Use McQuade's Online Catalog to find books, ebooks, and DVDs.
The library uses the Library of Congress Classification system to organize books in the stacks by subject. This means that it is easy to browse the stacks once you know the subject heading and call number associated with your topic.
At McQuade, call numbers A-H are located on the 2nd floor & J-Z are located on the 3rd floor.
| Subject | Call Number |
| Greek literature |
PA3050 - PA4505 |
| Greek literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | PA3520 - PA3564 |
| Byzantine and modern greek literature | PA5000 - PA5660 |
| Roman literature | PA6000 - PA6971 |
| Roman literature -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. | PA6141 - PA6144 |
| Medieval and modern latin literature | PA8001 - PA8595 |
| Celtic languages and literature | PB1001 - PB3029 |
| Slavic literature (General) | PG500 - PG585 |
| Russian literature | PG2900 - PG3698 |
| Russian literature -- History and criticism | PG2900 - PG3190 |
| Roman literature -- Collections |
PA6100 - PA6140 |
| Oriental philology and literature -- General -- Literature | PJ306 - PJ489 |
| Oriental philology and literature -- Egyptology -- Literature. Inscriptions | PJ1484 - PJ1989 |
| Oriental philology and literature --Semitic philology and literature | PJ3001 - PJ3097 |
| Oriental philology and literature --Assyriology. Akkadian -- Literature. Inscriptions | PJ3601 - PJ3971 |
| Oriental philology and literature --Hebrew -- Literature |
PJ5001 - PJ5060 |
| Oriental philology and literature -- Syriac -- Literature |
PJ5601 - PJ5695 |
| Oriental philology and literature -- Arabic literature |
PJ7501 - PJ8517 |
| Indo-Iranian philology and literature | PK1 - PK9601 |
| Indo-Iranian philology and literature -- Indo-Aryan literature |
PK2901 - PK5471 |
| Indo-Iranian philology and literature -- IIranian philology and literature | PK6001 - PK6996 |
| Japanese literature | PL700 - PL889 |
| Japanese literature -- History and criticism |
PL700 - PL715.5 |
| Korean literature | PL950 - PL998 |
| Korean literature -- History and criticism | PL950.2 - PL969.5 |
| Chinese literature | PL2250 - PL3208 |
| Chinese literature -- History and criticism | PL2250 - PL2443 |
| Malaysian literature | PL3512 |
| Singapore literature | PL3515 |
| African literature | PL8009.5 - PL8014 |
| Literature (General) | PN1 - PN6790 |
| Literature (General) -- Criticism | PN80 - PH99 |
| Literature (General) -- Ancient |
PN611 - PN649 |
| Literature (General) -- Medieval (to 1500) |
PN661 - PN694 |
| Literature (General) -- Modern |
PN695 - PN779 |
| Literature (General) -- Renaissance (1500-1700) |
PN715 - PN749 |
| Literature (General) -- Romance literature |
PN801 - PN820 |
| Literature (General) -- Germanic literature |
PN821 - PN840 |
| Literature (General) -- Black literature (General) |
PN841 |
| Literature (General) -- Jewish literature in various languages |
PN842 |
| Literature (General) -- Comparative literature |
PN851 - PN884 |
| Literature (General) -- Folk literature |
PN905 - PN1008 |
| Literature (General) -- Poetry | PN1010-1525 |
| Literature (General) -- The monologue | PN1530 |
| Literature (General) -- The dialogue |
PN1551 |
| Literature (General) -- The performing arts. Show business |
PN1560-1590 |
| Literature (General) -- Drama | PN1600-3307 |
| Literature (General) -- Prose. Prose fiction |
PN3311-3503 |
| Literature (General) -- Oratory. Elocution, etc. | PN4001-4355 |
| Literature (General) -- Diaries | PN4390 |
| Literature (General) -- Letters (Literary history) |
PN4400 |
| Literature (General) -- Essays (Literary history) |
PN4500 |
| Literature (General) -- Journalism. The periodical press, etc. |
PN4699-5650 |
| Literature (General) -- Collections of general literature |
PN6010-6790 |
| French literature |
PQ1-3999 |
| French literature -- History and criticism |
PQ1-771 |
| Italian literature |
PQ4001-5999 |
| Italian literature -- History and criticism | PQ4001-4199.5 |
| Spanish literature | PQ6001-8929 |
| Spanish literature -- History and criticism | PQ6001-6168 |
| Portuguese literature | PQ9000-9999 |
| Portuguese literature -- History and criticism | PQ9000-9129 |
| English literature | PR1-9680 |
| English literature -- Literary history and criticism |
PR1-56 |
| English literature -- Criticism | PR57-78 |
| English literature -- Anglo-Saxon (Beginnings through 1066) | PR171-236 |
| English literature -- Medieval. Middle English (1066-1500) | PR251-369 |
| English literature -- Modern (Elizabethan era (1550-1640) through 21st century) |
PR401-488 |
| English literature -- Anglo-Saxon literature | PR1490-1799 |
| English literature -- Anglo-Norman period. Early English. Middle English | PR1803-2165 |
| English literature -- English renaissance (1500-1640) | PR2199-3195 |
| English literature -- 17th and 18th centuries (1640-1770) | PR3291-3785 |
| English literature -- 19th century, 1770/1800-1890/1900 | PR3991-5990 |
| English literature -- 1900-1960 | PR6000-6049 |
| English literature -- 1961-2000 | PR6050-6076 |
| English literature -- 2001- | PR6100-6126 |
| American literature | PS1-3576 |
| American literature -- 17th and 18th centuries |
PS185-195 |
| American literature -- 19th century | PS201-217 |
| American literature -- 20th century | PS221-228 |
| American literature -- 21st century | PS229-231 |
| American literature -- Individual authors |
PS700-3576 |
| American literature -- Individual authors -- Colonial period (17th and 18th centuries) |
PS700-893 |
| American literature -- Individual authors -- 19th century | PS991-(3390) |
| American literature -- Individual authors -- 1900-1960 | PS3500-3549 |
| American literature -- Individual authors -- 1961-2000 | PS3550-3576 |
| American literature -- Individual authors -- 2001- | PS3600-3626 |
| Canadian literature | PS(8001-8599) |
| German literature | PT1-4897 |
| German literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT1-80 |
| Dutch literature | PT5001-5980 |
| Dutch literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT5001-5348 |
| Flemish literature since 1830 | PT6000-6467.36 |
| Flemish literature since 1830 -- Literary history and criticism | PT6000-6199 |
| Afrikaans literature | PT6500-6593.36 |
| Afrikaans literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT6500-6530 |
| Scandinavian literature | PT7001-7099 |
| Scandinavian literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT7001-7087 |
| Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian | PT7101-7338 |
| Old Norse literature: Old Icelandic and Old Norwegian -- Literary history and criticism | PT7101-7211 |
| Modern Icelandic literature | PT7351-7550 |
| Modern Icelandic literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT7351-7418 |
| Faroese literature | PT7581-7599 |
| Faroese literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT7581-7592 |
| Danish literature | PT7601-8260 |
| Danish literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT7601-7869 |
| Norwegian literature | PT8301-9155 |
| Norwegian literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT8301-8574 |
| Swedish literature | PT9201-9999 |
| Swedish literature -- Literary history and criticism | PT9201-9499 |