Central Library
Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Jean and Alexander Heard Library

About the collecting levels for the Central Library

This table, created 10/27/95, describes the collection development levels for the Central and Science Libraries. The five possible levels of collecting are defined below. The tables outline the libraries' current level of collection as well as the desired level.

Level 0
Out of Scope
 The library does not collect in this area.
Level 1
Minimal Level
 A subject area in which few selections are made beyond very basic works.
Level 2
Basic Information Level
 A collection of up-to-date general materials that serve to introduce and define a subject and to indicate the varieties of information available elsewhere. It may include dictionaries, encyclopedias, access to appropriate bibliographic databases, selected editions of important works, historical surveys, bibliographies, handbooks, a few major periodicals, in the minimum number that will serve the purpose. A basic information collection is not sufficiently intensive to support any advanced undergraduate or graduate courses or independent study in the subject area involved.
Level 3
Instructional Support Level
 A collection that is adequate to support undergraduate and MOST graduate instruction, or sustained independent study; that is, adequate to maintain knowledge of a subject required for limited or generalized purposes, of less than research intensity. It includes a wide range of basic monographs, complete collections of the works of more important writers, selections from the works of secondary writers, a selection of representative journals, access to appropriate non-bibliographic data bases, and the reference tools and fundamental bibliographical apparatus pertaining to the subject.
Level 4
Research Level
 A collection that includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research, including materials containing research reporting, new findings, scientific experimental results, and other information useful to researchers. It is intended to include all important reference works and a wide selection of specialized monographs, as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field. Pertinent foreign language materials are included. Older material is retained for historical research.
Level 5
Comprehensive Level
 A collection in which a library endeavors, so far as it is reasonably possible, to include all significant works of recorded knowledge (publications, manuscripts, other forms), in all applicable languages, for a necessarily defined and limited field. This level of collecting intensity is on that maintains a "special collection"; the aim, if not the achievement, is exhaustiveness. Older material is retained for historical research.

Vanderbilt University         Heard Library         College of Arts and Science
Last updated 6/6/99                       Please send comments to Peter Brush

African American Studies      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
BL 2400 Religion in Africa, General
2
2
BL 2740 Religion in Africa, By Country
2
2
D 639.N4 African-Americans in World War I
3
3
D 810.4 African-Americans in World War II
3
3
DS 557 African-Americans in the Vietnam Conflict
3
3
DS 919.N4 African-Americans in the Korean War
3
3
DT African History
DT 1-38 Africa: General
3
3
DT 39-159 Northeast Africa
3
2
DT 160-349 North Africa
3
2
DT 351-353 Central Africa
3
2
DT 468-469 East Africa
3
3
DT 471-720 West Africa
3
3
DT 727-990 Southern Africa
3
3
E African-American History
E 185-185.99 African-Americans in America, Post-1863
3
3
E 269-453 African-Americans in America, Pre-1863
3
3
E 456-665 Civil War, 1861-1865
3
3
F 1392-
F 2349		 Blacks in Latin and Spanish America
4
4
GN 643-659 Ethnology, Africa, Ethnic Groups
3
2
GR 103 African-American Folklore, General
3
3
GR 350-360 African Folklore, General
3
2
HC 501-591 Economic History & Conditions: Africa
3
3
HT 861-1427 Slavery
4
4
JK 169 Constitutional Amendments 13th-15th
3
3
JK 1923-1936 African-American Suffrage
3
3
JQ 1870-3981 Politics and Government : Africa
3
3
LB 3062 Racial Segregation in Schools
3
4
LC 2701-2803 Education of African-Americans
3
3
M 1627 African-American Music, General
2
3
ML 3556 African-American Music, Musicians
2
3
ML 3760 National Music, Africa
1
1
N 1080 African Art
3
3
N 6538 African-American Art
3
3
PL 8010 Literature, Africa
3
3
PN 56.B55 History of African-Americans in Literature
3
3
PS 153.N4 History of African-American Literature
3
3
Z 1249.S6 Slavery--Bibliography
4
4
Z 1361.N39 African-American Bibliography
4
4
Z 5118 Africa--Bibliography
4
4

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Anthropology & Archaeology     About the collecting levels

Note: See the Latin American Studies conspectus for additional information about collecting emphases in Latin American anthropology.

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
CC 1-72 Archaeology (General)
3
3
CC 73-81 Methodology
3
4
CC 82-960 Archaeology (Misc. subjects)
2
2-3*
E 51-74 Indians of North America (Pre-Columbian)
3
4
E 75-77 Indians of North America (Archaeology & General)
3
4
E 78 Indians of North America
3
3
F 1201-3799 Latin America
4
4
F 1219-1231 Mexico. Antiquities (including Aztecs)
4
4
F 1434-1435.3 Central America. Antiquities (incl. Mayas)
4
4+
F 1461-1477 Guatemala. Antiquities
4
4+
F 2229-2230.2 South America (general). Antiquities
2
3
F 2519-2520.1 Brazil. Antiquities
3
4
F 3429-3430.1 Peru. Antiquities
3
3
GN 700-875 Prehistoric Archaeology
2
3
GF 500-895 Anthropogeography
3
3
GN 1-46 Anthropology (General)
2
2-3*
GN 49-296 Physical Anthropology
2
2-3*
GN 301-673 Ethnology. Social and Cultural Anthropology
3
3
GR 1-99 Folklore (General)
2
2-3*
GR 100-113 America/North America
2
3
GR 114-133 Latin & South America
2
3
GR 135-263 Europe
2
3
GR 265-390 Other regions or countries
2
2-3*
GR 430-950 Folklore (by specific subjects)
2
2-3*
*Selected topics pertinent to particular research or instructional emphases of the Department of Anthropology are collected at the "3" level although otherwise this sub-area of anthropology area is treated as a "2" level.

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Classical Studies     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
B 69-99
 Philosophy
2
3
BD 10-41
 Speculative Philosophy
2
2
BL 700-810
 History and Principles of Religions--Classical
2
4
BR 127-129
 Christianity--Relations of other Religions and Philosophical Systems, Sources of Christianity, Origins
3
3
BS 1901-2970
 Bible
3
3
CC
 Archaeology
2
4
CJ 301-763
 Numismatics--Greek Coins
2
4
CJ 801-1139
 Numismatics--Roman Coins
2
4
CN 120-760
 Inscriptions, Epigraphy
2
4
D 1-90
 History, General
3
4
DE 1-98
 Mediterranean Region, the Greco-Roman World
3
4
DF 1-649
 Greece (Ancient and Medieval)
3
4
DG 1-538
 Italy (Roman Civilization, Culture)
3
4
DR 39-730
 Balkan Peninsula
2
3
DS 1-289
 Asia (Near East)
3
4
DT 1-383
 Africa
3
4
HN 8-10
 Social History, Ancient
2
4
HQ 510-511
 The Family, Marriage, Home--Rome
2
4
HQ 1127-1136
 Women and Family in Antiquity
2
4
JC 51-95
 Political Theory--Ancient States
2
4
K 430-474
 Jurisprudence--Greece and Roman
2
4
N 5300-7418
 History of Art--Classical Art
3
4
NA 270-712
 Classical Architecture
3
4
NX 503
 Classical Tradition in Arts
2
2
P 1-796
 Philology (General)
3
4
PA 1-199
 Classical Philology
3
4
PA 201-895
 Greek Philology and Language
3
4
PA 1001-1179
 Greek, Medieval and Modern
2
2
PA 2001-2915
 Latin Philology and Language
3
4
PA 3050-4500
 Greek Literature--Ancient (Classic)
3
4
PA 3517-3564
 Criticism and Interpretation
3
4
PA 3601-3681
 Translation
3
4
PA 3818-4500
 Individual Authors
3
4
PA 5000-5665
 Byzantine and Modern Greek Literature
2
2
PA 6000-7041
 Latin Literature, Ancient Roman
3
4
PA 6141-6144
 Criticism, Interpretation, etc.
3
4
PA 6155-6191
 Translation
3
4
PA 6207-6971
 Individual Authors
3
4
PA 8001-8595
 Latin Literature
2
2
PN 56
 Mythology in Literature, English
2
4
PN 883
 Literature, Comparative--Classical in relation to Modern
2
3
PQ 143, 4050
 Literature, Comparative--Classical and French, Italian
2
3
PR 127
 Literature, Comparative--Classical and English
2
4
PS 157-159
 Literature, Comparative--American and Classical
2
4
PT 117-135
 Literature, Comparative--Classical and German
2
3

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Communication Studies and Theatre     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
P 85-106
 Communication
3
3
P 85-94 --General works
3
3
P 95-96 --Oral communication (including social & psychological aspects--see also BF, HM, & HN classifications)
3
3
P 96.P83 --Public opinion
3
3
P 99.5-100 --Nonverbal communication
3
3
PN 1560-1587 Performing Arts
2
2
PN 1560-1575 --General works
2
2
PN 1576-1578 --Study & teaching
2
2
PN 1581-1584 --History, biography
2
2
PN 1660-1988 Drama: Technique of composition
3
3*
  --History by period
4
4*
  --Special types of drama
4
4*
PN 1990-1999 Mass Media
PN 1991 --Radio: History, criticism, technique
2
2
PN 1992 --Television: History, criticism, technique
2
3
PN 1993-1999 --Film: History, criticism, technique
3
3
PN 2000-3030 Dramatic Representation: Theatre
PN 2000-2051 --General works
3
3
PN 2053 --Management of the Theatre
3
3
PN 2061-2071 --Art of acting, costume, make-up, etc.
3
3
PN 2085-2091 --The stage and accessories
3
3
PN 2100-2189 --History by period
3
3
PN 2220-3030 --History by region or country
3
3
PN 4071-4309 Oratory and Elocution
PN 4071-4089 --Study and teaching
2
2
PN 4162-4173 --The voice, oral interpretation, etc.
3
3
PN 4177-4197 --Debating
3
3
PN 4199-4309 --Recitations in English
2
2
Z 5781-5785 Bibliography: Performing arts
3
3
*Collected primarily by English.

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Comparative Literature and Literary Theory      About the collecting levels
Excludes national literatures encompassed by other conspectuses.

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PG 4001-5546
 Slavic, Baltic, Albanian Literatures
1
2
PG 5000-5198 Czech
2
3
PH 1-5490 Finno-Ugrian, Basque Literatures
1
2
PJ 1-995 Oriental Literatures
1
2
PK 1-6996 Indo-Iranian Literatures
1
2
PL 1-8844 Literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
1
2
PN 45-75 Literary Theory, Philosophy, Aesthetics
3
4
PN 80-99 Literary criticism
3
4

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East Asian Studies      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
B-BJ Philosophy, Ethics, Confucianism
3
3
BL 1000-2370 Asian Religions
3
3
BQ Buddhism
3
3
DS 701-925 Asian History
3
3
GN 625 Anthropology: Asia
3
3
GR 334-342 Folklore, Asian
2
2
HC 411-599 Economic History and Conditions: Asia
3
3
HM Sociology of Asia
3
3
HN 660.5-770 Social Conditions, Asia
3
3
JQ 1500-1519 China--Politics & Government
3
3
JQ 1600-1619 Japan--Politics & Government
3
3
JQ 1700-1719 Korea--Politics & Government
3
3
N 7340-7369 Art, Oriental
3
3
PL 523 Japanese Language
3
3
PL 727 Japanese Literature
3
3
PL 920 Korean Language
2
2
PL 950 Korean Literature
2
2
PL 1087 Chinese Language
3
3
PL 2948 Chinese Literature
3
3

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Economics      About the collecting levels
Note: The Economics/Business collection is split primarily between Central and Management Libraries. In the following table, Management indicates those subjects of primary emphasis for the Management Library.

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
HA 1-4737
Statistics
3
3
HB 1-846.8
Economic theory and methodology
3
3
HB 848-3697
Demography/vital events
3
3
HB 3711-3840
Business cycles, economic fluctuations
3
3
HC 1-1085 Economic history & conditions (by region or country)
3
3
HD 1-100
Production, its organization, industrial management
Management
HD 101-1339
Land use, public lands, land tenure
3
2
HD 1361-1395
Real estate
Management
HD 1401-2210
Agricultural economics
2
2
HD 2321-9999
Industry (general)
Management
HD 2321-2429
Industry, small & big
Management
HD 2709-2930
Corporations, cartels, etc.
Management
HD 2951-3575
Industrial cooperation
Management
HD 3611-4730
State & industrial organization
3
3
HD 4801-8943
Labor
3
3
HD 9000-9999
Special industries & trades
Management
HE 1-9900
Transportation & communication
2
2
HF 1-1186
General, chambers of commerce, etc.
Management
HF 1237-1379
Laws affecting business
2
2
HF 1401-1647
Commercial policy
3
2
HF 1701-4050
Tariff policy, free trade
3
3
HF 5001-5392
Business, business administration
Management
HF 5410-5541
Marketing, etc.
Management
HF 5546-5599
Office organization & management. Personnel management
Management
HF 5601-5716
Accounting, business mathematics
Management
HF 5717-6196
Business communication, advertising
Management
HG 1-9999
Finance
Management
HJ 1-1986
Public Finance--documents, general, history
2
2
HJ 2005-2239
Public Finance--income & expenditures, budget
3
3
HJ 2240-5957
Public Finance--revenue, taxation
3
3
HJ 6603-7390
Public Finance--customs
2
2
HJ 7451-7977
Public Finance--expenditure
3
3
HJ 8003-8899
Public credit, debts, loans
3
3
HJ 8903-8963
Claims
2
2
HJ 9000-9694
Local finance
2
2
HJ 9701-9995
Public accounting
Management

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English      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PE Anglo-Saxon, Old English
PE 101-231 Philology, Language
1
2
PN Literary Theory and Criticism
PN 45-47 General works
3
4
PN 98.W64 Feminist criticism
3
4
PN 1031-3352 Genre--Poetry, drama & prose
3
4
PR English Literature
PR 1-78 General works and literary theory
3
3
PR 81-978 History of English literature
4
4
PR 111-119 Women and literature
3
4
PR 171-479 History by period
PR 171-236 History by period PR 171-236 --Anglo-Saxon (beginnings to 1066
3
4
PR 251-369 --Medieval/Middle English (1066-1400)
3
4
PR 401-479 --Modern: Renaissance, Elizabethan, 17th-20th centuries
4
4
PR 500-888 History by genre: poetry, drama, prose
4
4
PR 1098-1369 Collections by period and by genre
3
3
PR 1490-1799 Anglo-Saxon literature
3
4
PR 1803-2165 Anglo-Norman, Early and Middle English
-- individual authors & works
3
4
PR 2199-3195 English Renaissance (1500-1640)
4
4
PR 2750-3112 --William Shakespeare
4
4
PR 3291-3785 17th & 18th centuries, authors & works
4
4
PR 3991-5990 19th century
4
4
PR 6000-6049 1900-1960, individual authors & works
4
4
PR 6050-6076 1961- , individual authors & works
3
4
PR 9080-9680 English literature outside Great Britain
2
3
PS American Literature
PS 1-79 General works
3
3
PS 51-79 Literary theory
3
4
PS 85-479 History of American literature
4
4
PS 147-152 Women and literature
3
4
PS 153.N5 Black American literature, theory, history
2
4
PS 185-228 History by period
4
4
PS 301-479 History by genre
4
4
PS 501-688 Collections of American literature
3
3
PS 700-3576 Individual authors and works
4
4
PS 700-893 --Colonial period (17th & 18th centuries)
4
4
PS 991-3390 --19th century
4
4
PS 3500-3549 --1900-1960
4
4
PS 3550-3575 --1961
3
4

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Fine Arts      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
N 1-79 Visual Arts--General Works
2
3
N 400-3990 Art Museums, Galleries
1
2
N 4000-5349 Catalogs, Exhibitions, Collections
3
3
N 5300-7418 History of Art
3
3
N 5350-5370 Egyptian & Mesopotamian Art
2
2
N 5603-5896 Classical Art
3
3
N 5940-6318 Medieval Art
2
3
N 6350-7418 Modern Art
2
3
N 7475-7483 Art Criticism
3
3
NA 1-30 Architecture--General Works
3
3
NA 200-259 History of Architecture
3
3
NA 260-340 Classical Architecture
3
4
NA 350-497 Medieval Architecture
2
3
NA 500-680 Modern Architecture
3
4
NA 701-1613 Architecture of Special Countries
2
3
NB 1-50 Sculpture--General Works
2
2
NB 60-61 History of Sculpture
2
2
NB 62-64 Primitive Sculpture
1
2
NB 69-169 Ancient Sculpture
3
3
NB 170-180 Medieval Sculpture
2
2
NB 190-198 Modern Sculpture
2
3
NB 201-1113 Sculpture of Special Countries
2
3
NC 1-99 Drawing, Design--Periodicals, Exhibitions, History
2
2
NC 101-376 Drawing, Design--History by Special Country
2
2
NC 950-1003 Drawings, Illustrations, Comm. Art
1
2
ND 25-48 Painting-- General Works
3
3
ND 49 History of Painting
3
3
ND 50-130 Ancient Painting
2
3
ND 135-142 Early Christian and Byzantine Painting
3
4
ND 140-146 Medieval Painting
2
3
ND 160-196 Modern Painting
3
4
ND 201-1113 Painting by Special Countries
3
4
ND 2550-2888 Mural Painting
2
3
ND 2890-3416 Illumination of Books and Manuscripts
2
2
NE 1-978 Printmaking
2
3
NE 1000-1352 Wood Engraving
2
3
NE 1400-2890 Metal Engraving--Lithography
1
2
NK 600-1133 Decorative Arts, History
2
3
NX 150-600 Arts--Theory, Philosophy, History
2
2
NX 700-770 Arts--Patronage and Administration
2
3
SB 451-485 Landscape Architecture
2
3
TR 640-685 Photography
2
2
Z 5941-7137 Bibliography of Art
3
4

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French Language and Literature      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PC 2001-2071 French Philology
4
4
PC 2073-2693 French Language
4
4
PC 2101-2400 French Grammar
4
4
PC 2700-2766 French Dialects, Provincialisms
4
4
PC 2801-2898 French Dialects--Old French
4
4
PC 3201-3299 Dialects of France Provencal (Old)
4
4
PC 3301-3366 Provencal (Old) Literature
4
4
PC 3371-3495 Dialects of France--Modern. Patois of South France, Modern Provencal, Neo-Provencal
4
4
PC 3551-3708 French in Foreign Parts
4
4
PQ 100-771 History of French Literature
4
4
PQ 1101-1297 Collections of French Literature
4
4
PQ 1300-1595 Old French Literature (to ca. 1500/1550)
4
4
PQ 1600-2686 Modern French Literature--Individual Authors
4
4
PQ 2191 Baudelaire, Charles
5
5
PQ 3810-3989 Literature Outside of France
4
4

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German Language and Literarure      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PD 1-2385 Germanic Philology and Language
2
2
PD 2201-2392 Old Norse
2
2
PF 3001-5999 German
3
3
PF 3001-3071 Philology
3
3
PF 3073-3095 German Language
3
3
PF 3097-3400 Grammar
3
3
PF 3410-3497 Style Composition Rhetoric
3
3
PT 83-877 History of German Literature
3
4
PT 171-405 History by Period
3
4
PT 175-230 Medieval (to 1500-1520)
3
3
PT 236-403 Modern
3
3
PT 241-261 Renaissance and Reformation
3
3
PT 271-281 17th, 18th centuries (to 1740)
3
4
PT 285-321 18th century (1700-1800/70)
3
4
PT 341-395 19th century
3
4
PT 401 20th century
3
4
PT 500-877 History by Form
3
4
PT 500-597 Poetry
3
4
PT 605-709 Drama
3
4
PT 711-735 Prose
3
4
PT 741-877 Prose fiction
3
4
PT 1100-1374 Collections of German Literature
3
4
PT 1375-1485 Middle High German Collections
3
3
PT 1501-3746 Individual Authors or Works
3
4
PT 1501-1700 Middle High German (ca. 1050-1450)
3
4
PT 1701-1797 Individual authors (1500-ca. 1700)
3
4
PT 1799-2592 Individual authors (1700-1860/70)
3
4
PT 2600-2653 Individual authors (1860/70-1960)
3
4
PT 2660-2688 Individual authors (1960-)
3
4
PT 3701-3746 German Democratic Republic authors
2
4
Z Bibliography
Z 929 Library catalogs
3
3
Z 2221-2230 National and trade bibliographies
3
3
Z 2231-2234 Literature and language
4
4
Z 6605-6623 Manuscripts
0
0
Z 8000 Individual authors
3
3

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History      About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
D 13-16.9 Historiography
3
3
D 111-203 Medieval Europe
3
3
D 204-847 Modern Europe, 1453-
3
3
D 220-297 16th-18th centuries
3
3
D 351-400 19th century
3
3
D 410-847 20th century
3
4
D 501-838 World Wars I & II
3
3
DA 10-690 Great Britain
DA 130-260 Early history to 1485
3
3
DA 310-360 Tudor Period
4
4
DA 385-565 17th, 18th, & 19th centuries
4
4
DA 566-592 20th century
4
4
DC 1-989 France
DC 60-120 Early France to 1589
2
2
DC 121-193.8 1589 through Revolution
3
3
DC 197-269 First Empire, Restoration
3
3
DC 270-280.5 1848 - 1870
3
3
DC 281-409 1870 to present
3
3
DD 1-901 Germany
DD 51-174.6 Early Germany through the Holy Roman Empire
2
2
DD 175-216 Reformation to 1866
3
2
DD 217-261.7 Second Empire to present
3
3
DG 11-999 Italy
DG 401-532 476-1300
3
3
DG 533-537.8 Renaissance, 1300-1494
3
3
DG 538-570 1494-1918
3
3
DG 570-999 1918 to present
4
4
DK 1-276 Russia & the Soviet Union
DK 36-187 Early to 1796
2
2
DK 188-222 Early 19th century
3
3
DK 222-276 1918 to present
3
3
DP 1-402 Spain
3
3
DP 501-776 Portugal
2
3
DS 41-329 Middle East
3
3
DS 501-689 Southeast Asia
3
3
DS 701-796 China
3
3
DS 801-897 Japan
3
3
DT 471-671 West & Central Africa
3
3
DT 730-995 Southern Africa
3
3
DU Australia, New Zealand, & Oceania
2
2
E 1-143 America - General
2
2
E 51-99 Indians of North America
3
3
E 101-135 Discovery & Early Exploration
2
2
E 151-F970 United States
E 171-856 Historiography
3
3
E 183.7-183.8 Diplomatic History
3
3
E 184-185 African-Americans
3
3
E 186-298 Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
3
3
E 301-738 19th century and Civil War
3
4
E 740-856 20th century
4
4
F 1-970 U.S. Local History
2
2
F 206-475 Southern U.S.
4
4

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Italian Language and Literature     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PC 1001-1977 Italian Philology and Language
2
2
PQ 4035-4055 History of Italian Literature
2
4
PQ 4064-4199 History, by Period and Form
2
4
PQ 4201-4263 Collections of Italian Literature
2
4
PQ 4265-4851 Individual Authors
2
4
PQ 5901-5999 Provincial, Local, Colonial Literature
2
4

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Latin American Studies     About the collecting levels

A collection of long-standing strength, the geographic focus throughout the disciplines in this interdisciplinary field has been on Brazil and Colombia, with a secondary emphasis on Mexico and Venezuela. The collection is particularly strong in nineteenth- century Colombian and Brazilian history and mesoamerican anthropology and archaeology. A recent area of development is in the field of Chilean history. The library has a special strength in eighteenth and nineteenth-century travel accounts of Latin America and the Caribbean.

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
B 1001-1084 Modern Philosophy (1450/1600-)
1
1

BL 2520-2532;
BL 2580-2592

 Religion
3
3
BR 600-730 Christianity--History, Liberation Theology
3
3
BX 1425-1489 Denominations--Roman Catholic
2
3
DP 1-402 Spain--History
2
3
DP 501-776 Portugal--History
2
2
E 110-125 History of Discovery
3
4
F 1201-1392 Mexico--History
3
3
F 1401-1419 Latin America--History
3
4
F 1421-1577 Central America--History
2
3
F 1435-1435.3 Maya Indians
4
4+
F 1465-1465.3 Guatemala--Indians
4
4+
F 1601-2199 Caribbean--History
2
3
F 2201-3799 South America--History
3
4
F 2221-2224 Description and Travel
3
(historically, a 4+)
4+
F 2251-2299 Colombia--History
3+
(historically, a 4+)
4
F 2301-2349 Venezuela--History
3
3
F 2501-2659 Brazil--History
3+
(historically, a 4+)
4
F 3051-3285 Chile--History
2
3
G Geography
1
2
HC 121-239.5;
HD 1856-1913		 Economic history and conditions
3
4
HN 110.5-370 Social history and conditions
3
3+
JL 950-3898 Political science
3
3
K Law Library collects at minimal level
LA 420-609 Education
1
1
N 6550-6739 Arts
3
3
ND 250-439 Painting
3
3
ND 259 Mexican mural art
4
4
P Language and literature
(see Spanish and Portuguese conspectus)
Q Science
1
1
R Medicine
1
1
S Agriculture
1
1
T Technology
1
1
U Military Science
2
2
Z 1411-1945 Bibliographies
3
4

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Linguistics     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
P
Linguistics and Philology
P 1-34
General Works: Yearbooks, Encyclopedia, Collected Works, etc.
2
2
P 35
Ethnolinguistics
3
3
P 37
Psycholinguistics
3
3
P 40-49
Sociolinguistics
3
3
P 51-59
Study and Teaching
3
3
P 61-85
History, Biography
3
3
P 87-96
Mass Media Communication
3
3
P 95
--Oral Communication
3
3
P 99
Semiotics
3
4
P 99.5
Non-Verbal Communication
3
3
P 101-410
Language, Linguistic Theory, Comparative Grammar
2
3
P 115
--Bilingualism, Multilingualism
3
4
P 116
--Origin of Language
2
3
P 126-128
--Linguistic methodology, analysis
2
3
P 129-138
--Applied Linguistics
2
3
P 138
--Mathematical and computational linguistics
2
3
P 140  -
-Historical linguistics, diachronics
2
3
P 145-149
--Descriptive linguistics, synchronics
2
3
P 151-163
--Theory of Grammar
2
3
P 201-299
--Comparative Grammar
2
3
P 211
--Writing Systems, Origins of alphabet
2
3
P 215-219
--Phonology
2
3
P 224-267
--Morphology
2
3
P 270-299
--Syntax
2
3
P 301-324
--Stylistics, style, composition, rhetoric
2
3
P 305-310
   --translating and interpreting
2
3
P 311
--prosody, metrics, rythmics
2
3
P 321-324
  --etymology
2
3
P 325
--Semantics
3
3
P 327-361 --Lexicography
2
2
P 367-381 --Dialectology and linguistic geography
2
2
P 501-769 Indo-European Philology
1
2
P 901-1099 Extinct Languages
1
2
Z Bibliography
Z 2015 English Philological Linguistics
2
4
Z 7001-7045 Philology & Linguistics
2
3

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Philosophy     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
B Philosophy (General)  
B 69-5739 History and Systems  
B 108-708 Ancient
3
4
B 720-785 Medieval
3
4
B 790-849 Modern
3
4
B 850-5739 Modern, by region or country
2/3

3/4
BC Logic
3
4
BD Speculative Philosophy
3
4
BH Aesthetics
3
4
BJ Ethics
3
4

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Political Science     About the collecting levels

Note: Subdivisions (for example, JK 501-901) are listed only if their current or proposed collecting levels are different from the division as a whole (for example, JK).

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
JA General, Scope and Methods
3
3
JC Political Theory
3
3
JF Comparative Politics: General
3
3
JK U. S. Politics
3

3
JK 501-901 Executive, President, cabinet, depts., civil service
4
4
JK 1001-1447 Legislative, Congress
4
4
JK 1507-1599 Judiciary
4
4
JK 1711-2249 Civil rights, suffrage, electoral system
4
4
JK 2251-2391 Political parties
4
4
JK 2403-9995 State governments, confederate states
2
2
JL Latin American Politics
3
3
JN European Politics
JN 101-1589 Great Britain
4
4
JN 3201-4979 Germany
3
4
JN 6500-6700 Soviet Union, Eastern Europe
3
4
JN 7001-7995 Scandinavia
3
4
JQ Asian,  African & Australian Politics
2
3
JQ 1500-1519 China
3
3
JQ 1600-1699 Japan
3
3
JQ 3995-6551 Australia and Oceania
3
3
JS Local Government
1
1
JS 1-285 General
2
2
JS 300-1583 Local U.S. government
2
2
JV Colonies, Immigration
2
2
JX International Law and Relations
3
3
JX 1-1226 General, documents (includes treaties)
2
2
JX 1245-1299 Theory, codification, study and teaching
2
2
JX 1405-1431 U.S. foreign relations
4
4
JX 1542-1568 Foreign relations: Europe
3
4
JX 1625-6953 Diplomacy, diplomatic service, arbitration, international law
2
2
K Law (General)
2
2
K 3236-3282 Civil and human rights
3
3
K 3285-3367 Forms & organs of government
3
3
KD Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland
1
1
KD 3931-4645 Great Britain, constitutional law
2
2
KF Law of the United States
2
2
KF 4501-5130 U.S. constitutional law, organs of govt.,
civil rights, state rights
3
3
KG Latin America: sections on constitutional law
3
3
KH South America: sections on constitutional law
3
3
U Military Science
2
2
U 21-26 War, philosophy, military sociology
3
3
U 161-167 Strategy and tactics
3
3
UA Armies : Organization, Description
2
2
UA 22-45 U.S. Army
3
3
UA 646 NATO
3
3
V Naval Science
2
2
VA Navies: Organization, Description, etc.
2
2
Z Bibliography
Z 657-659 Freedom of the press, censorship
3
3
Z 6461-6464 International law and relations
3
3
Z 7161-7166 Political and social sciences
3
3
Z 7551-7555 Statistics
3
3

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Psychology     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
BF 38-80 Philosophy of psychology; Professional issues; studies and teaching; VU theses
3
3
BF 81-149 History of psychology; Biography
3
3
BF 150-172 Mind and body; Neuropsychology and neurophysiology
3
3
BF 173-175 Psychoanalysis; Psychological tests and testing; Attitudes; Abnormal psychology
3
3
BF 180-210 Experimental psychology
3
3
BF 231-299 Senses and sensation
3
4
BF 309-499 Cognition; Perception; Learning; Memory
3
4
BF 501-504.3 Motivation
3
3
BF 511-593 Emotion
4
4
BF 608-635 Will; Volition; Choice
3
3
BF 636-637 Applied psychology
3
3
BF 638-648 New thought; Menticulture
1
1
BF 660-697 Comparative psychology;
Animal and human psychology
3
3
BF 698-698.9 Personality
4
4
BF 699-711 Genetic psychology
3
3
BF 712-724.85 Developmental psychology
3
3
BF 725-727 Psychology of special groups
2
2
BF 751-755 Psychology of nations; National characteristics
2
2
BF 761-789 Humanistic psychology
3
3
BF 795-839.5 Temperament; Character
3
3
BF 840-940 Physiognomy; Phrenology; Graphology, Palmistry
1
1
BF 1001-1999 Parapsychology; Occult sciences
2
2

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Russian and Slavic Languages and Literature     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PG 1-799 Slavic philology and language
2
2
PG 2001-2069 Russian philology
2
2
PG 2073-2591 Russian language, grammar, style, etymology
2
2
PG 2900-2998 Russian literature, general works, literary history, literary biography
3
3
PG 3001-3010 History of Russian literature through the 18th century
3
3
PG 3011-3155 History of Russian literature, 19th century- present
3
4
PG 3200-3228 Translations of Russian literature
3
3
PG 3230-3290 Russian poetry, drama, prose
3
4
PG 3291-3299 Other prose forms
3
3
PG 3300-3319 Russian authors through the 18th century
2
2
PG 3320-3476 Russian authors, 19th century-present
3
4
PG 3511-3560 Russian literature outside of Russia
3
4

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Sociology     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
HM 1-299 Sociology (General)
3
4
HN 1-981 Social History, Social Problems, Social Reform
3
4
HQ 1-2039 The Family, Marriage, Woman
3
4
HS 1-3369 Societies: Secret, Benevolent
3
3
HT 1-1595 Communities, Classes, Races
3
4
HV 1-9960 Social Pathology, Social and Public Welfare, Criminology
HV 1-5840 General, Social Welfare, Degeneration, Substance Abuse
3
3
HV 6001-9920.5 Criminology, Criminal Justice
3
4
HX 1-970.7 Socialism, Communism, Anarchism
3
4

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Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literature     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
PC 3801-3895 Catalan language
1
2
PC 3901-3975 Catalan literature
1
2
PM 3001-7356 Latin American Indian languages
2
2
PN 1993.5 Drama--Motion pictures
1
1
PN 2309-2554 Drama, theater--Latin American
3
4
PC 4073-4914 Spanish language
2
2
PQ 6001-6030 Spanish literature--History and criticism
3
4
PQ 6031-6167 History of Spanish literature
3
3
PQ 6058-6060 Middle Ages to 1500
3
4
PQ 6072 19th and 20th centuries
4
4
PQ 6179-6269 Collections--Texts of literature
3
4
PQ 7000-8929 Latin American literature
3
4
PS 508 Mexican-American literature
2
3
Z 1609 Bibliography, Latin American literature
3
4
Z 2681-2709 Bibliography, Spain
3
4
PC 5001-5498 Portuguese language
1
2
PQ 9000-9128 Portuguese literature--History and criticism
2
3
PQ 9131-9261 Collections--Texts of literature
2
3
PQ 9421-9999 Portuguese literature outside Portugal
PQ 9500-9699 Brazil
3
4
PQ 9900-9909 Africa
2
2

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Women's Studies     About the collecting levels

LC Class
Description

Current
Level

Desired
Level
HQ Women, Feminism
HQ 1101-1115 (General)
3
4
HQ 1121-1154 History
3
4
HQ 1161-1172 Occidental and Oriental Women, Christian and Pagan
3
4
HQ 1180-1181 Women's Studies
3
4
HQ 1201-1233 Women--General
3
4
HQ 1236-1391 Women and the State, Women in Politics, Women in Public Life, Women in Development, Women and Economics
3
4
HQ 1393-1395 Women and Religion
3
4
HQ 1397 Women in Science and the Arts
3
4
HQ 1399 Women and Civilization
3
4
HQ 1402-1870.9 By Region or Country
2/3
3/4
HQ 1871-2030.7 Women's Clubs, Societies
3
4

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Last updated April 2004                       Please send comments to Peter Brush