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Urban Studies

Research Guide for Urban Studies

Background Information

Finding Books in O'Malley Library

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Where to Find the Books

The below are only some of the Urban studies subjects covered by books in the O'Malley Library. The books with call numbers beginning A-HD are on the fourth floor. Those with HE - PQ are on the 3rd floor. Those with PR - Z are on the 2nd floor.

F128 - History of New York City  
G140 - Great Cities of the World
GA - Cartography		 GE - Environmental Policy
GF - Human Ecology (incl. cities)
HB - Economic Theory
HC - Economic History and Conditions
​HD28-9999 - Industries. Land Use. Labor
HE - Transportation and Communications
HF - Commerce
HG - Finance    		 HJ - Public Finance
HM - Sociology
HN - Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
HT - Communities. Classes. Races
HV - Social and public welfare. Criminology
JF - Political Institutions and public administration (General)
JJ - Political Institutions and public administration (North America)
JK - Political Institutions and public administration (United States)		 JL - Political Institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America)
JN - Political Institutions and public administration (Europe)
JQ - Political Institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area)
JS - Local government. Municipal government.
LB2801-3095 - School administration and organization LC65-245 - Social aspects of education
MT955-956 - Musical Theater  
NA1-60 - Architecture (General)
NA100-130 - Architecture and the State		 NA4100-8480 - Special classes of buildings
NA900-9428 - Aesthetics of cities. City planning and beautifying
RA421-790.95 - Public Health. Hygiene. Preventative medicine  
SB469-476.4 - Landscape Gardening. Landscape Architecture
​SB481-486 - Parks and Public Reservations