Q. Is there a section of books on my topic in the library?

Most likely, yes. Books are arranged on the shelf by call number (consisting of letters and numbers), and group similar subjects together. Miami University uses the Library of Congress Classification System.

The first letter of the call number represents the following:

A -- GENERAL WORKS  
B -- PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION  
C -- AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY  
D -- WORLD HISTORY AND HISTORY OF EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, ETC.  
E -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS  
F -- HISTORY OF THE AMERICAS  
G -- GEOGRAPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION 
H -- SOCIAL SCIENCES  
J -- POLITICAL SCIENCE  
K -- LAW  
L -- EDUCATION  
M -- MUSIC AND BOOKS ON MUSIC 
N -- FINE ARTS  
P -- LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE  
Q -- SCIENCE  
R -- MEDICINE 
S -- AGRICULTURE  
T -- TECHNOLOGY  
U -- MILITARY SCIENCE  
V -- NAVAL SCIENCE  
Z -- BIBLIOGRAPHY. LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES (GENERAL)

Many of the subject and course guides list call numbers where books on a subject can be found.