Austin Community College Library Research Guides - ACC Library Study Guides: Library Classification System

Try as libraries may to make things easy, the library's classification system can be confusing. This is just a quick guide to explain the way items are shelved in the library.

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What is the Library Classification System?

Good question! A library classification system is the way that books, videos, and other items are put in order on the shelf. In other words, it is how we find the things we have in the library.

Classification systems use Call Numbers to mark where the book goes. Think of the call number like an address, it tells you where the book lives on the shelf.

Books and media are shelved according to the Library of Congress (LC) Classification System (shown above) in the libraries at Austin Community College. In addition to LC, on selected campuses only, health sciences books and media are classified and shelved according to the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Classification System.

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Take This Guide to Go

You can get a printable Guide to the Library Classification System (there are also copies available in the library) and use this to browse the shelves for materials.

You can also use the online catalog to search for materials in the library. When you find an item you are interested in, pay attention to which library owns it and write down it's call number to find it on the shelf.

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For More Information...

You may want to consult these online guides:

Library of Congress Classification System
The data on this site was compiled from the LC Classification Outline, the in-depth outlines at the beginning of Library of Congress Classification Schedules, and by outlining schedules. The site was created by Matt Rosenberg.
NLM Classification System
This National Library of Medicine Fact Sheet explains and gives a general outline to the NLM Classification System.
Classification Web
Detailed information on the LC Classification System. Restricted to ACC students and staff.

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