Library of Congress Classification
A broad archive-local SKOS encoding of the Library of Congress Classification outline. This scheme is retained as a secondary external taxonomy; UDC is the archive root spine.
General Works
General reference, bibliography-adjacent works, periodicals, newspapers, societies, museums, and the history of scholarship.
General reference
encyclopedias
dictionaries
indexes
periodicals
Collections. Series. Collected works
Encyclopedias
Dictionaries and other general reference works
Indexes
Museums. Collectors and collecting
Newspapers
Periodicals
Academies and learned societies
Yearbooks. Almanacs. Directories
History of scholarship and learning. The humanities
Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
Philosophy, logic, psychology, ethics, aesthetics, comparative religion, and major religious traditions.
Philosophy and religion
philosophy
psychology
religion
ethics
Philosophy
Religion
Philosophy (General)
Logic
Speculative philosophy
Psychology
Aesthetics
Ethics
Religions. Mythology. Rationalism
Judaism
Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc.
Buddhism
Christianity
The Bible
Doctrinal theology
Practical theology
Christian denominations
Auxiliary Sciences of History
Historical methods and supporting disciplines such as archaeology, chronology, genealogy, biography, numismatics, and heraldry.
Historical methods
archaeology
genealogy
biography
chronology
Auxiliary sciences of history (General)
History of civilization
Archaeology
Diplomatics. Archives. Seals
Technical chronology. Calendar
Numismatics
Inscriptions. Epigraphy
Heraldry
Genealogy
Biography
World History and History of Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc.
General world history and regional histories outside the Americas.
World history
history
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
History (General)
Great Britain
Central Europe
Austria. Liechtenstein. Hungary. Czechoslovakia
France. Andorra. Monaco
Germany
The Greco-Roman World
Greece
Italy. Malta
Low Countries. Benelux Countries
Netherlands
Eastern Europe
Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics. Poland
Northern Europe. Scandinavia
Spain. Portugal
Switzerland
Balkan Peninsula
Oceania. Australia. New Zealand. Pacific Islands
Roma
History of the Americas
General history of the Americas, United States history, and local history across the Americas.
American history
Americas
United States
Canada
Latin America
America. United States
Local history of the Americas
Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
Geography, cartography, environmental sciences, anthropology, folklore, customs, recreation, and leisure.
Place and culture
geography
maps
anthropology
recreation
Geography (General). Atlases. Maps
Geography
Mathematical geography. Cartography
Physical geography
Oceanography
Environmental sciences
Human ecology. Anthropogeography
Anthropology
Folklore
Manners and customs
Recreation. Leisure
Social Sciences
Statistics, economics, sociology, social history, commerce, finance, public finance, welfare, criminology, and political-economic movements.
Social sciences
economics
sociology
commerce
finance
social welfare
Social sciences (General)
Statistics
Economic theory. Demography
Economic history and conditions
Industries. Land use. Labor
Transportation and communications
Commerce
Finance
Public finance
Sociology (General)
Sociology
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
The family. Marriage. Women
Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.
Communities. Classes. Races
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism
Political Science
Political theory, public administration, political institutions, local government, migration, and international relations.
Politics and government
political science
government
public administration
international relations
Politics
General legislative and executive papers
Political science (General)
Political theory
Political institutions and public administration
Local government. Municipal government
Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration
International relations
Law
General, comparative, religious, national, regional, and international law.
legal systems
jurisprudence
religious law
international law
Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence
Religious law in general. Comparative religious law
Jewish law
Islamic law
History of canon law
Law of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy See
United Kingdom and Ireland
America. North America
Latin America. Mexico and Central America. West Indies. Caribbean area
South America
Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica
Law of nations
Education
History, theory, practice, institutions, special aspects, student life, and textbooks.
schools
teaching
pedagogy
textbooks
Education (General)
History of education
Theory and practice of education
Special aspects of education
Individual institutions: United States
Individual institutions: America except United States
Individual institutions: Europe
Individual institutions: Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific islands
College and school magazines and papers
Student fraternities and societies
Textbooks
Music and Books on Music
Musical works, literature on music, music history and criticism, and musical instruction.
Music
scores
music history
music criticism
music instruction
Literature on music
Musical instruction and study
Fine Arts
Visual arts, architecture, sculpture, drawing, painting, print media, decorative arts, and arts in general.
Visual arts
fine arts
architecture
painting
sculpture
decorative arts
Architecture
Sculpture
Drawing. Design. Illustration
Painting
Print media
Decorative arts
Arts in general
Language and Literature
Philology, linguistics, language families, national literatures, and general literary study.
Language and literature
linguistics
philology
literature
languages
Language
Literature
Philology. Linguistics
Linguistics
Greek language and literature. Latin language and literature
Modern European languages. Celtic languages
Romanic languages
Germanic languages. Scandinavian languages
English language
West Germanic languages
Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language
Uralic languages. Basque language
Oriental languages and literatures
Indo-Iranian languages and literatures
Languages and literatures of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania
Hyperborean, Native American, and artificial languages
Literature (General)
French literature. Italian literature. Spanish literature. Portuguese literature
English literature
American literature
German literature. Dutch literature. Flemish literature. Scandinavian literature
Fiction and juvenile belles lettres
Science
General science, mathematics, astronomy, physics, chemistry, geology, biology, botany, zoology, anatomy, physiology, and microbiology.
mathematics
physics
chemistry
biology
astronomy
Science (General)
Mathematics
General mathematics
Tables
Instruments and machines
Electronic computers. Computer science
Computer software
Elementary mathematics. Arithmetic
Algebra
Probabilities. Mathematical statistics
Analysis
Geometry. Trigonometry. Topology
Analytic mechanics
Astronomy
Cosmogony. Cosmology
Cosmology
Physics
Chemistry
Geology
Natural history. Biology
Biology
Ecology
Botany
Zoology
Human anatomy
Physiology
Microbiology
Medicine
Medicine, public health, pathology, internal medicine, surgery, medical specialties, dentistry, therapeutics, pharmacy, nursing, and alternative medical systems.
health
clinical medicine
surgery
public health
pharmacy
Medicine (General)
Public aspects of medicine
Pathology
Internal medicine
Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Neurology
Surgery
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology
Gynecology and obstetrics
Pediatrics
Dentistry
Dermatology
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Pharmacy and materia medica
Nursing
Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic medicine
Homeopathy
Other systems of medicine
Agriculture
Agriculture, plant culture, forestry, animal culture, fisheries, aquaculture, angling, and hunting.
farming
plant culture
forestry
animal culture
fisheries
Agriculture (General)
Plant culture
Forestry
Animal culture
Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling
Hunting
Technology
Technology, engineering branches, construction, machinery, electrical and nuclear engineering, vehicles, mining, chemical technology, photography, manufacturing, crafts, and home economics.
Technology and engineering
engineering
manufacturing
construction
machinery
electronics
Technology (General)
Engineering (General). Civil engineering
Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering
Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Highway engineering. Roads and pavements
Railroad engineering and operation
Bridge engineering
Building construction
Mechanical engineering and machinery
Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering
Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Chemical technology
Photography
Manufactures
Handicrafts. Arts and crafts
Home economics
Military Science
Military organization, administration, logistics, branches, military engineering, air forces, and related services.
Military science
armies
military administration
infantry
artillery
air forces
Military science (General)
Armies: organization, distribution, military situation
Military administration
Maintenance and transportation
Infantry
Cavalry. Armor
Artillery
Military engineering. Air forces
Other military services
Naval Science
Naval organization, administration, maintenance, personnel, marines, ordnance, navigation, merchant marine, naval architecture, and marine engineering.
Naval science
navies
navigation
merchant marine
naval architecture
shipbuilding
Naval science (General)
Navies: organization, distribution, naval situation
Naval administration
Naval maintenance
Naval seamen
Marines
Naval ordnance
Minor services of navies
Navigation. Merchant marine
Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources (General)
Books, writing, bibliography, library science, and general information resources.
Bibliography and library science
books
bibliography
library science
information resources
Bibliography
Library Science
Information Resources
Books. Bibliography. Library science
Information resources/materials