Call Numbers
Print books in the duPont-Ball Library are organized by Library of Congress Call Number. Literature and books about literature have call numbers that begin with the letter P. These are located on the top floor of the library.
For more details about call numbers, see below:
Subject Headings
Subject headings are used to index books and ebooks by subject. You can search for items in OneSearch using subject headings. Here are some example headings related to literature:
- English literature — [Period] (Ex: English literature—19th century)
- English literature—Themes, motives
- American literature—Women authors
- American literature—History and criticism
- [Topic]—Fiction (Ex: Slavery—United States—Fiction)
- Authors, [Nationality] (Ex: Authors, Russian)
