English and Literature: Finding Books

The College of Wooster Libraries use the Library of Congress classification system for subject arrangement of materials. Most English and Literature materials will be found under Library of Congress call letters:

• P (Language, Communication, & Linguistics)
• PE (Old English through Modern English)
• PN (General Literature, Poetry, Drama, Comics)
• PR (English Literature, Poetry, Drama)
• PS (American Literature, Canadian Literature)
• PZ (Fiction, Juvenile Literature)

Follow the links to see a detailed outline of the Library of Congress Classification System, as well as maps and floorplans for our Libraries.

Books in the CONSORT and OhioLINK catalogs are assigned Library of Congress (LC) Subject Headings. Here are some subject headings to consider for research in English and Literature:

• AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE – 21^ST CENTURY
• ANIMAL WELFARE IN LITERATURE
• ANIMALS IN LITERATURE
• AUTHORS AND PUBLISHERS
• BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT – 21^ST CENTURY
• CHRISTIAN LITERATURE
• ECOCRITICISM
• ENGLISH LITERATURE
  • ENGLISH LITERATURE – 16^TH CENTURY
  • ENGLISH LITERATURE – 17^TH CENTURY, ETC.
  • ENGLISH LITERATURE – AFRICA, SUB-SAHARAN
  • ENGLISH LITERATURE – AUSTRALIA, ETC.
• ENGLISH LITERATURE BY WOMEN
• ENGLISH LITERATURE – EAST INDIAN AUTHORS – HISTORY AND CRITICISM
• INDIGENOUS AUTHORS
• INDIGENOUS PEOPLES 
  • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – NORTH AMERICA – LITERARY COLLECTIONS
  • INDIGENOUS PEOPLES – PHILIPPINES – FICTION 
• LITERATURE
  • LITERATURE – BLACK AUTHORS
• SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM 1564-1616
  • SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM 1564-1616 – ADAPTATIONS
  • SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM 1564-1616 – INFLUENCE