As recommended by the American Library Association in its Guide for
Written Collection Policy Statements (Chicago, ALA, 1996), the system
used to describe the collecting levels in this document is based on a
five-point whole-number scale devised by RLG.
Subject | LC Class | Collecting Level |
English and American Literature | ||
English Literature | PR | |
Anglo-Saxon | Linguistics | |
Middle English | Linguistics | |
Renaissance | 3 | |
Seventeenth century | 3 | |
Eighteenth century | 4 | |
Nineteenth century | 4 | |
Twentieth century | 4 | |
Provincial and Local (i.e., Scotland, Ireland,Wales) | 2 | |
Canada | PR 9100-9199 | 2 |
Africa | PR 9340-9408 | Area Studies |
India | PR 9480-9499 | Area Studies |
Australia | PR 9551-9619 | Area Studies |
New Zealand | PR 9620-9664 | Area Studies |
West Indies | PR 9210-9230.9, PR 9272-9275 | Area Studies |
American Literature | PS | |
Colonial | PS 700-893 | 2 |
Nineteenth century | PS 991-3390 | 3 |
Twentieth century | PS 3500-3576 | 4 |
Genres and Types | ||
Afro-American | PS | Ethnic Studies |
American Indian | PS | Ethnic Studies |
Detective and Mystery Stories | PN, PR, PS | 2 |
Historical Fiction | PR, PS | 2 |
Modern Poetry | PR, PS | 4 |
Science Fiction | PR, PS | 2 |
Westerns | PS | 2 |
Women's Literature | PR 111-116, PS 147-152 |
3 |
[Comics in Special Collections.] | ||
General and Comparative Literature | ||
General (theory, philosophy, etc.) | PN 1-72 | 3 |
Literary criticism | PN 80-99 | 3 |
Authorship | PN 100-253 | 3 |
Literary history | PN 365-1009 | 4 |
Poetry | PN 1010-1599 | 3 |
[Drama, Theater, Broadcasting, Cinema, PN 1600-3299, are covered elsewhere] | ||
Prose | PN 3311-3503 | 3 |