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General - Philosophy & Religion

Topic Sub-Topic Call Number Sections   Starting Bookcase Ending Bookcase
General Works Collections, Series, Collected Works  A B 5.1  
Philosophy and Religion Modern Philosophy B- BD B 5.1 B 6.1
Psychology BF - BH B 6.1 B 8.1
Ethics BJ B 8.1 B 8.2
Religions, Mythology, Rationalism BL B 8.2 B 9.2
Judaism BM B 9.2 B 10.1
Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc. BP B 10.1 B 10.2
Christianity Early Christian Literature & Fathers of the Church

BR 60

B 10.2 B 11.1
Christian Antiquities BR 115 B 11.2
Early & Medieval Christian History BR 140 B 12.1
Modern Christian History BR 290 B 12.1 B 13.1
Persecution, Martyrs & Biography BR 1600 B 13.1 B 13.2
The Bible - Old Testament Modern English Bibles BS 125 B 13.2
Commentary Sets BS 410 B 14.1
Bible Criticism and Interpretation BS 500 B 14.2
Bible Study, Prophecy & Bible Characters BS 535 B 15.1
Old Testament Interpretation BS 701 B 15.2 B 16.1
Books of the Bible: Genesis to Malachi BS 1235 B 16.1 C 1.1
The Bible - New Testament Deuterocanon and Apocrypha & New Testament Interpretation BS 1700 C 1.1 C 1.2
Books of the Bible: Matthew to Revelation BS 2575 C 1.2 C 2.2
Doctrinal Theology Doctrine, Divine Law, & Doctrine of Trinity BT 10 C 2.2 C 3.1
Holy Spirit, Revelation, & Christology BT 117 C 3.1 C 3.2
Life of Christ, Miracles, Mother Mary & Creation BT 296 C 3.2 C 4.1
Salvation, Saints/Demons, Creeds, Apologetics & Worship BT 750 C 4.1 C 5.1
Practical Theology Liturgy, Prayer & Hymnology BV 150 C 5.1
Ecclesiastical Theology, Sacraments & Church Management BV 590 C 5.1 C 5.2
Missions & Evangelism BV 2000 C 5.2 C 6.1
Pastoral Theology, Education & Preaching BV 4000 C 6.1 C 7.1
The Christian Life BV 4485 C 7.1 C 7.2
Christian Denominations Eastern & Orthodox Churches BX 100 C 7.2
Catholic Church BX 800 C 7.2 C 8.2
Protestantism BX 4800 C 8.2 C 10.2

General - History & Geography

Subject Topic Call Number Sections Starting Bookcase Ending Bookcase
Auxiliary Sciences of History Archeology, Genealogy & Biography CB-CT C 10.2 C 11.1
World History General History D C 11.1 C 12.1
Great Britain, Austria & Hungary DA C 12.1 C 12.2
France & Germany DC - DD C 12.2 C 13.1
Greco-Roman World, Greece & Italy DE - DG C 13.1 C 13.2
Russia & Europe DH - DR C 13.2 C 14.1
Asia DS C 14.1 C 16.1
Africa DT C 16.2  
History of the Americas General History of the Americas E C 16.2 C 17.1
United States E C 17.2 C 20.1
United States Local History F C 20.2 C 21.2
Geography, Anthropology, Recreation General G-GN C 21.2 C 22.1
Folklore GR-GV C 22.1 C 22.2

General - Social Sciences

Topic Call Number Sections Starting Bookcase Ending Bookcase
General H C 22.2 C 23.1
Economic Theory, Demography HB C 23.1 C 24.1
Economic History & Conditions HC C 24.1 C 25.1
Industries, Land Use, & Labor HD C 25.1 C 29.2
Transportation & Communications HE C 29.2 D 1.1
Commerce HF D 1.1 D 3.1
Finances HG D 3.1 D 4.1
Public Finance HJ D 4.1 D 4.2
General Sociology HM D 4.2 D 5.2
Social History and Conditions, Social Problems, & Social Reform HN D 5.2 D 6.1
The Family, Marriage, Women HQ D 6.1 D 7.2
Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, & Criminology HV D 7.2 D 8.1
Socialism, Communism, Anarchism HX D 8.2 D 9.1

General - Political Science & Law

Subject Topic Call Number Sections Starting Bookcase Ending Bookcase
Political Science General J D 9.1 D 9.2
Political Theory JC D 9.2 D 10.1
Political Institutions & Public Administration (United States) JK D 10.1 D 11.1
Political Institutions & Public Administration (Europe) JN D 11.1 D 11.2
International Law JZ D 11.2 D 12.1
Law United States K D 12.1 D 13.1

General - Education, Music, Fine Arts, Language & Literature

Subject Topic Call Number Sections Starting Book case Ending Book case
Education General L D 13.1 D 13.2
History of Education LA D 13.2 D 14.1
Theory and Practice of Education LB D 14.1 D 16.1
Special Aspects of Education LC-LT D 16.1 D 17.1
Music Literature on Music M-ML D 17.1 D 18.1
Instruction & Study MT D 18.1 D 18.2
Fine Arts Sculpture, Painting, Drawing, Print Media N D 18.2 D 19.1
Language and Literature Philology, Linguistics P D 19.1 D 19.2
Greek, Latin, Romance & Germanic Language PA - PD D 19.2 D 20.1
English Language & World Languages PE - PM D 20.1 D 20.2
General Literature PN D 20.2 D 24.2
French. Italian, Spanish & Portuguese Literature PQ D 24.2 D 25.1
English Literature PR D 25.1 D 26.2
American Literature & World Literature PS-PZ D 26.2 D 28.1

General - Science, Medicine, Technology & Military Science

Subject Topic Call Number Sections Starting Bookcase Ending Bookcase
Science Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics & Chemistry Q-QD D 28.1 D 28.2
Geology, Biology, & Botany QE-QK D 28.2 D 29.1
Zoology, Human Anatomy, Physiology & Microbiology QL-QR D 29.1 D 29.2
Medicine General Medicine, Public Aspects & Pathology R-RB D 29.2 D 30.1
Internal Medicine RC D 30.1 D 31.2
Surgery, Pediatrics, Dentistry, Therapeutics, Nursing & Pharmacy RD-RZ D 31.2 D 32.1
Technology Civil, Electrical, Building & Nuclear Engineering T-TK D 32.1 D 32.2
Motor Vehicles, Aeronautics, Photography & Manufacturing TL-TX D 32.2 D 33.2
Military Science General U-V D 33.2 D 34.1
Bibliography, Library Science, Information Resources Books, Writing, Paleography, Book Industries and Trade, Libraries, & Bibliography Z D 34.1 D 35.1

Other Library Collections

Collection Checkout Rule Location
Pentecostal Collection In-House Use Only 1st Floor - Center
Just Added Available for Checkout 1st Floor - Center
Microfiche In-House Use Only 1st Floor - Center
Juvenile Literature Available for Checkout A 1.1
Reference Collection In-House Use Only A 1.2 to A 5.1
Periodicals In-House Use Only A 5.2 to 11.2
AV Material Available for Checkout A 12.1 to 12.2
Faculty Author Collection Available for Checkout B 3.1
Popular Collection Available for Checkout 2nd Floor - Center
Alumni Collection Available for Checkout 2nd Floor - Center
Oversize Materials Available for Checkout D 35.2 to D 36.2