Under the Library of Congress classification system, each item in the library is assigned a call number according to its main subject.
As a law library, most of our collection will have a call number beginning with K, which represents law. KF represents U.S. law.
LC call numbers are read from left to right and from top to bottom. The letters at the beginning of the call number are alphabetical. The numbers immediately following are in basic numerical order.
Here is an example of a call number in our library:
On the spine of a book, the call number would look like this:
KF
8840
.F72
1999
See the subsequent tabs in this guide to learn more about what subject areas are represented by which call number ranges.