Library of Congress Classification:Class A -- General Works
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Class A: General Works is a classification used by the United States Library of Congress Classification system. This article outlines the subclasses of Class A.{{Cite web|url=https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/LCC_A2023OUT.pdf|title=Library of Congress Classification Outline: CLASS A – GENERAL WORKS|date=January 28, 2019|website=Library of Congress|access-date=January 28, 2019}}{{dead link |date=June 2025}}{{Cite web
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AC – collections. series. collected works
1–999......Collections; Series; Collected works
:1–195..........Collections of monographs, essays, etc.
::1–8...........American and English
::9-195.......Other languages
:200.............Collections for Jewish readers
:801–895......Inaugural and program dissertations
:901–995......Pamphlet collections
:999.............Scrapbooks
AE – encyclopedias
1–(90)......Encyclopedias
:5–(90)......By language
AG – dictionaries and other general reference works
2–600......Dictionaries and other general reference works
AI – indexes
1–21......Indexes
AM – museums; collectors and collecting
1–(501)......Museums; Collectors and collecting
:10–100........By country
:111–160.......Museology. Museum methods, technique, etc.
:200–(501)......Collectors and collecting
AN – newspapers
:AN......Newspapers
AP – periodicals
1-(271)......Periodicals
:101–115...........Humorous periodicals
:200–230...........Juvenile periodicals
:(250)–(265)......Periodicals for women
:(270)–(271)......Periodicals for Blacks
AS – academies and learned societies
1–945......Academics and learned societies
:2.5-4.........International associations, congresses, conferences, etc.
:11–785......By region or country
AY – yearbooks; almanacs; directories
10–2001......Yearbooks; Almanacs; Directories
:10–29..........Annuals
:30-1730......Almanacs
:2001............Directories. General works on the compilation of directories, etc.
AZ – history of scholarship and learning; the humanities
(20)–999......History of scholarship and learning; the humanities
:101–(181)......Philosophy; Theory
:191–193.........Evaluation
:200–361.........History
:501–908.........By region or country
References
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Further reading
- [http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/freelcc.html Full schedule of all LCC Classifications]