Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works explained

Class A: General Works is a classification used by the United States Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class A.^{[1] [2]}

AC – collections. series. collected works

1–999......Collections; Series; Collected works

1–195..........Collections of monographs, essays, etc.

1–8...........American and English

9-195.......Other languages

200.............Collections for Jewish readers

801–895......Inaugural and program dissertations

901–995......Pamphlet collections

999.............Scrapbooks

AE – encyclopedias

1–(90)......Encyclopedias

5–(90)......By language

AG – dictionaries and other general reference works

2–600......Dictionaries and other general reference works

AI – indexes

1–21......Indexes

AM – museums; collectors and collecting

1–(501)......Museums; Collectors and collecting

10–100........By country

111–160.......Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.

200–(501)......Collectors and collecting

AN – newspapers

AN......Newspapers

AP – periodicals

1-(271)......Periodicals

101–115...........Humorous periodicals

200–230...........Juvenile periodicals

(250)–(265)......Periodicals for women

(270)–(271)......Periodicals for Blacks

AS – academies and learned societies

1–945......Academics and learned societies

2.5-4.........International associations, congresses, conferences, etc.

11–785......By region or country

AY – yearbooks; almanacs; directories

10–2001......Yearbooks; Almanacs; Directories

10–29..........Annuals

30-1730......Almanacs

2001............Directories. General works on the compilation of directories, etc.

AZ – history of scholarship and learning; the humanities

(20)–999......History of scholarship and learning; the humanities

101–(181)......Philosophy; Theory

191–193.........Evaluation

200–361.........History

501–908.........By region or country

Further reading

• Full schedule of all LCC Classifications

Notes and References

1. Web site: Library of Congress Classification Outline: CLASS A – GENERAL WORKS. January 28, 2019. Library of Congress. January 28, 2019.
2. Web site: Library of Congress Classification Full Text: Class A – General Works . May 1, 2019 . Library of Congress . May 1, 2019 .