Finding Call Number Locations

Most books and other materials on public policy and administration reside in the 'H' and 'J' sections of the Library of Congress Classification system we use to organize materials by subject in the Libraries. The 'H's are currently shelved on the 17th and 18th floors and the 'J's on the 8th floor of the W.E.B. Du Bois Library. The Library of Congress call number areas that contain a significant number of books, journals and other materials on public policy and administration include:

HA
1-4737           Statistics
                

HB
1-
3840              Economics

HF
1-
6182              Commerce

HJ
9-
9995              Public Finance 

HQ
1-
2039              Family

HT
51-1595        Communities

HV
1-9960          Social and public welfare

JF
751-786        Federal and State Relations

JF
1321-
2112              Government Administration

JK
2403-
9501               State Government

JS
3-
8399                Local Government

JS
141-
231                  Municipal Government

Use the UMass Library Catalog for more extensive retrieval.

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