Education : Books

• Academic libraries use the Library of Congress Classification System and a call number to show a book's location on the shelf.
   
• Education is listed in Class L of this Classification.  Class L is broken down into subclasses such as LA, LB, and LC that define more specific topics.

Some subclasses for Education:

LA5 - 2396   History of Education

LA31 - 135   By period

LB1050.9- 1091   Educational psychology

LB1101 - 1139   Child study

LB1140 - 1140.5   Preschool education. Nursery schools

LB1141 - 1489   Kindergarten

LB1501 - 1547   Primary education

LB1555 - 1602   Elementary or public school education

LB1705 - 2286   Education and training of teachers and administrators

LB2300 - 2430   Higher education

LB2801 - 3095   School administration and organization

LC65 - 245   Social aspects of education

LC149 - 161   Literacy.  Illiteracy

LC215 - 238.4   Community and the school

Cannot find items you need for your research?

• Materials not owned by Fordham can be requested through Interlibrary Loan.
• Consortia privileges provide you with additional access to other research collections* beyond Fordham’s holdings.
   

  *Check with the library you intend to visit to be sure that in-person access is available at this time. 

• Locate the e-book in your results; the notation will say [electronic resource] within or at the end of the title.
   
• Click on the small, blue letters URL or the actual url to open the e-book in the Item Information section of the record.
   
• Log off as soon as you are finished; many e-books accommodate only one user at a time.