The N Classification of Library of Congress

N is for Art!

The art librarian would like to have some of the talented students of Art + Design help create an illustrated guide to the N classification!

The Library of Classification system uses the alphabet to classify information. The only one that seems obvious is M for music. Library science falls into Z, History into D. The H range is the most unusual, ranging from statistics to social issues.

So, how to learn your N's? (The why will be explained.) A song? A chart? A beautiful piece of art? Yes. Let's illustrate the N's!

For example,

N1 is periodicals

N40 .D53 Would bring you to a reference source like Dictionary of Artists

N332 will bring you to books on the Bauhaus

Just think of the possibilities! The call number areas spelled out in different type fonts, or displayed in the style of the art it is classifying?

To continue:

N2030 will require a picture of The Louvre

Now what happens when we put a letter after the initial N?

NA is for architecture

NB is for sculpture

NC is for drawing

ND is for painting

NE is for prints

Hey, why doesn't our library have anything in the NG classification?

NK is for crafts!

to be continued...
Of course, all of these categories can be divided further to represent eras or specific artists!