This guide was designed to walk you through the different kinds of sources you encounter while doing research for this course and finding general background information about different topics! If you have any questions about this guide or feel that information is missing, please contact the librarian using the contact information on the left hand side of the page.
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
Library of Congress Call numbers for English and Education
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
PE - English Language (writing and rhetoric)
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 and Irish Literature
PS - American Literature
PT- German, dutch Flemish, Afrikaans, Scandinavian, Old Norse, Old Icelandic, Old Norwegian, Modern Icelandic, Forese, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish Literatures
PZ - Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
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.
