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To search for materials effectively, it is helpful to know how collections in the library are organized. Some aspects of libraries are essentially the same across institutions, independent of size. Libraries in the United States use the Library of Congress Classification System for the call numbers of books. To get a better idea of what topics are covered under which letter classifications of the Library of Congress classification outline, try http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/. Then you can click on the hyperlinked letter (e.g., B), which will take you to the subclass (B, BC, BD … BX). If you want, you can then examine a subclass in more detail. As an example, B is linked to Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion.