Cutter Classification

Cutter Classification

To find your book, see if it is Library of Congress or Cutter, then look at how the call number begins, and then at the table below to see where that is in the building. It’s complicated, so don’t hesitate to ask for help!

We shelve by size to maximize our space and the following in call numbers indicate whether a book is small (.), medium (+) , or large (/ or //).

		Points (.)	Pluses (+)	Slashes (/ or//)
Cutter Call #	Collection	Location and Map	Location and Map	Location and Map
1	Philosophy	Basement Drum	Basement	Basement
2	Religion	Basement Drum	Basement	Basement
3	Judaism, Christianity	Basement Drum and Basement	Basement	Basement
4	Ecclesiastical History	Basement	Basement	Basement
5	Biography-Eastern Hemisphere	3rd Floor Gallery and 3rd Floor	3rd Floor	3rd Floor
:5	Biography-Eastern Hemisphere	Off-site
6	Biography-W.Hemisphere	3rd Floor and Drum 3	Drum 3	Drum 3
7	History, Customs, Heraldry	Drum 3 Up and Drum 3	Drum 3 Up	Drum 3 Up
:7	Antiquities, Chronologies	Drum 3
8	History-E. Hemisphere	Drum 3 and Drum 3 Down	Drum 3 Up	Drum 3 Up
:8	History-E. Hemisphere	Drum 3 Down and Drum 2 Up	Drum 3 Up	Drum 3 Up
9	History-W. Hemisphere	5th Floor, 5th Floor Gallery	5th Floor	5th Floor Gallery
:9		Off-site
°A-°D		Off-site
A	Description & Travel- E. Hemisphere	1st Floor Gallery and Basement	1st Floor Gallery	1st Floor Gallery
:A	Geography,Cartography,Travel- E. Hemisphere	Drum 2 Up	Drum 3 Up	Drum 3 Up
B	Description & Travel- W. Hemisphere	Basement	Basement	Basement
:B		Off-site
C	Economics, Sociology	Sub-basement	Basement	Basement
D	Education, Women, Slavery	Basement	Basement	Basement
:°E-°F		Off-site
E	Political Science, Government, International Law	Basement	Basement	Basement
F	English Law, Parliament	Off-site
°G	Guidebooks	Drum 2 Up
G	Law, U.S. Congress	Basement	Basement	Basement
°H	Guidebooks	Drum 2 Up
H	Astronomy, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
°I-°K		Off-site
I	Natural History	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
J	Botany	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
K	Zoology	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
L	Vertebrata	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
M	Medicine	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
N	Useful Arts (Agriculture, Cookery, Gardening	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
°P	Bound Periodicals	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
P	Constructive Arts (Building, Engineering)	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
Q	Handicrafts, Manufactures	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
R	Military Arts	Drum 2 Up	Drum 3 Up	Drum 3 Up
°R		Off-site
S	Sports, Games, Amusements	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
T	Theater, Music	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
U	Art, Architecture	Sub-basement	Sub-basement	Sub-basement
V	Literature	Drum 2 Down	Drum 1	Drum 1
:V		Off-site
VE	Literature	Drum 2 Down and Drum 1 Up	Drum 1	Drum 1
VEA, VED, VEP	Literature	Drum 1 Up	Drum 1	Drum 1
VEF	Fiction	Second Floor and Drum 2
:VEF		Off-site
VF-VFD	French Literature, Drama, Poetry	Drum 1 and Drum 1 Up	Drum 1	Drum 1
VG	German Lit., Drama, Poetry	Drum 1	Drum 1	Drum 1
VH	Spanish, Literature	Drum 1	Drum 1	Drum 1
VI	Italian Literature	Drum 1	Drum 1	Drum 1
VJ	Classics	Drum 1	Drum 1 Down	Drum 1 Down
VM-VW	Other Literature	Drum 1	Drum 1	Drum 1
VO-VP	Classics	Drum 1 and Drum 1 Down	Drum 1 Down	Drum 1 Down
X	Bibliography, Writing	Drum 1 Down	Basement	Basement
:X	Bibliography	Drum 1 Down	Basement	Basement
W	Native American Literature	Drum 1 Down
Y	Language- E. Hemisphere	Drum 1 Down	Drum 1 Down	Drum 1 Down
:Y		Off-site
:Z	Language- W. Hemisphere	Drum 1 Down