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.
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.............ScrapbooksAE – encyclopedias
1–(90)......Encyclopedias
5–(90)......By languageAG – 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 collectingAN – newspapers
AN......NewspapersAP – periodicals
1-(271)......Periodicals
101–115...........Humorous periodicals 200–230...........Juvenile periodicals (250)–(265)......Periodicals for women (270)–(271)......Periodicals for BlacksAS – academies and learned societies
1–945......Academics and learned societies
2.5-4.........International associations, congresses, conferences, etc. 11–785......By region or countryAY – 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 countryFurther reading
References
"Library of Congress Classification Outline: CLASS A – GENERAL WORKS" (PDF). Library of Congress. January 28, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2019.[dead link] https://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/LCC_A2023OUT.pdf ↩
"Library of Congress Classification Full Text: Class A – General Works" (PDF). Library of Congress. May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.[dead link] http://www.loc.gov/aba/publications/FreeLCC/A-text.pdf ↩