Guide to Browsing the Science Collection

A Guide to Browsing the Science Collection:
Subject Index to Science LC Classification Numbers
(Geared toward using the UO Science Library Collection, particularly Reference)

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T V W Z

Acoustics	QC220-228.8
Aeronautics	TL
Agricultural conservation	S604.5-627
Agricultural ecology	S589.7-589.76
Agriculture (General)	S
Agriculture and environment	S589.7-589.76
Agriculture, Organic	S604.5-627
Air pollution	TD878-894
Amphibians	QL640-669
Anatomy, Animal	QL799-991
Anatomy, Human	QM
Animal Behavior	QL750-795
Aquaculture	SH
Artificial Intelligence	Q334-337
Astronomy	QB
Astrophysics (General)	QB460-466
Astrophysics, Stellar and Galactic	QB790-901
Atmospheric science	QC851-999

B [back to top]

Biochemistry	QD415-436
Biochemistry, Animal	QP501-801
Biochemistry, Plant	QK710-899
Biodiversity	QH541.15.B56
Biofuels	TP339 TP359-360
Biological control (e.g. of insect pests)	SB950-990.5
Biology, Cell	QH573-671
Biology, General – Dictionaries, Encyclopedias	QH301-358
Biomechanics	QP88 QP300-336
Biotechnology, Agricultural	SB119-124
Biotechnology, General & Technology	TP248.13-248.65
Birds	QL671-699
Botany, Dictionaries	QK9-13
Botany, Economic	SB107-109
Botany, General, including geographical distribution	QK1-474.5
Botany, Pacific Northwest	QK144
Botany, Specific taxa of plants	QK474.8-638

C [back to top]

Cell biology	QH573-671
Chaos theory	Q172.5
Chemical safety	T55-55.3
Chemical Technology	TP
Chemicals, Hazardous	T55-55.3
Chemistry, General – Dictionaries, Encyclopedias	QD5
Chemistry, General - Handbooks	QD65
Chemistry, Inorganic	QD146-197
Chemistry, Organic	QD241-441
Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical	QD450-801
Climate change	QC851-999
Climatology	QC851-999
Communication of technical information	T10.5-11.9
Colloids; Surface and interface chemistry	QD506-509 QD549
Complex Systems; Complexity theory (e.g. self-organizing systems)	Q172.5 Q295, Q325 QA267.7
Computer engineering and hardware	TK7895
Computer Science	QA75-76
Conservation of natural resources	S900-972
Consumer health	RC81
Cosmology	QB980-991
CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics	QD65
Crystallography	QD901-999
Cytology	QH573-671

D [back to top]

Dentistry	RK
Dermatology	RL
Developmental Biology	QL955-999
Dinosaurs	QE 861-862
Drugs, Non-prescription	RM671
Drugs, Prescription	RM300-666 RS55-75

E [back to top]

Earthquakes	QE531-541
Ecology	QH540-549.5
Electricity and Magnetism	QC501-766
Electronics	TK7800-7884
Embryology & Development, Animal	QL955-999
Embryology & Development, Human	QM901-999
Endangered species	QH77 QL82-84.2
Energy (including alternative)	TJ
Engineering (General and Civil)	TA
Engineering geology	TA703-712
Entomology	QL461-599
Environmental engineering	TA170-171 TD
Environmental health	RA565-600
Environmental protection	TD169-195
Environmental Science (general)	GE
Environmental Studies	GE
Evolution	QH359-425 QE701-999

F [back to top]

Farming, Organic	S604.5-627
Field guides – Birds	QL681-690
Field guides – Mammals	QL715-719
Field guides – Pacific Northwest (general nature guides)	QH104.5.N6
Field guides – Plants, Trees & Wildflowers (North America)	QK110-203
Fish	QL614-639
Fisheries – resources, conservation, management	SH201-329
Forest Conservation and Protection	SD411-428
Forestry	SD

G [back to top]

Gardening	SB317.5-319.864
General Science – Biography	Q141
General Science – Dictionaries	Q123
General Science – Encyclopedias	Q121-123
Genetics	QH426-470
Genetics, Medical	RB155
Geology, Engineering	TA703-712
Geology, General – including geographical divisions	QE1-350
Geology, Pacific Northwest	QE79 QE155-156 QE175-176
Geomorphology	GB
Geophysics	QC801-809 QE501-505
Geothermal/Hydrothermal phenomena, energy and resources (see also Volcanoes/Volcanology)	GB1198-1199 TJ280.7
Grazing	SD84.82-85.6
Groundwater; Hydrogeology	GB1001-1197
Gynecology & Obstetrics	RG

H [back to top]

Hazardous materials (hazardous substances)	T55-55.3 TD1020-1066
Hazardous waste sites; remediation	TD1020-1066
Herbal medicine	QK98.5-99 RS160-180
Herpetology	QL640-666
History of Medicine	R131-687
History of Science	Q125, Q175
Horticulture (e.g. encyclopedias of garden plants)	SB317.5-319.864
Human Anatomy	QM
Human Physiology	QP34-41
Hydraulic Engineering	TC
Hydrology; Water resources	GB651-992

I [back to top]

Immunology	QR180-189.5
Industrial safety	T55-55.3
Insects & Arachnids	QL450-599
Invertebrates	QL360-QL599

K [back to top]

Kinesiology

QP301-310

L [back to top]

Laboratory animals	SD405.5-407
Laboratory safety	QD51
Land conservation	S900-972
Lasers	QC685-689.55 TA1671-1715

M [back to top]

Mammals	QL700-739
Manufacturing	TS
Materials science	TA401-492
Mathematics – Dictionaries, Encyclopedias	QA5
Mathematics – Handbooks & Tables	QA40-55
Mathematics – Special topics	QA77-999
Mechanical engineering	TJ
Medical dictionaries	R121
Medicinal chemistry	RS400-431
Medicinal plants	QK98.5-99 RS160-180
Medicine (General)	R
Medicine, Alternative (including chiropractic, naturopathy)	RZ
Medicine, Botanic, Thomsonian, and eclectic	RV
Medicine, History	R131-687
Medicine, Homeopathic	RX
Medicine, Internal	RC
Medicine, Popular and Consumer	RC81
Medicine, Sports	RC1200-1245
Merck Index	RS51 .M4
Metallurgy	TN
Meteorology	QC851-999
Microbiology, General – Dictionaries, Encyclopedias	QR1-74.5
Microscopy	QH201-278.5
Minerals, mineralogy	QE351-399
Mining	TN
Molecular Biology, Animal	QP501-801
Molecular Biology, General	QD415-436
Molecular Biology, Plant	QK710-899
Motor vehicles	TL
Musculoskeletal system	RC925-935

N [back to top]

Nanotechnology	T174 TA418.9 TJ163
Natural History	QH1-200
Nervous System – Anatomy	QM451-471
Neurology	RC321-571
Neurophysiology	QP351-495
Neuroscience	QP351-495
Neuroscience (Medical)	RC321-571
Noise pollution	TD878-894
Nuclear engineering; nuclear power	TK9001-9401
Nursing	RT

O [back to top]

Oceanography	GC
Ophthalmology	RE
Optics	QC355-427
Optics, applied	TA1501-1820
Organic agriculture	S604.5-627
Orthopedic surgery and physical rehabilitation	RD701-811
Otorhinolaryngology (ear, nose, throat)	RF

P [back to top]

Paleobotany	QE901-996.5
Paleoclimatology	QC884-981.8
Paleoecology	QE720 QH542
Paleontology (General)	QE701-766
Paleontology, Invertebrate	QE767-840
Paleontology, Vertebrate (and conodonts)	QE841-899
Pathology	RB
PDR: Physicians' Desk Reference (and similar works)	RS55-75
Pediatrics	RJ
Pest control, including biological control	SB950-990.5
Petrology	QE420-499
Pharmaceutical chemistry	RS400-431
Pharmacology (i.e. how drugs work, including herbal and "natural")	RM300-666
Pharmacy and Materia Medica	RS
Philosophy of Science	Q175
Photoelectronics	TK8300-8360
Photonics	TA1501-1820
Photovoltaics; Solar cells	TK1087 TK2960 TK8322
Physical Therapy	RM695-931
Physicians' Desk Reference (and similar works)	RS55-75
Physics (General)	QC1-75
Physics – Constants, measurements, units, etc.	QC39-95
Physics – Dictionaries, encyclopedias	QC5
Physics, Electromagnetic	QC501-766
Physics, High Energy	QC785-794
Physics, Nuclear	QC770-784
Physics, Solid State/Condensed Matter	QC173.4 QC176-176.9
Physiology, General	QP1-345
Physiology, Human	QP34-41
Physiology, Plant	QK710-899
Phytochemistry	QK710-899
Planets	QB601-701
Plant culture	SB
Plant names (dictionaries)	QK9-13
Plant physiology	QK710-899
Plants, Culture of	SB
Plants, Invasive	SB610-615
Plants, Parasitic	SB610-615
Plants, Propagation	SB119-124
Plate tectonics	QE511
Pollution (general environmental)	TD169-195
Polymers	QD380-389 TP1080-1185

Q [back to top]

Quantum computing, quantum electronics, quantum information, etc.	QA76.889 QC794.6
Quantum mechanics	QC174

R [back to top]

Rangeland management and conservation	SD84.82-85.6
Rehabilitation therapy	RM695-931
Reproductive health	RG
Reptiles	QL640-666
Rock mechanics	TA703-712
Rocks (Petrology)	QE420-499

S [back to top]

Scientific writing	T10.5-11.9
Sedimentology	QE471-472 QE571
Seismology	QE531-541
Semiconductors & semiconductor materials	TK7800-7884
Soil conservation	S604.5-627
Soil mechanics	TA703-712
Soil pollution	TD878-894
Soils; soil science	S590-599.9
Solar cells; Photovoltaics	TK1087 TK2960 TK8322
Sound and Music, Physics of	ML3805-3807 QC220-228.8
Solar system	QB501
Spectroscopy	QC450-467
Sports medicine	RC1200-1245
Surface and interface chemistry; Colloids	QD506-509 QD549

T [back to top]

Technical writing	T10.5-11.9
Technology (General)	T
Technology, Chemical	TP
Technology, Environmental	TD
Toxicology	RA1190-1270

V [back to top]

Volcanoes; volcanology

QE521-527

W [back to top]

Water pollution	TD419-428
Weather	QC851-999
Weeds	SB610-615
Wildlife management	SK351-593
Women's health	RG
Writing, Scientific & Technical	T10.5-11.9

Z [back to top]

Zoology, General, including geographical distribution	QL1-355
Zoology – Morphology, Anatomy, Embryology	QL799-991
Zoology, Specific taxa from "lower" to "higher" organisms	QL360-739.8

Maintained by: Victoria Mitchell, vmitch@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 09/09/2010