Find out the main classes and subclasses of the Library of Congress Classification taxonomy
Libraries use classification systems to organize the books on the shelves. A classification system uses letters and/or numbers (call numbers) to arrange the books so that books on the same topic are together.
Academic libraries typically use the Library of Congress Classification System (LC). Public libraries and school libraries generally use the Dewey Decimal Classification System to organize their books. At WMU Libraries, we use LLC and Dewey
"F870.M5 R62 " becomes:
F
870
.M5
R62