The majority of library materials at the University of Wyoming Libraries are shelved according to the Library of Congress (LC) classification system. This call number schema uses a mix of letters and numbers to identify an item's unique location in the stacks (the portion of the library where books and media are shelved).
Please refer to the detailed list of subjects presented in this guide to identify the most likely corresponding call number(s) for a particular topic. Subjects in blue provide links to the classification breakdowns.
To learn how to find the call number for a specific item, how to read a call number, or how to find an item in the stacks, click here.
Academies & Learned Societies > AS
Accounting > HF 5601-5689
Acting > PN 2061-2080
Aeronautics > TL 500-777
Aesthetics > BH
Afghan History > DS 350-375
African History > DT
African Languages & Literature > PL 8000-8844
Afro-Americans > E 184.5-185.98
Agricultural Economics > HD 1401-2210; S 560-571.5; SF 111-113
Agriculture (General) > S
Air Forces > UG 622-1525
Almanacs (General) > AY 30-1730
Alternative Medicine > RZ
American Drama (General) > PS 330-353
American History (General) > E 1-143
American Indian Languages > PM 101-2711
American Literature (General) > PS 1-285
American Literature by Era and Author > PS 700-3626
American Literature Collections > PS 501-689
American Poetry (General) > PS 301-326
American Prose (General) > PS 360-478
American State & Regional History > F 1-975
Anarchism > HX 821-971
Ancient History (Greece & Rome) > DE
Animal Culture > SD 1-561
Anthropology > GN
Aquaculture > SH 1-199
Archeology > CC
Architecture > NA
Archives > CD 921-4280; Z 105-115.5
Art (General) > N
Art History > N 5300-7415
Arts in General > NX
Asian History > DS
Asian Languages & Literature (General) > PL 1-4890
Astronautics > TL 780-4050
Astronomy > QB
Atlases > G 1000-3122
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The Bible > BS
Bibliography > Z 1001-8999
Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Class Z
Biochemistry > QD 415-436
Biography (General) > CT
Biology (General) > QH 301-705.5
Book Production and Trade > Z116-659
Books (General) > Z 1-8
Botanic Medicine > RV
Botany > QK
Bridges > TG
British History > DA
Broadcasting > PN 1990-1992.95; HE 8689-8700.95
Buddhism > BQ
Building Construction > TH
Business > HF
Canadian History > F 1001-1145.2
Canadian Literature > PS 8001-8599
Canon Law SEE Religious Law
Cartography > GA
Central American History > F 1421-3799
Chemical Engineering > TP
Chemistry > QD
Chicano-Americans > E 184 .M5; E 184 .S75
Children’s Literature > Dewey Decimal call numbers (Learning Resource Center)
Chinese History > DS 701-799.5
Chinese Languages & Literature > PL 1001-3301
Christian Denominations > BX
Christianity > BR; BS; BX
Chronology & Calendars > CE
Cities > HT 51-395
Civil Engineering > TA 501-2040; TC-TH
Civil War History (U.S.), 1861-1865 > E 456-655
Class SEE Social Classes
Coins (Numismatics) > CJ
Collected Works & Series > AC
College & School Magazines & Papers > LH
College Fraternities and Societies (U.S.) > LJ
Colonial History (U.S.) 1607-1775 > E 185-199
Colonies and Colonization > JV 1-5397
Commerce SEE Business
Commercial Art > NC 997-1003; NC 1280-1896
Communication & Mass Media > P 87-99.6
Communism > HX 519-696
Communities SEE Cities
Computers > QA 76; TK 7885-7895
Cookbooks > TX 643-840
Copyright > Z 551-656; KF 2992-3093
Costume > GT 500-2370
Crafts SEE Handicrafts
Criminal Justice > HV 7231-9960
Criminology > HV 6001-7220.5
Customs > GT
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