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The main area for anthropology books is on the sixth floor of Geisel Library, in the area with call numbers beginning with the letters HM:
HM401 - HM429 - General works
HM435 - HM451 - Historical periods
HM461 - HM473 - School of Sociology, Schools of Sociological Theory
HM500 - HM538 - Methodology
HM548 - HM554 - Relationship to other subjects (Art, Economics, Folklore, Literature, Political Science, etc.)
HM623 - HM626 - Cultural and Social Evolution
HM662 - HM700 - Social Control (Ethics, Justice, Rights, Norms, Values.)
HM711 - HM1281 - Groups and Organizations (Organizational Psychology, Deviant Behavior, Social Inequality, Social Psychology, etc.)
The books in Geisel Library are arranged by a system called Library of Congress Classification. The letters and numbers ("CALL NUMBERS") on the label applied to the spine of each book represent this classficiation. The call numbers are used to keep the books in order, arranged by subject and subarranged by author.
Further breakdowns within Class HM classifications may be viewed in the Library of Congress Classification Outline.