Abbreviated Subject Guide to China
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| A | General Works |
B. Philosophy. Psychology. Religion
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| B | Philosophy (general) |
| BC - BF | Logic, speculative philosophy, psychology, parapsychology, and occult sciences |
| BH, BJ | Aesthetics, ethics, and etiquette |
| BL 1 - 1760 | Religion (general) |
| BL 1800 - 1825 | Special religions in China |
| BL 1830 - 1882 | Confucianism |
| BL 1899 - 1942 | Taoism |
| BL 1975 | Asian religion -- Taiwan |
| BM, BP | Judaism, Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc. |
| BQ | Buddhism |
| BR - BX | Christianity |
C. Auxiliary Sciences of History
D. History: General and Old World
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| C | Auxiliary sciences of history (general) |
| CT | Biography |
| D | History (general) |
| DS 701 - 727 | History of Asia |
| DS 730 - 732 | Ethnography, Chinese in foreign countries (general) |
| DS 733 - 740.63 | History of China (general) |
| DS 741 - 747.23 | Early to 221 BC, incl. the legendary Xia, ca. 2205-1766 BC, Shang, 1766-1122 BC, Zhou, 1122-221 BC [incl. Spring & Autumn, 722-481 BC, Warring States, 403-221 BC] |
| DS 747.28 - 747.48 | 221BC - 960 AD |
| DS 747.5 - 747.9 | Qin, 221-207 BC |
| DS 747.9 - 748.164 | Han, 202 BC - 220 AD |
| DS 748.17 - 748.76 | Wei, Jin, Southern & Northern Dynasties (or Six Dynasties), 220-589 [incl. Three Kingdoms, 220-265 Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, 304-439] |
| DS 749.2 - 749.76 | Sui, Tang, Five Dynasties, 581-979 |
| DS 751 - 751.98 | Song, Liao, Xi Xia, Jin, 960-1234 |
| DS 752 - 752.6 | Yuan, 1260-1368 |
| DS 753 - 753.6 | Ming, 1368-1644 |
| DS 753.82 - 773.6 | Qing, 1644-1912 |
| DS 773.83 - 777.544 | Republic, 1912-1949. 20th century |
| DS 777.545* - 778.7 | People's Republic, 1949-1976 |
| *DS 778.M3 | Works of Mao Zedong |
| DS 779.15 - 779.32 | People's Republic, 1976 - |
| DS 781 - 784.2 | Manchuria |
| DS 785 - 786 | Tibet |
| DS 793 - 796 | Other provinces, dependencies, regions, etc., A-Z |
| DS 796.H7 | Hong Kong |
| DS 796.M2 | Macao |
| DS 798.92 - 799.9 | Taiwan |
E. and F. History: Americas
G. Geography. Anthropology. Recreation
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| G - GC | Geography (general), atlases, maps, mathematical geography, cartography, physical geography, and oceanography. |
| GE | Environmental sciences |
| GN | Anthropology |
| GR, GT | Folklore, manners and customs (general) |
| GV | Recreation. Leisure |
H. Social Sciences
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| H | Social sciences (general) |
| HA | Statistics |
| HB - HD | Economic theory. Demography. Economic history and conditions |
| HE | Transportation and communications |
| HF, HG, HJ | Commerce, finance, and public finance |
| HM, HN | Social history and conditions. Social Problems |
| HQ | The Family. Marriage. Women |
| HS | Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. |
| HT | Social pathology. Social and public Welfare. Criminology |
| HX | Socialism. Communism. Anarchism. |
J. Political Science
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| J | General legislative and executive papers |
| JA, JC | Political Science (general) and political theory |
| JQ 1499 | Political institutions and public administration -- East Asia (general) |
| JQ 1500 - 1519 | China |
| JQ 1519.5 | Macao |
| JQ 1520 - 1539 | Taiwan |
| JQ 1539.5 | Hong Kong |
| JQ 1730 | Mongolia. Outer Mongolia. |
| JS | Local Government – Asia |
| JV | Colonies and colonization. Emigration and immigration. International migration. |
| JX, JZ | International law and international relation |
K. Law
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| K | Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence. |
| KNN | China |
| KNP | China (Republic, 1949 -). Taiwan |
| KNQ | China (People's Republic, 1949 - ) |
| KNR | Hong Kong |
| KPF | Macao |
L. Education
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| L | Education (general) |
| LA | History of education |
| LB, LC | Theory and practice of, and special aspects of education |
| LG 51 - 53 | China |
| LG 55 - 57 | Taiwan |
M. Music & Books on Music
N. Fine Arts
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| N | Visual Arts |
| NA | Architecture |
| NB to NK | Sculpture, drawing, design, illustration, painting, print media, decorative arts, applied arts, decoration and ornament |
| NX | Arts in general |
P. Language & Literature
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| P | Philology. Linguistics |
| PL 1001 - 2245 | Chinese language |
| PL 2250 - 2443 | Chinese literature -- History and criticism |
| PL 2450 - 2452 | Collections -- General |
| PL 2455 | Collections --Selections |
| PL 2456 - 2457 | Collections --Earliest inscriptions |
| PL 2458 - 2515.5 | Confucian Canon. The Chinese Classics |
| PL 2517 - 2565.8 | Special forms -- Poetry, including ci, qu |
| PL 2566 - 2603 | Special forms-- Drama, including bian wen, tan ci, etc. |
| PL 2606 - 2623 | Special forms-- Essays |
| PL 2625 - 2653 | Special forms-- Fiction |
| PL 2661 - 2662 | Individual authors and works -- Early to 221 BC |
| PL 2663 | Qin and Han dynasties, 221 BC - 220 AD |
| PL 2664 | The Three Kingdoms, 220-265 |
| PL 2665 | Jin Dynasty, 265-419 |
| PL 2665.5 | Five Hu and Sixteen Kingdoms, 304-439 |
| PL 2666 - 2668.5 | Northern and Southern Dynasties, 386-589 |
| PL 2669 | Sui Dynasty, 581-618 |
| PL 2670 - 2677 | Tang Dynasty, 618-907 |
| PL 2678 | Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, 907-979 |
| PL 2679 - 2687 | Song Dynasty, 960-1279, Liao Dynasty, 947-1125, Xi Xia Dynasty, 1038-1227, Jin Dynasty, 1115-1234 |
| PL 2688 - 2694 | Yuan Dynasty, 1260-1368 |
| PL 2694.5 - 2698 | Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644 |
| PL 2699 - 2735 | Qing Dynasty, 1644-1912 |
| PL 2735.5 - 2832.3 | Republic of China, 1912-1949 |
| PL 2832.5 - 2929.5 | People's Republic of China, 1949 - |
| PL 3032.T34 | Taiwan |
| PL 3119.H6 | Hong Kong |
| PL 3301 - 3311 | Non-Chinese languages of China |
| PN 1- 1009.5 | Literature (general) and literary history |
| PN 1010 - 1551 | Poetry, the monologue, the dialogue |
| PN 1600 - 3307 | Drama, including motion pictures, the theater, etc. |
| PN 3311 - 6790 | Prose, prose fiction, journalism, collections of general literature |
Q to V
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| Q | Science |
| R | Medicine |
| S | Agriculture |
| T | Technology |
| U | Military Science |
| V | Naval Science |
Z. Library Science
| Call number | Subject |
|---|---|
| Z 4 - 115.5 | Books (general). Writing. Paleography. |
| Z 116 - 659 | Book industries and trade |
| Z 662 - 1000.5 | Libraries |
| Z 1001 - 1121 | Bibliography |
| Z 3101 - 3109 | National Bibliography - China |
| Z 3111 - 3119 | National Bibliography - Taiwan |
| Z 5051 - 7999 | Subject Bibliography |
| Z 8001 - 8999 | Personal Bibliography |