SOS 800 MSSc Program Residency Seminar
The 2016 SOS 800 theme is “Populism.”
Browsing Books by Call Number: The Example of History
Although some older books are perhaps classified in the Dewey Decimal Classification System, most Syracuse University Libraries print resources are classified in and physically arranged according to the alpha-numeric Library of Congress (LC) Classification System.
The LC system has allocated Class D to World History and Classes E and F to American History. “D” call numbers are assigned to History holdings that are shelved both in the Reference Collection and in the general and oversize stacks on the 2nd floor of Bird Library.
“E” and "F" call numbers are assigned to the American History holdings that are shelved in the Reference Collection on the 2nd floor of Bird Library and in the general and oversize stacks on the 3rd floor of Bird Library.
NOTE: Less frequently used library materials are kept at The Facility, a high-density storage space at 1556 Jamesville Avenue, but can be requested for next-business day delivery to a library on campus.
To see an outline of the entire "D" Class and/or an outline of the "E" and "F" Classes, open the document(s) below. Then click on any Subclasses of interest for outlines of their classification schemes.
If the SU Library does not hold an item that you need for your research, we will try to borrow it for you from another library. Free interlibrary loan (ILL) service is provided through ILLiad, an automated system. Some publications (e.g. journal articles) may be e-mailed directly to you as PDF files. Books must be picked up at Bird Library.
If you haven't used ILLiad before, you will be prompted to fill our a registration form, and you may want tot ake a look at information for "First Time Users."