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Call Number Ranges: Overview and List
Our fiction is shelved by Library of Congress (LC) call number.
These call numbers will give you a general idea of what country the author came from:
- Ex: British fiction is shelved together, as is American fiction
The ranges provided in this guide are listed by topic. Each topic is separated out and has links to print literature guides (if applicable), as well as a list of the call number ranges and locations in the stacks.
Scroll down or click on a link to your topic of interest (left-hand side).
Interfiled with fiction you’ll find scholarly non-fiction about authors and their works.
Feel free to print out the call number range sheet or grab one of the Finding Fiction brochures at the reference desk (in process).
Literature Topics
Topics included in this guide are:
- African literature
- American literature
- Anthologies of short fiction
- Arabic literature
- Chinese literature
- English literature
- French literature
- German literature
- Graphic novels
- Hebrew literature
- Hindi and Urdu literature
- Italian literature
- Japanese literature
- Korean literature
- Russian literature
- Scandinavian literature
- Spanish literature
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African Literature
- African Literature by Jonathan P. Smithe (Editor)Call Number: PL8010 A359 2002ISBN: 9781590332900Publication Date: 2002-01-01
African literature titles have the call number range of PL8009.5-8014, which are located on 4M South.
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American Literature
- American Novelists since World War II by James Richard Giles (Editor); Wanda H. Giles (Editor)Call Number: PS221 D5 v.278ISBN: 0787660221Publication Date: 2003-04-11
American literature titles are subdivided into two categories: collections and individual authors.
- Collections have the call number range of PS501-688 and are located on 2M South.
- Individual authors have two ranges: PS700-1899 (located on 2M South) and PS1900-3623 (located on 2 North)
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Anthologies of Short Fiction
- Penguin Book of Jewish Short Stories by Emanuel LitvinoffCall Number: PN6120.95 J6 P46 1979ISBN: 9780140047288Publication Date: 1979-06-28
Anthologies of short fiction have the call number range of PN6120.15-6120.95 and are located on 2M South.
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Arabic Literature
- Encyclopedia of Arabic Literature by Julie Scott Meisami (Editor); Paul Starkey (Editor)Call Number: PJ7510 R76 2010ISBN: 9780415571135Publication Date: 2010-02-23
Arabic literature titles have a call number range of PJ7695.8-7876, which are located on 5 South.
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Chinese Literature
- Chinese Literature by James L. ClarenCall Number: PL2271 C554 2002ISBN: 9781590332887Publication Date: 2002-01-01
Chinese literature titles are subdivided into two categories: Collections and Individual authors & works.
- Collections have a call number range of PL2450-2659
- Individual authors & works have a call number range of PL2661-2799
Both of these ranges are split between the East Asian Collection and the regular stacks. Due to this, the books are split between floor 4 South (in Chinese script) and 4M South.
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English Literature
- Chronology of English Literature by Michael Cox (Editor)Call Number: PR87 O94 2002ISBN: 9780198600268Publication Date: 2002-05-01
English literature titles are subdivided into two categories: Collections and Individual authors.
- Collections have a call number range of PR1098-1369
- Individual authors have a call number range of PR3991-6126
- Both categories are located on 2M South
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French Literature
- Dictionary of Literary Biography by Samia I. SpencerCall Number: PS221 D5 v.313-314ISBN: 0787681318Publication Date: 2005-04-29
French literature titles have a call number range of PQ1100-3999, which are located on 4M South.
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German Literature
- Medieval German Literature by Marion E. Gibbs; Sidney M. JohnsonCall Number: PT175 G53 1997ISBN: 0815314507Publication Date: 1997-08-01
German literature titles have a call number range of PT1100-4897, which are located on 4M South.
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Graphic Novels
- Graphic Novels by Michael Pawuk; Brian K. Vaughan (Foreword by)Call Number: PN6710 P35 2007ISBN: 9781591581321Publication Date: 2006-12-01
Graphic novels have call numbers beginning with PN 6727, which are located on 2M South.
Note: College Library has a more extensive collection of graphic novels.
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Hindi and Urdu Literature
Hindi and Hindustani literature titles have a call number range of PK2098-2142, which are located at 5 South.
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Hebrew Literature
- Three Thousand Years of Hebrew Literature by Nathaniel KravitzCall Number: PJ5008 K7ISBN: 0804005052Publication Date: 1971-09-01
Hebrew literature titles have a call number range of PJ 5053-5060, which are located on 5 South.
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Italian Literature
- The Oxford Companion to Italian Literature by Peter Hainsworth (Editor); David Robey (Editor)Call Number: PQ4006 O84 2002ISBN: 9780198183327Publication Date: 2003-01-16
Italian literature titles have a call number range of PQ4201-5999, which are located on 4M South.
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Japanese Literature
- Modern Japanese Writers by Jay Rubin (Editor)Call Number: PL723 M563 2001ISBN: 0684805987Publication Date: 2000-12-29
Japanese literature titles have a call number range of PL752-867, which are split between 4 South and 4M South.
- Titles in Japanese script are primarily part of the East Asian Collection and will be on 4 South.
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Korean Literature
- Who's Who in Korean Literature by Korean Culture and Arts Foundation StaffCall Number: PL957.7 H36 1996ISBN: 9781565910669Publication Date: 1998-03-01
Korean literature titles have a call number range of PL969.8-998, which are split between 4 South and 4M South.
- Titles in Korean script are primarily part of the East Asian Collection and will be on 4 South.
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Russian Literature
- Reference Guide to Russian Literature by Neil Cornwell (Editor)Call Number: PG2940 R43 1998ISBN: 9781884964107Publication Date: 1998-04-01
Russian literature titles have a call number range of PG3300-3490, which are located on 5 South.
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Scandinavian Literature
- The A to Z of Scandinavian Literature and Theater by Jan SjåvikCall Number: PT7017 S528 2009ISBN: 9780810868434Publication Date: 2009-07-24
Scandinavian literature titles have a call number range of PT1001-7099, which are located on 4M South.
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Spanish Literature
Spanish literature titles have a general call number range of PQ6170-8560 and are subdivided into three categories: Collections; Individual authors (1700-ca. 1868); and Provincial, local, and colonial (includes Spanish America)
- Collections have a call number range of PQ6170-6269
- Individual authors have a call number range of PQ6500-6726
- Provincial, local, and colonial titles have a call number range of PQ7000-8929
- Spanish America title have a call number range of PQ7081-8560
- All of these call numbers are located on 4M South.
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- Diccionario crítico de la literatura Mexicana by Christopher Dominguez MichaelCall Number: PQ7106 D66 2007ISBN: 9789681684525Publication Date: 2007-11-14