| Oversize/* | All subjects | Ranges A, B, C | |
| Folio/** (Non-circulating) |
All subjects | Range 32-33, 62-63 | |
| A | General works | Range 1 | |
| B-BJ | Philosophy | Range 1 | |
| BL-BX | Religion | Range 1 | |
| C | Auxiliary-Sciences of History | Range 1 | |
| D | General and Old World History, Guide Books | Range 1-3 | |
| E-F | American History | Range 3 | |
| G | Geography, Anthropology, Folklore, Manners, and Customs, Recreation, Sports | Range 4-5 | |
| H | Social Sciences | Range 5-8 | |
| HT | Communities, classes, races
Example: City Planning: HT166 - 167 |
Range 9-10 | |
| J | Political Science | Range 10-11 | |
| KF | Law of the United States | Range 11 | |
| L | Education | Range 11 | |
| M | Music and books on music | Range 11 | |
| N | Fine Arts | Range 11-12 | |
| NA | Architecture | Range 12-23 | |
| 1-60 | General works according to format | Range 12-13 | |
| 100-130 | Architecture and the state | Range 13 | |
| 200-1613 | History (subdivided geographically)
Harvard Cambridge Boston |
Range 13-19 | |
| 1995-1997 | Architecture as a profession | Range 19 | |
| 2000-2320 | Study and teaching | Range 19 | |
| 2335-2360 | Competitions | Range 19 | |
| 2400-2460 | Museums, exhibitions | Range 19 | |
| 2500-2599 | General works | Range 19-20 | |
| 2700-2800 | Architectural design | Range 20 | |
| 2810-4050 | Detail and decoration, special classes of buildings | Range 20-21 | |
| 4100-4145 | Classed by material | Range 21 | |
| 4150-4160 | Classed by form | Range 21 | |
| 4170-8480 | Classed by use | Range 21-23 | |
| 4170-7010 | Public buildings | Range 21-22 | |
| 4590-6199 | Religious architecture | Range 21 | |
| 7100-7880 | Domestic architecture | Range 22 | |
| 7910-8125 | Clubhouses, guild houses, etc. | Range 22 | |
| 8200-8260 | Farm architecture | Range 22 | |
| 8300-8480 | Minor buildings | Range 22-23 | |
| 9000-9425 | Aesthetics of cities, city planning | Range 23 | |
| NAB | Landscape Architecture Books acquired in this subject area since 1978 are now classed in SB. |
Range 23-25 | |
| 15-324 | General works | ||
| 500-998 | Publicity; legislation; education | ||
| 1000-1199 | Theory of landscape design | ||
| 1200-1485 | Technical procedure | ||
| 1500-3840 | Elements in landscape | ||
| 1600-1790 Ground forms | |||
| 1800-2969 Plants | |||
| 3000-3798 Structures | |||
| 3900-3975 | Types of landscape | ||
| 4000-6984 | Types of landscape design | ||
| 4200-4545 Gardens | |||
| 4700-5075 Private estates | |||
| 5100-5875 Grounds of public buildings | |||
| 5900-5945 Cemeteries | |||
| 6000-6984 Public reservations; parks | |||
| NAC 15-7035 | City Planning Books acquired in this subject area since 1978 are now classed in HT 166-167 and NA 9000-9425. |
Range 25-31 | |
| NAC 7035-8333 | City Planning Books acquired in this subject area since 1978 are now classed inHT 166-167 and NA 9000-9425. |
Range 37-38 | |
| 0-324 General works | |||
| 500-587 Publicity; citizen participation | |||
| 700-795 Legislation | |||
| 800-880 Technical procedure | |||
| 900-998 Study and teaching | |||
| 1200-1595 General theory; underlying conditions | |||
| 1200-1234 Social and economic | |||
| 1235-1299 Esthetic | |||
| 1300-1399 Geographic | |||
| 1400-1499 Population; environment | |||
| 1430-1434 Housing | |||
| 1500-1595 Administration | |||
| 1600-1851 Organization and subdivision of city area | |||
| 1900-5000 Elements of city plans | |||
| 2000-2829 Transportation | |||
| 2850-2935 Utilities | |||
| 3000-3395 Land subdivision | |||
| 3400-3890 Structures | |||
| 4000-4945 Open spaces | |||
| 5200-5690 Types of city plans | |||
| 6800-6999 Geographical arrangement | |||
| 7000-8609 Planning other than city | |||
| NB | Sculpture | Range 38 | |
| NC | Drawing, Design, Illustration | Range 38 | |
| ND | Painting | Range 38 | |
| NE | Print Media | Range 38 | |
| NK | Decorative Arts, furniture, interior design | Range 38 | |
| P | Languages and literature | Range 38 | |
| Q | Science | Range 38 | |
| QE | Geology | Range 38 | |
| QK | Botany | Range 39 | |
| R | Medicine | Range 39 | |
| S | Agriculture | Range 39 | |
| SB | Horticulture Landscape architecture Example.: Art of the Olmsted Landscape SB 470 .O5 A88x |
Range 39-40 | |
| SD | Forestry | Range 40 | |
| T | Technology | Range 40 | |
| TA | Engineering, civil engineering, surveying, structural design | Range 40-41 | |
| TC | Hydraulic engineering | Range 41 | |
| TD | Environmental technology, sanitary engineering | Range 41 | |
| TE | Highway engineering | Range 41 | |
| TF | Railroad engineering | Range 41 | |
| TG | Bridge engineering | Range 41 | |
| TH | Building construction | Range 41-43 | |
| TJ | Mechanical engineering | Range 43 | |
| TK | Electrical engineering | Range 44 | |
| TL | Motor vehicles, aeronautics, Astronautics
Chemical group |
Range 44 | |
| TN | Mining engineering | Range 44 | |
| TP | Chemical technology | Range 44 | |
| TR | Photography | Range 44 | |
| U | Military Science | Range 44 | |
| V | Naval Science | Range 44 | |
| Z | Bibliography and Library Science | Range 44 | |
| PER | Periodicals (Shelved alphabetically by title) | Range 47-61 | |
| VF | Vertical Files (non-circulating) VF NAB (on microfilm) | Range 34-36 | |
| Soil Surveys | Shelved alphabetically by state (Mass. on Reserve) | Range 46 | |
| LeC | Le Corbusier Collection (Rare Books) | Special Collections | |
| Rare | Rare books or archival material | Special Collections | |
| Thesis | Graduate School of Design theses | Special Collections | |
| Vis Res | Photos,drawings, maps, slides, videos | Visual Resources | |
This guide is very general, and intended for browsing, and general navigation purposes only, for more thorough, detailed, or specific research, please consult a Reference Librarian.