The library catalog (Summon) is a good place to begin your search. You'll find books, journals, newspapers,sound recordings,video recordings, or other items for your research projects.
Summon is helpful when you don't know exactly what you want. You can search it like you search Google.
PRINTED MATL | Scarecrow Press | 2010 PRINTED MATL | Routledge | 2011Each book in the library has a call number. A call number is like an address. It tells you where the book is located in the library.
The McFarlin library uses Library of Congress Classification System. This system uses a combination of letters and numbers to arrange materials by subjects.
Read the call number top to bottom, line by line.
PQ
1521
.B1
1997
PQ - First line: indicates the general subject area. Alphabetical order.
1521- Second line: indicates specifically the subject area. Numerical order.
.B1 - Third line:represent the author's last name. Letters in alpha order. Numbers in decimal order
1997- Fourth line: Chronological order
| A | General Works |
| B | Philosophy and Religion |
| BF | Psychology |
| C | History |
| D | History |
| DA | Great Britain |
| DS | Asia |
| DT | Africa |
| E | American History |
| F | American History |
| G | Geography, Anthropology, and Folklore |
| GV | Sports |
| H | Social Science |
| HF | Commerce |
| HQ | Family, Marriage, Home |
| HV | Social Problems |
| J | Political Science |
| JK | United States |
| K | Law |
| L | Education |
| M | Music |
| ML | Literature of Music |
| N | Fine Arts |
| P | Language and Literature |
| PQ | Romance Literature |
| PS | American Literature |
| Q | Science |
| QA | Mathematics |
| QM | Human Anatomy |
| R | Medicine |
| S | Agriculture |
| T | Technology |
| U | Military Science |
| V | Naval Science |
| Z | Bibliography and Library Science |
