ENGL 409: English Honors Colloquium

Books at Holy Cross Libraries are arranged by Library of Congress Call Number.

At Dinand, call numbers A through G are on the upper (Mezzanine) level. Call numbers H through Z are on the lower (Ground) level, with a few exceptions. Call numbers beginning with "M" are located in the Music Library and “Q, R, S, T” are in the Science Library. 

Each letter in the call number system covers a subject area. For example, P is the call number range for Language and Literature. Each letter is then broken down into subclasses. For example, the call number range for P has subclasses from PA to PZ. This includes PR for English literature and PS for American literature. PN is the subclass for “Literature (General)” which includes important works, such as resources for literary theory and history.

For more information about Library of Congress Classification, please see the Library of Congress' Classification Outline.

Watch this video to learn how to find and check out library books in Dinand

What is Inter Library Loan?

Inter library loan (ILL) is a completely free service where you can request books from other libraries to be delivered here for you to check out! Both physical resources and e-resources can be ordered through this system, and again it is completely free of charge. Watch the video below to learn more about how it works. 

Library of Congress Call numbers for English 

Here is a list of call numbers you can browse if you are looking for books in certain subject areas. To understand more about call numbers and how they work, watch the video tutorial. 

P- Philology, Linguistics

PA - Greek/Latin Language and Literature

PJ - Oriental Languages and Literatures

PK - Indo-Iranian Languages and Literatures

PL - Languages and Literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, and Oceania

PN- Literature (General) 

PQ - French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese Literature

PR - English Literature

PS - American Literature

PT- German, dutch Flemish, Afrikaans, Scandinavian, Old Norse, Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Modern Icelandic, Forese, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Literatures

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