luther Burbank SB63 .B9
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SB63 Biographies of individual horticulturalists
Chapman
Henderson
Burbank
SB63 .B9
SB63 .C46
SB63 .H5
Class cutter
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Cutter numbers

• Capital letter with one, two, or more Arabic
  numerals
• Used to maintain alphabetization
• May be based on personal names, corporate names,
  geographic names, words for topics, or on titles
• Name derived from C.A. Cutter's tables

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Cutter numbers (cont'd)

• Decimal form for infinite division
• .B2
• Library of Congress avoids use of 0 and 1
• Maximum of two cutters

.B3
.B25
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Smallest call number for book
one class number
one class letter
Z6 .G2 1990
1-digit main entry cutter number
main entry cutter letter
year
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Large call number for book
3 class numbers
3 class letters
KDG540 .C65 .G355 1990 c.2
2-digit class Cutter no.
class Cutter letter
3-digit main entry Cutter number
main entry Cutter letter
year
copy no.
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Two main types of Cutters
KDG540 .C65 .G355 1990 c.2
class Cutter
main entry Cutter (item no.)
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History of agriculture
AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
History and conditions 71 General
Antiquity 73 General works 75 Greeks 77
Romans 79 Middle Ages By region or
country United States 83 General works
A history of Roman horticulture SB77
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History of agriculture - state
AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
History and conditions By region or
country United States 83 General
works 85.A-Z By region or state, A-Z
Under each state .x General
works .x2A-.x2Z Local, A-Z
A history of plant culture in Colorado
SB85
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Where to find country or state Cutters
Subject Cataloging Manual Shelflisting
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American States and Canadian Provinces G302
United States
Alabama . . . . A2 Alaska . . . . A4 Arizona . .
. . A6 Arkansas . . . . A8 California . . .
. C2 Colorado . . . . C6 Connecticut.
. C8 Delaware . . . . D3
Florida . . . . F6 Georgia . . . . G4 Hawaii . .
. . H3 Idaho . . . . I2 Illinois . . .
. I3 Indiana . . . . I6 Iowa . . . . I8 Kansas .
. . . K2
Subject Cataloging Manual Shelflisting
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History of agriculture - state
AGRICULTURE
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
History and conditions By region or
country United States 83 General
works 85.A-Z By region or state, A-Z
Under each state .x General
works .x2A-.x2Z Local, A-Z
A history of plant culture in Colorado
SB85
.C6
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Adding a main entry Cutter
SB PLANT CULTURE SB
Culture of individual vegetables or types of
vegetables 325 Asparagus 327 Beans. Common
bean Cf. SB203-205 Feed and forage legumes
329 Beets Cf. SB207.M35
Mangel-wurzel Cf. SB218-221 Sugar
beets 331 Cabbage Including cabbage and
cauliflower
How to grow asparagus by Schultz SB325
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Cutter Table
After initial vowels for the second letter use
number
b d l-m n p r s-t u-y
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letter S for the second letter
use number
a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letters QU for the second i.e.,
third letter use number
How to grow asparagus by Schultz SB325
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
.S
3
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How to grow cabbage by Amigo
Cutter Table
After initial vowels for the second letter use
number
b d l-m n p r s-t u-y
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letter S for the second letter
use number
a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letters QU for the second i.e.,
third letter use number
How to grow cabbage by Amigo SB331
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
.A
4
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How to grow beans by Quilter
Cutter Table
After initial vowels for the second letter use
number
b d l-m n p r s-t u-y
How to grow beans by Quilter SB327
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letter S for the second letter
use number
.Q
5
a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letters QU for the second i.e.,
third letter use number
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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How to grow beans by Quilter
Cutter Table
After initial letters QU for the second i.e.,
third letter use number
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
How to grow beans by Quilter SB327
. . .
.Q
5
5
For expansion for the third letter use number
a-d e-h i-l m-o p-s t-v w-z 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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How to grow beans by Quiche
Cutter Table
After initial letters QU for the second i.e.,
third letter use number
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
How to grow beans by Quiche SB327
. . .
.Q
5
3
For expansion for the third letter use number
a-d e-h i-l m-o p-s t-v w-z 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Cutter Table
How to grow asparagus
After initial vowels for the second letter use
number
b d l-m n p r s-t u-y
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
After initial letter S for the second letter
use number
a ch e h-i m-p t u w-z 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

After other initial consonants For the second
letter use number
a e i o r t y 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
by Aragorn SB325
by Surry SB325
by Gamgee SB325
.A
7
.S
8
.G
3
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SB327 Growing beans
Quilter
Quiche
Schultz
Amigo
SB327 .A45
SB327 .Q53
SB327 .S38
SB327 .Q55
Main-entry Cutters
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Add the publication year
Quilter
Quiche
Schultz
Amigo
SB327 .A45 2003
SB327 .Q53 2007
SB327 .S38 2005
SB327 .Q55 2006
Publ. year
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Library of Congress Classification Web
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Classification Outline (1)
A -- GENERAL WORKS B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY.
RELIGION C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY D --
HISTORY GENERAL AND OLD WORLD E -- HISTORY
AMERICA F -- HISTORY AMERICA G -- GEOGRAPHY.
ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Classification Outline (2)
J -- POLITICAL SCIENCEK -- LAWL -- EDUCATIONM
-- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSICN -- FINE ARTSP --
LANGUAGE AND LITERATUREQ -- SCIENCER --
MEDICINES AGRICULTURE T -- TECHNOLOGY
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Beginning of the Agriculture class
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Outline Agriculture (General) - 1
S1-972 Agriculture (General) H R B L D
S SB1-1110 Plant culture H R B L D S For
climatic aspects of particular crops, see the
crop, e.g. SB191.M2 Corn For soil aspects
of particular crops see S597.A-Z H R For
fertilizers for particular crops see S667.A-Z H
R
Range of numbers for plant culture
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Outline Agriculture (General) - 2
SD1-668 Forestry H R B L S Cf. QK474.8-493.5
Trees H R Cf. S494.5.A45 Agroforestry H
R SF1-1100 Animal culture H R B L S Cf.
HD9410-9429 Animal industry (Economic aspects) H
R Cf. HG9968.6 Livestock insurance H R
Range of numbers for forestry
Range of numbers for animal culture
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Warning
Dont class from this screen!
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Outline Agriculture (General)
S1-972 Agriculture (General) H R B L
S SB1-1110 Plant culture H R B L S For
climatic aspects of particular crops, see the
crop, e.g. SB191.M2 Corn For soil aspects
of particular crops see S597.A-Z H R For
fertilizers for particular crops see S667.A-Z H
R
Click on plant culture
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Plant culture
Range of call nos.
SB1-13 Periodicals and societies H R B L S
SB16.A1-Z Congresses H R B L S SB19-29 Documen
ts H R B L S SB39 Horticultural voyages, etc.
H R B L S SB41-43 Collections H R B L S
Call number
Click on periodicals and societies
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Plant culture--Periodicals and societies
SB1 American H R B L S For societies under
state auspices see SB21 H R SB4 English H R B
L S SB7 French H R B L S SB10 German H R B L
S SB13 Other H R B L S
The American farmer's monthly
SB1