Library of Congress call numbers group books by topic. The HQ call number range is the primary location for Women's & Gender Studies, which is located on Level 3 of Emerson Library. However, because WGST is interdisciplinary, you may find other call number ranges (subject areas) useful.
| Call Number | Subject |
| BF 692-692.5 | Psychology of sex. Sexual behavior |
| BJ 1395 | Feminist ethics |
| BL 458 | Women in comparative religion |
| GN 301-674 | Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology |
| HM | Sociology. Social Psychology |
| HN | Social history. Social problems. Social reform |
| HQ | The family. Marriage. Women. Feminism |
| HQ 19-30.7 | Sexual behavior and attitudes. Sexuality |
| HQ 74-74.2 | Bisexuality |
| HQ 75.76.8 | Homosexuality. Lesbianism |
| HQ 77-77.95 | Transexualism |
| HQ 503-1064 | The family. Marriage. Home |
| HQ 767.8-792.2 | Children. Child development. Including child rearing, child life, play, socialization, children's rights |
| HQ 1075-1075.5 | Sex role |
| HQ 1088-1090.7 | Men |
| HQ 1101-2030.7 | Women. Feminism |
| HT | Communities. Classes. Races |
| HV | Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| K 670-709 | Domestic relations. Family law |
| RG | Gynecology and obstetrics |
| UB 416-419 | Minorities, women, etc. in armed forces |
| VB 320-325 | Minorities, women, etc. in navies |
Libraries use a system to organize materials so that books on the same topic are grouped together on the shelves. To learn more, see https://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libraries03_04.phtml
