LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION OUTLINE 

CLASS L - EDUCATION

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Subclass L Education (General) 

Subclass LA History of education 

Subclass LB Theory and practice of education 

Subclass LC Special aspects of education 

Subclass LD Individual institutions - United States 

Subclass LE Individual institutions - America (except United States) 

Subclass LF Individual institutions - Europe 

Subclass LG Individual institutions - Asia, Africa, Indian Ocean islands, Australia, 

New Zealand, Pacific islands 

Subclass LH College and school magazines and papers 

Subclass LJ Student fraternities and societies, United States 

Subclass LT Textbooks 
Subclass L 

L7-991 Education (General) 

L7-97 Periodicals. Societies 

L101 Yearbooks 

L107 Congresses 

L111-791 Official documents, reports, etc. 

L797-898 Educational exhibitions and museums 

L899 School fairs 

L900-991 Directories of educational institutions 
Subclass LA 

LA5-2396 History of education 

LA5-25 General 

LA31-135 By period 

LA173-186 Higher education 

LA201-398 United States 

LA410-2284 Other regions or countries 

LA2301-2396 Biography 
Subclass LB 

LB5-3640 Theory and practice of education 

LB5-45 General 

LB51-885 Systems of individual educators and writers 

LB1025-1050.75 Teaching (Principles and practice) 

LB1049.9-1050.75 Reading (General) 

LB1050.9-1091 Educational psychology 

LB1101-1139 Child study 

LB1139.2-1139.5 Early childhood education 

LB1140-1140.5 Preschool education. Nursery schools 

LB1141-1489 Kindergarten 

LB1501-1547 Primary education 

LB1555-1602 Elementary or public school education 

LB1603-1696.6 Secondary education. High schools 

LB1705-2286 Education and training of teachers and administrators 

LB1771-1773 Certification of teachers 

LB1775-1785 Professional aspects of teaching and school administrators. 

Vocational guidance 

LB1805-2151 State teachers colleges 

LB1811-1987 United States 

LB1991-2151 Other regions or countries 

LB2165-2278 Teacher training in universities and colleges 

LB2300-2430 Higher education 

LB2326.4-2330 Institutions of higher education 

LB2331.7-2335.8 Teaching personnel 

LB2335.86-2335.885 Trade unions 

LB2335.95-2337 Endowments, trusts, etc. 

LB2337.2-2340.8 Student financial aid 

LB2341-2341.95 Supervision and administration. Business management 

LB2351-2359 Admissions and entrance requirements 

LB2361-2365 Curriculum 

LB2366-2367.75 College examinations 

LB2371-2372 Graduate education 

LB2381-2391 Academic degrees 

LB2799-2799.3 Educational consultants and consulting 

LB2801-3095 School administration and organization 

LB2831.6-2831.99 Administrative personnel 

LB2832-2844.1 Teaching personnel 

LB2844.52-2844.63 Trade unions 

LB3011-3095 School management and discipline 

LB3045-3048 Textbooks 

LB3050-3060.87 Educational tests, measurements, evaluations and 

examinations 

LB3201-3325 School architecture and equipment. School physical facilities. 

Campus planning 

LB3401-3495 School hygiene. School health services 

LB3497-3499 Hygiene in universities and colleges 

LB3525-3575 Special days 

LB3602-3640 School life. Student manners and customs 
Subclass LC 

LC8-6691 Special aspects of education 

LC8-59 Forms of education 

LC8 General works 

LC15 Conversation and culture 

LC25-33 Self-education. Self-culture 

LC37-44.3 Home education 

LC45-45.8 Nonformal education 

LC47-58.7 Private school education 

LC58-58.7 Preparatory schools. Preparatory school education 

LC59 Public school education 

LC65-245 Social aspects of education 

LC65-67.68 Economic aspects of education 

LC68-70 Demographic aspects of education 

LC71-120.4 Education and the state 

LC72-72.5 Academic freedom 

LC107-120.4 Public school question. Secularization. Religious instruction 

in the public schools 

LC129-139 Compulsory education 

LC142-148.5 Attendance. Dropouts 

LC149-161 Literacy. Illiteracy 

LC165-182 Higher education and the state 

LC184-188 Taxation of schools and colleges 

LC189-214.53 Educational sociology 

LC212-212.863 Discrimination in education 

LC212.9-212.93 Sex differences in education 

LC213-214.53 Educational equalization. Right to education 

LC215-238.4 Community and the school 

LC223 Schools as community centers 

LC225-226.7 Home and school 

LC230-235 Parent-teacher associations. Home and school associations 

LC237-238.4 College-university and the community 

LC241-245 Foundations, endowments, funds 

LC251-951 Moral and religious education 

LC251-318 Moral education. Character building 

LC321-951 Religion and education. Education under church control 

LC361-629 Christian education. Church education 

LC446-454 Orthodox Eastern Church 

LC461-510 Roman Catholic 

LC531-629 Protestant 

LC701-775 Jewish education 

LC901-915 Islamic education 

LC921-929.7 Buddhist education 

LC951 Other 

LC980-1099.5 Types of education 

LC1001-1024 Humanistic education. Liberal education 

LC1022-1022.25 Computer-assisted education 

LC1025-1027 Collective education 

LC1030 Communist education 

LC1031-1034.5 Competency based education 
LC1035-1035.8 Basic education. Basic skills education 

LC1036-1036.8 Community education 

LC1037-1037.8 Career education 

LC1041-1048 Vocational education (General) 

LC1049-1049.8 Cooperative education 

LC1051-1072 Professional education 

LC1081-1087.4 Industrial education (General) 

LC1090-1091 Political education 

LC1099-1099.5 Multicultural education (General) 

LC1200-1203 Inclusive education 

LC1390-5160.3 Education of special classes of persons 

LC1390 Men. Boys 

LC1401-2572 Women. Girls 

LC2574-2576 Gays. Lesbians. Bisexuals 

LC2580-2582 Student-athletes 

LC2601-2611 Education in developing countries 

LC2630-2638 Asian Americans. Asians in the United States 

LC2667-2698 Latin Americans. Hispanic Americans 

LC2680-2688 Mexican Americans. Mexicans in the United States 

LC2690-2698 Puerto Ricans. Puerto Ricans in the United States 

LC2699-2913 Blacks. African Americans 

LC3001-3501 Asians 

LC3503-3520 Romanies. Gypsies 

LC3530-3540 Lapps 

LC3551-3593 Jews 

LC3701-3740 Immigrants or ethnic and linguistic minorities. Bilingual schools 

and bilingual education 

LC3745-3747 Children of immigrants (First generation) 

LC3950-4806.5 Exceptional children and youth. Special education 

LC3991-4000 Gifted children and youth 

LC4001-4806.5 Children and youth with disabilities. Learning disabled 

children and youth 

LC4812-5160.3 Other special classes 

LC5161-5163 Fundamental education 

LC5201-6660.4 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education 

LC5451-5493 Aged education 

LC5501-5560 Evening schools 

LC5701-5771 Vacation schools. Summer schools 

LC5800-5808 Distance education 

LC5900-6101 Correspondence schools 

LC6201-6401 University extension 

LC6501-6560.4 Lyceums and lecture courses. Forums 

LC6571-6581 Radio and television extension courses. Instruction by radio and 

television 

LC6601-6660.4 Reading circles and correspondence clubs 

LC6681 Education and travel 

LC6691 Traveling educational exhibits 
Subclass LD 

LD13-7501 Individual institutions 

LD13-7501 United States 

LD13-7251 Universities. Colleges 

LD6501 Community colleges. Junior colleges 

LD7020-7251 Women's colleges 

LD7501 Secondary and elementary schools 
Subclass LE 

LE3-78 Individual institutions 

LE3-78 America (except United States) 

LE3-5 Canada 

LE7-9 Mexico 

LE11-13 Central America 

LE15-17 West Indies 

LE21-78 South America 

LE21-23 Argentina 

LE27-29 Bolivia 

LE31-33 Brazil 

LE36-38 Chile 

LE41-43 Colombia 

LE46-48 Ecuador 

LE51-59 Guianas 

LE61-63 Paraguay 

LE66-68 Peru 

LE71-73 Uruguay 

LE76-78 Venezuela 
Subclass LF 

LF14-5627 Individual institutions 

LF14-1257 Great Britain 

LF14-797 England 

LF800-957 Ireland 

LF960-1137 Scotland 

LF1140-1257 Wales 

LF(1311)-1537 Austria 

LF1541-1549 Czech Republic 

LF1550-1550.8 Slovakia 

LF1561-1697 Hungary 

LF1705-1709 Finland 

LF1711-2397 France 

LF2402-3197 Germany 

LF3211-3247 Greece 

LF3248-3897 Italy 

LF3899 Malta 

LF3911-4067 Belgium 

LF4069 Luxembourg 

LF4071-4197 Netherlands 

LF4203-4209 Poland 

LF(4211)-4437 Russia (Federation) 

LF4440-4441 Estonia 

LF4443-4444 Latvia 

LF4445-4446 Lithuania 

LF4447.2-4447.5 Belarus 

LF4448-4448.5 Moldova 

LF4449.2-4449.5 Ukraine 

LF4451-4487 Denmark 

LF4488-4488.2 Faroe Islands 

LF4489-4491 Iceland 

LF4493-4537 Norway 

LF4539-4607 Sweden 

LF4610-4827 Spain 

LF4831-4887 Portugal 

LF4901-5047 Switzerland 

LF5051-5627 Turkey and the Baltic states 
Subclass LG 

LG21-961 Individual institutions 

LG21-395 Asia 

LG21 Afghanistan 

LG51-53 China 

LG55-57 Taiwan 

LG60-170.2 India. Pakistan. Bangladesh. Burma. Sri Lanka. Nepal 

LG171-172 Indochina 

LG173 Malaysia 

LG181-184 Indonesia 

LG185-187 Papua-New Guinea (Ter.) 

LG200-227 Philippines 

LG240-277 Japan 

LG281-285 Korea 

LG291 Iran 

LG302.2-320 Former Soviet republics in Asia 

LG321 Asia Minor 

LG331-331.5 Armenia (Republic) 

LG332.2-332.5 Azerbaijan 

LG332.7-332.9 Georgia (Republic) 

LG333 Bahrain 

LG338 Iraq 

LG341-345 Israel. Palestine 

LG346 Jordan 

LG347 Kuwait 

LG351-357 Lebanon 

LG358 Qatar 

LG359 Saudi Arabia 

LG361-367 Syria 

LG370 Yeman (Yemen Arab Republic) 

LG395 Other 

LG401-681 Africa 

LG401 Ethiopia 

LG405-411 South Africa 

LG416 Botswana 

LG418 Kenya 

LG419 Lesotho 

LG421-423 Uganda 

LG431-438 Natal 

LG441-443 Malawi 

LG451 Orange Free State 

LG454 Swaziland 

LG457 Transkei 

LG459 Venda 

LG461-462 Zimbabwe 

LG468 Tanzania 

LG469 Zambia 

LG471-475 Transvaal 

LG478 Zululand 

LG481-505 West Africa 
LG481-483 Nigeria 

LG497-499 Ghana 

LG511 Egypt 

LG513-514 Sudan 

LG521 Algeria and Tunisia 

LG525 Burundi 

LG531-536 French Equatorial Africa. French Congo 

LG541-543 Madagascar 

LG545-547 Rwanda 

LG551-552 Senegal 

LG553-554 Benin 

LG559-560 Ivory Coast 

LG561 Mali 

LG581-593 German Africa (Former) 

LG601-611 Italian Africa (Former) 

LG615 Zaire 

LG621 Liberia 

LG631-632 Morocco 

LG641-651 Portuguese Africa (Former) 

LG671 Spanish Africa 

LG681 Libya 

LG690 Indian Ocean islands 

LG715-720 Australia 

LG741-745 New Zealand 

LG961 Pacific islands 
Subclass LH 

LH1-9 College and school magazines and papers 
Subclass LJ 

LJ3-165 Student fraternities and societies, United States 
Subclass LT 

LT6-501 Textbooks 

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