How the Book Collection is Arranged
The Georgia Highlands College Library abides by the Library of Congress Classification Scheme. The Library of Congress Class System is an alpha-numeric system (meaning a combination of letters and numbers). The collection is first divided into 21 major subject categories with preceded by a letter. For instance, books on Science are found in the “Q” section.
A-General Works
B-Philosophy, Psychology, Religion
C-Biographies
D-World History
E-American History
F-State & Regional History
G-Geography, Maps, Anthropology, and Recreation
H-Social Sciences
J-Political Science
K-Law
L-Education
M-Music
N-Art
P-Language & Literature
Q-Math & Science
R-Medicine
S-Agriculture
T -Technology
U-Military Science
V-Naval Science
Z-Library Science
The subject categories are further divided into more specific designations.
For example:
| QA-Mathematics | QE-Geology | QM-Human Anatomy |
| QB-Astronomy | QH-Natural History | QP-Physiology |
| QC-Physics | QK-Botany | QR-Microbiology |
| QD-Chemistry | QL Zoology |
The spine of the book contains four sections of numeric information. Arranged in vertical order from top to bottom on the spine, a fictitious example of a 1990 Chemistry book written by Peter Hamlet might look like this:
QD-Introductory chemistry (LC Class Designation)
26.5-The Number for Alchemy (a sub classification within Chemistry)
H35-the Cutter Number (the H is the author’s last name)
1990-Publication Year
All books are arranged in a progressive alphanumeric order on the shelf.
Example of how they should appear on the shelf:
QA10, QA72, QA88, QA105, QA227, QA309, QA574, QA1009, QA2342, QA2571
It is not so important that you understand every category of the LC Class Scheme as much as you understand where to go in the library to find a particular book.
Arrangement of Journal and Periodical collections
Journal and Periodical holdings are displayed in Alphabetical order by title.