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Welcome to the Mabee-Simpson Library: Navigating the Library and the Website

Home page for the Mabee Simpson Library at Lyon College.

Library Organization

The Mabee-Simpson Library uses the Library of Congress (LOC) system to organize our library. To search our offerings, please search using the search function on the front page of the library website. Below is some informational resources to help you learn to navigate our collection. As always, if you have any issues finding a material, please contact a librarian in person or via email. 

Library of Congress Classifications

A -- GENERAL WORKS

B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION

C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D -- WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.

E & F -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS

G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION

H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES

J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE

K -- LAW

L -- EDUCATION

M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC

N -- FINE ARTS

P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

Q -- SCIENCE

R -- MEDICINE

S -- AGRICULTURE

T -- TECHNOLOGY

U -- MILITARY SCIENCE

V -- NAVAL SCIENCE

Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Common Call Numbers

Below are common call numbers for our more popular subjects of study. 

Sciences:

Biology: QH (third floor)

Chemistry: QD (third floor)

Dentistry: RK (third floor)

Nursing: RT (third floor)

Literature and Art:

Architecture: NA (second floor)

French Literature: PC2000's (third floor)

Painting: ND (second floor)

Spanish Literature: PC4500- PC4700 (third floor)

William Shakespeare: Primarily PR2700 - PR2900 (third floor)

William Faulkner: Primarily PS3511 (third floor)

Humanities:

Economic History: HB75-HB130 (second floor)

Human Evolution: GN281-GN289 (second floor)

Political Organization: JK (second floor)

Scotland (and its history): DA750-DA890 (second floor)

Note: Anything in the catalog with "RCOL" at the start of the call number is housed in the Dorothy Sydenstricker Room on the third floor. 

 

Common Keywords

Keywords are useful in determining what resources the library has access to. Below are some common keywords you can use or share with your students. 

  • Accounting
  • Animal Science
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communications
  • Critical Thinking
  • Data Science
  • Dentistry
  • Economics
  • Education
  • English
  • French
  • History
  • Liberal Arts
  • Literature
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Nursing
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Scotland
  • Spanish
  • Theatre
  • United States