- Acquisitions
- Cataloging Tools, Documentation
- Catalogs, Authority Records
- Classification
- Cooperative Cataloging Programs
- General, Descriptive Cataloging
- Products for Purchase
- Professional Activities
- Publications, Reports
- Subject Headings
Subscribe
Receive an e-mail when a new issue of the Library of Congress Cataloging Newsline is available.
Collection Policy Statement Index
(Class U)
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Scope
III. Research strengths
IV. Comparison with other major research collections
V. General policy
VI. Collection levels for Military Science
I. Introduction
Military science comprises the academic study of the development of military institutions, the relationship of the military to society, and the evolution of military thought. Its approach is highly interdisciplinary, drawing on a variety of sources and methods and including materials that document the organization and description of armies. Materials concerned with strategic and tactical theory, logistics, command and control, and the training and management of troops are also included.
II. Scope
The core materials covered by this statement comprise the collections in Class U and specific classes of Class Z. The collections policy set forth in this statement is closely linked to the treatment of military science in the Library's classification scheme.
III. Research strengths
Published materials in the subject of military science are to be found in the Library's general classified collections and includes the major published source materials required for dissertations and independent research. Included in the collection are all important reference works and a comprehensive selection of important specialized monographs as well as a very extensive collection of journals and major indexing and abstracting services in the field. Numerous specialized microform collections often vital for research complement the classified collections. Many valuable resources can also be found in the Rare Book and Special Collections, Law Library, Manuscript Division, Geography and Map Division, Prints and Photographs Division and the Technical Report Collection in the Science, Technology and Business Division. The military science collection is maintained at an overall Research level(Collecting level 4). Areas of special strength include monographs and serials for the study of United States military science and the study of military organization and situations for most countries of the world.
IV. Comparisons with other major research collections
Most major American research libraries have strong collections in military history (Classes D and F), but not in military science (Class U). Other strong United States military science collections can be found in: University of Michigan and Brown University libraries for early military science collections; and New York Public Library, United States Military Academy Library, and the United States Military History Institute Library, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
V. General policy
The Library acquires at the Research Level:
A. All important current reference works, monographs and serials in all languages in military science as outlined in the Library of Congress Classification (Class U), with its subclasses UA (Armies), UB (Military administration), UC (Maintenance and transportation), UD (Infantry), UE (Cavalry), UF (Artillery), UG (Military engineering), and UH (Other services).
B. All United States Government documents, unit histories, and registers for the United States Army, militia, volunteers and reserves, and the National Guard.
C. Practical completeness in the following categories: 1) cryptography and ciphers; 2) military law and civil law relating to the military; 3) military crimes and offenses; and 4) provost marshals, judiciary, courts-martial, and courts of inquiry; and all dictionaries and atlases of medals and decorations. (Legal aspects are not included in this statement.)
D. All significant pictorial works on uniforms, special clothing, badges, insignia, and equipment.
E. Practical completeness as regards laws relating to ordnance departments.
F. The major works in: 1) field engineering; 2) fortification in general; and 3) attack and defense, land and submarine mining, and signaling.
G. All relevant subject bibliographies and indexes in military science, in classes U and Z.
VI. Collection levels for Military Science
The following list is arranged according to the major subclasses of Classes U and Z of the Library of Congress Classification. When two letters are listed, the first refers to materials relating to the U.S.; the second to non-U.S.
| LC Class | Subject | Collecting Levels |
|---|---|---|
| U 1-900 | Military science (General) | . |
| 21-22.3 | War. Philosophy. Military sociology | 4 |
| 27-43 | History of military science | 4 |
| 45 | Historiography | 4 |
| 56-59 | Army clubs | 4 |
| 150-155 | Military planning | 4 |
| 161-163 | Strategy | 4 |
| 164-167.5 | Tactics | 4 |
| 168 | Logistics | 4 |
| 250-255 | Maneuvers (combined arms) | 4 |
| 260 | Joint operations. Combined operations | 4 |
| 261 | Amphibious warfare | 4 |
| 262 | Commando tactics | 4 |
| 263-264.5 | Atomic warfare. Atomic weapons | 4 |
| 300-305 | Artillery and rifle ranges | 4 |
| 310-310.2 | War games | 4 |
| 320-325 | Physical training of soldiers | 4 |
| 400-714 | Military education and training | 4 |
| 750-773 | Military life, manners and customs, antiquities, etc. | 4/3 |
| 799-897 | History of arms and armor (Includes special subjects such as swords, fencing, guns, etc.) | 4 |
| UA 10-997 | Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation (collect foreign regimental histories if of direct interest to the U.S.) | 4 |
| 21-885 | By region or country | 4 |
| 910-915 | Mobilization | 4 |
| 920-925 | Plans for attack and defense | 4 |
| 926-929 | Civil defense (NLM has research collection on health aspects.) | 4 |
| 929.5-929.95 | War damage in industry. Industrial defense | 4 |
| 940-945 | Military communication | 4 |
| 950-979 | Routes of travel. Distances | 4 |
| 985-997 | Military geography | 4 |
| UB 1-900 | Military administration | 4 |
| UB 160-165 | Records, returns, muster rolls, etc. | 4 |
| UB 170-175 | Adjutant generals' offices | 4 |
| UB 180-197 | Civilian personnel departments | 4 |
| UB 250-271 | Intelligence | 4 |
| UB 273-274 | Sabotage | 4 |
| UB 275-277 | Psychological warfare. Propaganda | 4 |
| UB 320-338 | Enlistment, recruiting, etc. | 4/3 |
| UB 340-345 | Compulsory service. Conscription and exemption | 4/3 |
| UB 356-369.5 | Provision for veterans | 4 |
| UB 370-375 | Military pensions, etc. | 4 |
| UB 380-385 | Soldiers' and sailors' homes | 4/3 |
| UB 407-409 | Warrant officers. Noncommissioned officers | 4 |
| UB 410-415 | Officers (Research level all dictionaries and atlases of medals and decorations) | 4 |
| UB 416-419 | Minorities, women, etc. in armed forces | 4 |
| UB 420-449.5 | Furloughs | 4 |
| UB 440-449.5 | Retired military personnel | 4 |
| UC 10-780 | Maintenance and transportation | 4 |
| UC 20-258 | Organization of the service. By region or country | 4 |
| UC 260-267 | Supplies and stores | 4/3 |
| UC 270-360 | Transportation | 4 |
| UC 400-440 | Barracks. Quarters. Camps | 4/3 |
| UC 460-535 | Clothing and equipment | 4/3 |
| UC 540-585 | Equipage. Field kits | 4/3 |
| UC 600-695 | Horses. Mules. Remount service | 4 |
| UC 700-780 | Subsistence | 4 |
| UD 1-495 | Infantry | 4/3 |
| UD 157-302 | Tactics. Maneuvers. Drill regulations | 4 |
| UD 320-325 | Manual of arms | 4 |
| UD 330-335 | Firing. Military sharpshooting | 4 |
| UD 340-345 | Bayonet drill | 4/3 |
| UD 380-425 | Small arms. Swords, etc. | 4 |
| UD 450-455 | Mounted infantry | 4 |
| UD 460-464 | Mountain troops | 4 |
| UD 470-475 | Ski troops | 4 |
| UD 480-485 | Airborne troops. Parachute troops | 4 |
| UD 490-495 | Airmobile operations | 4 |
| UE 1-500 | Cavalry. Armor Including horse cavalry, armored cavalry, mechanized cavalry | 4 |
| UE 144-145 | Horse cavalry | 4 |
| UE 147 | Armored cavalry | 4 |
| UE 157-302 | Tactics. Maneuvers. Drill regulations | 4/3 |
| UE 420-425 | Cavalry sword exercises | 4 |
| UE 460-475 | Horses | 4 |
| UF 1-910 | Artillery | 4 |
| UF 157-302 | Tactics. Maneuvers. Drill regulations | 4/3 |
| UF 400-405 | Field artillery | 4 |
| UF 450-455 | Seacoast artillery | 4 |
| UF 460-465 | Siege artillery | 4 |
| UF 470-475 | Howitzer artillery. Mortar batteries | 4 |
| UF 480-485 | Garrison artillery | 4 |
| UF 500-515 | Weapons systems | 4 |
| UF 520-537 | Ordnance and small arms | 4 |
| UF 540-545 | Arsenals, magazines, armories, etc. | 4 |
| UF 560-780 | Ordnance material (Ordnance proper) | 4 |
| UF 820-830 | Ballistics. Velocities and motions of projectiles | 4 |
| UF 848-856 | Artillery instruments. Fire control, etc. | 4 |
| UG 1-620 | Military engineering | 4 |
| UG 160-302 | Tactics and regulations | 4/3 |
| UG 335 | Bridges | 4 |
| UG 340 | Tunnels | 4 |
| UG 360-390 | Field engineering | 4 |
| UG 400-442 | Fortification | 4 |
| UG 443-449 | Attack and defense. Siege warfare (NLM collects biological and bacteriological warfare comprehensively) | 4 |
| UG 470-474 | Military surveying, topography, and mapping | 4 |
| UG 490 | Land mines, etc. | 4 |
| UG 500-565 | Technical troops and other special corps | 4 |
| UG 570-582 | Military signaling | 4 |
| UG 590-613.5 | Military telegraphy and telephony | 4 |
| UG 614-614.5 | Military electric lighting | 4 |
| UG 615-620 | Military motor vehicles | 4 |
| UG 622-1435 | Air forces. Air warfare | 4 |
| UG 633-635 | By region or country | 4 |
| UG 637-639 | Education and training | 4 |
| UG 640-645 | Military aeronautical research | 4/3 |
| UG 700-705 | Tactics | 4 |
| UG 730-735 | Air defenses | 4 |
| UG 760-765 | Aerial reconnaissance | 4 |
| UG 770-1045 | Organization. Personnel management | 4 |
| UG 1097 | Air Bases | 4 |
| UG 1100-1435 | Equipment and supplies | 4 |
| UG 1500-1530 | Military astronautics. Space warfare. Space surveillance | 4 |
| UG 1523-1525 | By region or country | 4 |
| UH 20-910 | Other services | 4 |
| UH 20-25 | Chaplains | 4/3 |
| UH 201-515 | Medical and sanitary services (U.S. documents collected comprehensively by NLM) | 4 |
| UH 520-(560) | Care of sick and wounded. Relief societies | 4 |
| UH 600-629.5 | Military hygiene and sanitation | 4 |
| UH 700-705 | Public relations. Press. War correspondents | 4 |
| UH 750-769 | Military social work. Social welfare services | 4 |
| UH 800-910 | Recreation and information services | 4 |
| Z6721-672 | Military Science (General) Class U | 4 |
| Z6724.I55 | Infantry--Class UD | 4 |
| Z6724.C2 | Cavalry--Class UE | 4 |
| Z6724.A8 | Artillery--Class UF | 4 |
| Z6724.E7 | Military engineering--Class UG | 4 |
| Z6724.F67 | Fortification | 4 |
| Z6724.C5 | Chemical warfare | 4 |
| Z6724.A38 | Air warfare | 4 |
Approved August, 2000