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Sociology

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 The Linfield Libraries shelves materials using the Library of Congress classification. Major sections for sociology are listed below:

HM Sociology (general)
HN Social history & conditions, Social problems, Social reform
HQ The family, Marriage, Women
HS Societies: secret, benevolent, etc.
HT Communities, Classes, Races
HV Social pathology, Social & public welfare, Criminology

 

How to Read a Call Number

E
173
Z564
2004
To read a call number, consider each section independently.    
  • E
    Read the 1st line in alphabetical order: A, B, E, F, G
  • 173
    Read the 2nd line as a whole number: 1, 2, 3, 32, 100, 150, 173,1000...
  • Z564
    First read the 3rd line alphabetically. Then read the following number as a decimal: C51, D49, Z516, Z564, Z8 
  • 2004
    The last line is the year, and is read in chronological order: 1989, 1992, 2000, 2004, 2010