Library of Congress vs. Dewey classifications about Law
This is a comparison chart showing how the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress Classification schemes work in Law.
| 340 | K | Law |
| KB | Religious law in general. Comparative Religious law . Jurisprudence | |
| KD | Law of the United Kingdom, Ireland, America. North America | |
| 340.971 | KE | Law of Canada |
| 340.973 | KF | Law of United States |
| KG | Law of Latin America – Mexico and Central America -West Indies. Caribbean area | |
| KH | Law of South America | |
| 340.94 | KJ-KK | Law of Europe |
| 340.95-340.969 | KL-KW | Law of Asia and Eurasia, Africa, Pacific Area, and Antarctica |
| 353 | JK1-9593 | U.S. federal government |
| 353 | JK2403-9593 | U.S. state governments |
| 364 | HV6001-7220 | Criminology |
| 365 | HV8301-9920 | Penal & related institutions |
| 368 | K1960-1973 | (Social) Insurance |
See Also
- Library of Congress Classification Class K
- Web-based Law Library Catalogs
- Law library
- Court library
- Moys Classification and Thesaurus for Legal Materials
- Law Library and Librarian Blogs
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