# Library of Congress Classification:Class L -- Education

Class L: Education is a classification used by the Library of Congress Classification system. This page outlines the sub-classes of Class L.

## L - Education (General)

    7-97...........................................Periodicals. Societies
    101............................................Yearbooks
    107............................................Congresses
    111-791.....................................Official documents, reports, etc.
    797-898.....................................Educational exhibitions and museums
    899............................................School fairs
    900-991.....................................Directories of educational institutions

## LA - History of Education

    5-25.........................................General
    31-135.....................................By period
    173-186...................................Higher education
    201-398...................................United States
    410-2284.................................Other regions or countries
    2301-2396................................Biography

## LB - Theory and practice of education

    5-45.........................................General
    51-885.....................................Systems of individual educators and writers
    1025-1050.75...........................Teaching (Principles and practice)
       1049.9-1050.75..............................Reading (General)
    1050.9-1091.............................Educational psychology
    1101-1139................................Child study
    1139.2-1139.5..........................Early childhood education
    1140-1140.5.............................Preschool education...Nursery schools
    1141-1489................................Kindergarten
    1501-1547................................Primary education
    1555-1602................................Elementary or public school education
    1603-1696.6.............................Secondary education. High schools
    1705-2286................................Education and training of teachers and administrators
       1771-1773......................................Certification of teachers
       1775-1785......................................Professional aspects of teaching and school administrators. Vocational guidance
       1805-2151......................................State teachers colleges
          1811-1987............................................United States
          1991-2151............................................Other regions or countries
       2165-2278......................................Teacher training in universities and colleges
    2300-2430................................Higher education
       2326.4-2330...................................Institutions of higher education
       2331.7-2335.8................................Teaching personnel
       2335.86-2335.885..........................Trade unions
       2335.95-2337.................................Endowments, trusts, etc.
       2337.2-2340.8................................Student financial aid
       2341-2341.95.................................Supervision and administration. Business management
       2351-2359......................................Admissions and entrance requirements
       2361-2365......................................Curriculum
       2366-2367.75.................................College examinations
       2371-2372......................................Graduate education
       2381-2391......................................Academic degrees
    2799-2799.3.............................Educational consultants and consulting
    2801-3095................................School administration and organization
       2831.6-2831.99..............................Administrative personnel
       2832-2844.1...................................Teaching personnel
       2844.52-2844.63............................Trade unions
       3011-3095......................................School management and discipline
          3045-3048............................................Textbooks
          3050-3060.87.......................................Educational tests, measurements, evaluations and examinations
    3201-3325................................School architecture and equipment. School physical facilities. Campus planning
    3401-3495................................School hygiene. School health services
    3497-3499................................Hygiene in universities and colleges
    3525-3575................................Special days
    3602-3640................................School life. Student manners and customs

## LC - Special aspects of education

    8-59.........................................Forms of education
       8...................................................General works
       15..................................................Conversation and culture
       25-33.............................................Self-education. Self-culture
       37-44.3..........................................Home Education
       45-45.8..........................................Nonformal education
       47-58.7..........................................Private school education
          58-58.7................................................Preparatory schools. Preparatory school education
       59..................................................Public school education
    65-245.....................................Social aspects of education
       65-67.68........................................Economic aspects of education
       68-70.............................................Demographic aspects of education
       71-120.4........................................Education and the state
          72-72.5................................................Academic freedom
          107-120.4............................................Public school question. Secularization. Religious instruction in the public schools
          129-139.........................................Compulsory education
       142-148.5......................................Attendance. Dropouts
       149-161.........................................Literacy. Illiteracy
       165-182.........................................Higher education and the state
       184-188.........................................Taxation of schools and colleges
       189-214.53....................................Educational sociology
          212-212.863.........................................Discrimination in education
          212.9-212.93.......................................Sex differences in education
          213-214.53..........................................Educational equalization. Right to education
       215-238.4......................................Community and the school
          223......................................................Schools as community centers
          225-226.7............................................Home and school
          230-235...............................................Parent-teacher associations. Home and school associations
          237-238.4............................................College-university and the community
       241-245.........................................Foundations, endowments, funds
    251-951...................................Moral and religious education
       251-318.........................................Moral education. Character building
       321-951.........................................Religion and education. Education under church control
          361-629...............................................Christian education. Church education
             446-454.....................................................Orthodox Eastern Church
             461-510.....................................................Roman Catholic
             531-629.....................................................Protestant
          701-775...............................................Jewish education
          901-915...............................................Islamic education
          921-929.7............................................Buddhist education
          951......................................................Other
    980-1099.5..............................Types of education
       1001-1024......................................Humanistic education. Liberal education
          1022-1022.25.......................................Computer-assisted education
       1025-1027......................................Collective education
       1030..............................................Communist education
       1031-1034.5...................................Competency based education
       1035-1035.8...................................Basic education. Basic skills education
       1036-1036.8...................................Community education
       1037-1037.8...................................Career education
       1041-1048......................................Vocational education (General)
       1049-1049.8...................................Cooperative education
       1051-1072......................................Professional education
       1081-1087.4...................................Industrial education (General)
       1090-1091......................................Political education
       1099-1099.5...................................Multicultural education (General)
    1200-1203................................Inclusive education
    1390-5160.3.............................Education of special classes of persons
       1390..............................................Men. Boys
       1401-2572......................................Women. Girls
       2574-2576......................................Gays. Lesbians. Bisexuals
       2580-2582......................................Student-athletes
       2601-2611......................................Education in developing countries
       2630-2638......................................Asian Americans. Asians in the United States
       2667-2698......................................Latin Americans. Hispanic Americans
          2680-2688............................................Mexican Americans. Mexicans in the United States
          2690-2698............................................Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans in the United States
       2699-2913......................................Blacks. African Americans
       3001-3501......................................Asians
       3503-3520......................................Romanies. Gypsies
       3530-3540......................................Lapps
       3551-3593......................................Jews
       3701-3740......................................Immigrants or ethnic and linguistic minorities. Bilingual schools and bilingual education
       3745-3747......................................Children of immigrants (First generation)
       3950-4806.5...................................Exceptional children and youth. Special education
          3991-4000............................................Gifted children and youth
          4001-4806.5.........................................Children and youth with disabilities. Learning disabled children and youth
       4812-5160.3...................................Other special classes
    5161-5163................................Fundamental education
    5201-6660.4.............................Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education
       5451-5493......................................Aged education
       5501-5560......................................Evening schools
       5701-5771......................................Vacation schools. Summer schools
       5800-5808......................................Distance education
       5900-6101......................................Correspondence schools
       6201-6401......................................University extension
       6501-6560.4...................................Lyceums and lecture courses. Forums
       6571-6581......................................Radio and television extension courses. Instruction by radio and television
       6601-6660.4...................................Reading circles and correspondence clubs
    6681........................................Education and travel
    6691........................................Traveling educational exhibits

## LD - Individual institutions - United States

    13-7501...................................United States
       13-7251.........................................Universities in US. Colleges
          6501....................................................Community colleges. Junior colleges
          7020-7251............................................Women's colleges
       7501..............................................Secondary and elementary schools

## LE - Individual institutions - America (except United States)

    3-78.........................................America (except United States)
       3-5.................................................Canada
       7-9.................................................Mexico
       11-13.............................................Central America
       15-17.............................................West Indies
       21-78.............................................South America
          21-23...................................................Argentina
          27-29...................................................Bolivia
          31-33...................................................Brazil
          36-38...................................................Chile
          41-43...................................................Colombia
          46-48...................................................Ecuador
          51-59...................................................Guianas
          61-63...................................................Paraguay
          66-68...................................................Peru
          71-73...................................................Uruguay
          76-78...................................................Venezuela

## LF - Individual institutions - Europe

    14-1257...................................Great Britain
       14-797...........................................England
       800-957.........................................Ireland
       960-1137........................................Scotland
       1140-1257......................................Wales
    (1311)-1537.............................Austria
    1541-1549................................Czech Republic
    1550-1550.8.............................Slovakia
    1561-1697................................Hungary
    1705-1709................................Finland
    1711-2397................................France
    2402-3197................................Germany
    3211-3247................................Greece
    3248-3897................................Italy
    3899........................................Malta
    3911-4067................................Belgium
    4069........................................Luxembourg
    4071-4197................................Netherlands
    4203-4209................................Poland
    (4211)-4437.............................Russia (Federation)
    4440-4441................................Estonia
    4443-4444................................Latvia
    4445-4446................................Lithuania
    4447.2-4447.5..........................Belarus
    4448-4448.5.............................Moldova
    4449.2-4449.5..........................Ukraine
    4451-4487................................Denmark
    4488-4488.2.............................Faroe Islands
    4489-4491................................Iceland
    4493-4537................................Norway
    4539-4607................................Sweden
    4610-4827................................Spain
    4831-4887................................Portugal
    4901-5047................................Switzerland
    5051-5627................................Turkey and the Baltic states

## LG - Individual institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands

    21-395.....................................Asia
       21.................................................Afghanistan
       51-53............................................China
       55-57............................................Taiwan
       60-170.2........................................India...Pakistan..Bangladesh...Burma...Sri Lanka..Nepal
       171-172.........................................Indochina
       173...............................................Malaysia
       181-184.........................................Indonesia
       185-187.........................................Papua-New Guinea (Ter.)
       200-227.........................................Philippines
       240-277.........................................Japan
       281-285.........................................Korea
       291...............................................Iran
       302.2-320......................................Former Soviet republics in Asia
       321...............................................Asia Minor
       331-331.5......................................Armenia (Republic)
       332.2-332.5...................................Azerbaijan
       332.7-332.9...................................Georgia (Republic)
       333...............................................Bahrain
       338...............................................Iraq
       341-345.........................................Israel...Palestine
       346...............................................Jordan
       347...............................................Kuwait
       351-357.........................................Lebanon
       358...............................................Qatar
       359...............................................Saudi Arabia
       361-367.........................................Syria
       370...............................................Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic)
       395...............................................Other
    401-681...................................Africa
       401...............................................Ethiopia
       405-411.........................................South Africa
       416...............................................Botswana
       418...............................................Kenya
       419...............................................Lesotho
       421-423.........................................Uganda
       431-438.........................................Natal
       441-443.........................................Malawi
       451...............................................Orange Free State
       454...............................................Swaziland
       457...............................................Transkei
       459...............................................Venda
       461-462.........................................Zimbabwe
       468...............................................Tanzania
       469...............................................Zambia
       471-475.........................................Transvaal
       478...............................................Zululand
       481-505.........................................West Africa
          481-483...............................................Nigeria
          497-499...............................................Ghana
       511...............................................Egypt
       513-514.........................................Sudan
       521...............................................Algeria and Tunisia
       525...............................................Burundi
       531-536.........................................French Equatorial Africa. French Congo
       541-543.........................................Madagascar
       545-547.........................................Rwanda
       551-552.........................................Senegal
       553-554.........................................Benin
       559-560.........................................Ivory Coast
       561...............................................Mali
       581-593.........................................German Africa (Former)
       601-611.........................................Italian Africa (Former)
       615...............................................Zaire
       621...............................................Liberia
       631-632.........................................Morocco
       641-651.........................................Portuguese Africa (Former)
       671...............................................Spanish Africa
       681...............................................Libya
    690.........................................Indian Ocean islands
    715-720...................................Australia
    741-745...................................New Zealand
    961.........................................Pacific islands

## LH - College and school magazines and papers

    1-9....................................College and school magazines and papers

## LJ - Student fraternities and societies, United States

    3-165.................................Student fraternities and societies, United States

## LT - Textbooks

    6-(1001).............................Textbooks. Class here textbooks covering several subjects. For textbooks on particular subjects, see the subject in Classes B-Z