Q. What is the Library of Congress classification system?

It is an alpha-numeric library classification system developed by the Library of Congress that establishes the order of books on the shelf and in the library catalog by subject heading (topic). Most academic libraries in United States use this system for organiztion the library collections. Most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal system. An updated list of the major Library of Congress (LC) classification headings and subheadings can be found on Library of Congress website (Cataloging and Distribution Service).

In our library, main collection books classified A-BT are housed in Basement A;

books classified BV- ZZ are located in Basement B.

The Integration collection of books in theology and psychology is also located on Basement A. 

Library of Congress Classification Outline

A - General works, encyclopedias, indexes, almanacs

B - Philosophy (General, by time period, special topics)

BC - Logic

BD - Speculative philosophy (metaphysics, epistemology, method, etc.)

BF - Psychology (psychoanalysis, testing/ assessment, affect, personality/ developmental psychology)

BH - Aesthetics

BJ - Ethics

BL - General/ comparative religion, mythology; Hinduism (indigenous/ ethnic/ folk religions)

BM - Judaism (Dead Sea scrolls) (see also DS)

BP - Islam (see also DS); Bahaism, Theosophy, etc.

BQ - Buddhism

BR - General Christianity; Church history

BS - Bible

BS - 700 - 1899 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament

BS - 1900 - 2900 New Testament

BT - Theology and Christian doctrine

BV - Christian practical theology (liturgy, missions, Christian education, preaching)

BX - Orthodoxy, Roman Catholic Church, Protestantism, Practical Christianity, Christian Education, Missions

C-F - General biography, history, archeology (DS - Middle East)

G - Geography, anthropology, folklore

H - Social sciences (economics, sociology, etc.)

J‐K - Political science, law

L - Education

M - Music

N - Art

P - Languages (P Linguistics & communications; PA Greek & Latin; PJ Semitic languages; PN Literary theory)

R - Medicine (RC- Neuroscience and Psychiatry, including Clinical counseling/ psychotherapy) 

Z - Books, manuscripts, libraries, bibliography

ZZ - Fuller Seminary THM theses, DMIN projects, and PHD Dissertations