Locating Library Materials

Quick Floor Guide

Floor 5	You will find: Library Classroom Circulating books that begin with the call letters P-Z that include the following subjects: language and literature, mathematics, computer science, natural sciences, medicine, and technology Group Study rooms Biological Abstracts and older periodical indexes This is the GROUP STUDY FLOOR.
Floor 4	You will find: Circulating books that begin with the call letters A-N that include philosophy, religion, psychology, sociology, history, geography, economics, education, art, and music The Dr. David M. Gillespie Special Collections Room, Beall Archives and student lockers This is the QUIET STUDY FLOOR.
Floor 3	You will find: MAIN ENTRANCE The Main Desk and librarians' offices The Research desk PC and Mac computers B/w and color printers Group Study Rooms New Books Display Popular Reading Collection Frostburg Achievements Display
Floor 2	You will find: The Reference Collection PC and Mac computers with printers Scanners Group Study room Periodicals in print and microfilm Map and atlas collections Periodical indexes Media collection (DVDs, CDs, etc.) Federal and state government document collections

Most library items are shelved using the Library of Congress Classification System. The basic scheme is listed below:

A	General Works
B-BJ	Philosophy, Psychology
BL	Religion
C	History
D	History (Old World)
E-F	American History
G	Geography, Maps, Sports, Recreation
H-HJ	Economics
HM-HX	Sociology
J	Political Science
K	Law
KF	United States Law
KFM	Maryland Law
L	Education
M	Music
N	Fine Arts
P-PA	Linguistics, Classical Languages and Literature
PN	General Literature
PQ	French and Spanish Literature
PS	American Literature
Q	Science
QA	Computer Science
R	Medicine
S	Agriculture
T	Technology
U	Military Science
V	Naval Science
Z	Library Science