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Health & Medicine: Library of Congress (LC) Call Numbers

About the Library of Congress Classification System

SUNY Fredonia uses the Library of Congress Classification System (LCC) to assign call numbers to most print materials--books, periodicals, and music scores.

The Library of Congress Classification System is divided into large subject areas which are called "classes." All classes--and subclasses--begin with one, two, or three letters followed by a number which represents more specific aspects of a subject.

This page shows you how to read a call number and lists call number ranges for health and medicine materials.

Locating Books in Reed Library

Books on health and medicine have call numbers starting with R 1 and ending with RZ 999:

LC Call Numbers Description
R5 → 920 Medicine (General)
RA1 → 1270 Public Aspects of Medicine
RB1 → 214 Pathology
RC31 → 1245 Internal Medicine
RD1 → 811 Surgery
RJ1 → 570 Pediatrics
RM1 → 950 Therapeutics. Pharmacology
RS1 → 441 Pharmacy & Materia Medica
RT1 → 120 Nursing

These books are located on the third and fourth floors of the Carnahan-Jackson Center.

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