Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works

Class A: General Works is a classification used by the United States Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class A. [1] [2]

AC – collections. series. collected works

1–999......Collections; Series; Collected works

1–195..........Collections of monographs, essays, etc.
1–8...........American and English
9-195.......Other languages
200.............Collections for Jewish readers
801–895......Inaugural and program dissertations
901–995......Pamphlet collections
999.............Scrapbooks

AE – encyclopedias

1–(90)......Encyclopedias

5–(90)......By language

AG – dictionaries and other general reference works

2–600......Dictionaries and other general reference works

AI – indexes

1–21......Indexes

AM – museums; collectors and collecting

1–(501)......Museums; Collectors and collecting

10–100........By country
111–160.......Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.
200–(501)......Collectors and collecting

AN – newspapers

AN......Newspapers

AP – periodicals

1-(271)......Periodicals

101–115...........Humorous periodicals
200–230...........Juvenile periodicals
(250)–(265)......Periodicals for women
(270)–(271)......Periodicals for Blacks

AS – academies and learned societies

1–945......Academics and learned societies

2.5-4.........International associations, congresses, conferences, etc.
11–785......By region or country

AY – yearbooks; almanacs; directories

10–2001......Yearbooks; Almanacs; Directories

10–29..........Annuals
30-1730......Almanacs
2001............Directories. General works on the compilation of directories, etc.

AZ – history of scholarship and learning; the humanities

(20)–999......History of scholarship and learning; the humanities

101–(181)......Philosophy; Theory
191–193.........Evaluation
200–361.........History
501–908.........By region or country

References

  1. ^ "Library of Congress Classification Outline: CLASS A – GENERAL WORKS" (PDF). Library of Congress. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.
  2. ^ "Library of Congress Classification Full Text: Class A – General Works" (PDF). Library of Congress. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.

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