Books
Library of Congress Call Numbers
Academic libraries including University of Arizona Libraries classify Education books by the following letters:
- L Education (general)
- LA History of Education
- LB Theory of practice of education
Library of Congress Subject Headings
The following heading is used for general coverage of Elementary Education:
- Education, Elementary
- Education, Elementary--Activity Programs
- Education, Elementary--Parent Participation--United States--Case Studies
- Education, Elementary--Arizona
Dewey Decimal Numbers
Other types of libraries including Public Libraries classify using Education books Dewey Decimal numbers. Nonfiction children's books are often classified by the same numbers, but libraries may add a modifier such as "CHILD" after the number. In libraries, there are sometimes designated areas for children's materials.
- 51-1050 Teaching systems
- 1101-1139 Child development
- 1501-1602 Primary/elementary education
- Alphabetical by Author (Last, First): Fiction for children as well as adults