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Monograph Deselection Project

What we're automatically keeping: A-K

This is what we'll automatically keep. Books that don't meet these criteria will be individually reviewed; nothing will be automatically withdrawn. 

Class Subject Automatically retained if published in or after: If published before automatic-retention date, automatically retained if circulation (averaged over age of publication) equals or exceeds:
AC Collections, series, collected works N/A N/A
AE Encyclopedias N/A N/A
AG Dictionaries, general reference N/A N/A
AM Museums, collectors, collecting N/A N/A
AN Newspapers N/A N/A
AP Periodicals N/A N/A
AS Academies and learned societies N/A N/A
AY Yearbooks, almanacs, directories N/A N/A
AZ History of scholarship and learning, humanities N/A N/A
B General philosophy 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BC Logic 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BD Speculative philosophy 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BF Psychology 1999 2 checkouts in 10 years
BH Aesthetics 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BJ Ethics 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BL Religions, mythology, Rationalism 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BM Judaism 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BP Islam, Bahaism, Theosophy, etc. 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BQ Buddhism 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BR Christianity 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BS The Bible 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BT Doctrinal theology 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BV Practical theology 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
BX Christian denominations 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
C Auxiliary sciences of history (general) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
CB History of civilization 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
CC Archaeology 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CD Diplomatics, archives, seals 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CE Technical chronology, calendar 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CJ Numismatics 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CN Inscriptions, epigraphy 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CR Heraldry 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
CS Genealogy 2009 2 checkouts in 10 years
CT Biography 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
D History (general) 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DA History, Great Britain 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DB History, Austria - Liechtenstein - Hungary - Czechoslovakia 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DC History, France - Andorra - Monaco 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DD History, Germany 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DE History, Greco-Roman world 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DF History, Greece 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DG History, Italy - Malta 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DH History, Low countries - Benelux countries 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DJ History, Netherlands (Holland) 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DK History, Russia - Soviet Union - Former Soviet republics - Poland 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DL History, Northern Europe, Scandinavia 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DP History, Spain - Portugal 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DQ History, Switzerland 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DR History, Balkan Peninsula 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DS History, Asia 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DT History, Africa 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DU History, Oceania (South Seas) 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
DX History, Romanies 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
E History, America - United States 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
F History, United States local - British/Dutch/French America (including Canada) - Latin America - Spanish America 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
G Geography (general) - atlases, maps 2004 5 checkouts in 10 years
GA Mathematical geography, cartography 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
GB Physical geography 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
GC Oceanography 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
GE Environmental sciences 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
GF Human ecology, anthropogeography 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
GN Anthropology 1999 3 checkouts in 10 years
GR Folklore 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
GT Manners and customs (general) 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
GV Recreation, leisure 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
H Social sciences (general) 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
HA Statistics 2009 4 checkouts in 10 years
HB Economic theory, demography 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
HC Economic history and conditions 1999 3 checkouts in 10 years
HD Industries, land use, labor 1999 3 checkouts in 10 years
HE Transportation and communications 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
HF Commerce 1999 3 checkouts in 10 years
HG Finance 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
HJ Public finance 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
HM Sociology (general) 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
HN Social history and conditions, social problems, social reform 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
HQ The family, marriage, women 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
HS Societies: secret, benevolent, etc. 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
HT Communities, classes, races 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
HV Social pathology, social and public welfare, criminology 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
HX Socialism, communism, anarchism 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
J General legislative and executive papers N/A N/A
JA Political science (general) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JC Political theory 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
JF Political institutions and public administration 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JK Political institutions and public administration (United States) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JL Political institutions and public administration (Canada, Latin America, etc.) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JN Political institutions and public administration (Europe) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JQ Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area, etc.) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JS Local government, municipal government 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JV Colonies and colonization, emigration and immigration, international migration 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JX International law 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
JZ International relations 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
K Law (general) 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KB Religious law 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KD Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KE Law of Canada 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KF Law of the United States 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KG Law of Latin America 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KH Law of South America 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KJ Law of Europe 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KK Law of Germany 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KL Law of ancient orient 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KM Law of Middle East, Southwest Asia 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KN Law of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KP Law of South Asia, Southeast Asia, East Asia 2004 2 checkouts in 10 years
KQ Law of Africa, General; Algeria - Cape Verde (alphabetical) 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
KR Law of Africa, Central African Republic - Gibraltar (alphabetical) 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
KS Law of Africa, Guinea - Niger (alphabetical) 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
KT Law of Africa, Nigeria - Zimbabwe (alphabetical) 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
KU Law of Australia, New Zealand 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
KV Law of Pacific Area 2009 2 checkouts in 10 years
KW Law of Pacific Area (general); American Samoa - Western Samoa (alphabetical), Antarctica 2009 2 checkouts in 10 years
KZ Law of nations  2009 2 checkouts in 10 years

What we're automatically keeping: L-Z

Class Subject Automatically retained if published in or after: If published before automatic-retention date, automatically retained if circulation (averaged over age of publication) equals or exceeds:
L Education  2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
LA History of education 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
LB Theory and practice of education 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
LC Special aspects of education 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
LD Individual institutions, US N/A N/A
LE Individual institutions, America (non US) N/A N/A
LF Individual institutions, Europe N/A N/A
LG Individual institutions, Asia, Africa, Pacific area N/A N/A
LH College/school magazines/papers N/A N/A
LJ Student fraternities/societies, US N/A N/A
M Music  1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
ML Literature on music 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
MT Instruction and study 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
N Visual arts 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NA Architecture 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NB Sculpture 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NC Drawing, design, illustration 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
ND Painting 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NE Print media 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NK Decorative arts 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
NX Arts in general 1999 4 checkouts in 10 years
P Philology, linguistics 2004 5 checkouts in 10 years
PA Classical philology 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PA Modern and Celtic languages 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PC Romance languages 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PD Germanic languages 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PE English 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PF West Germanic languages 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PG Slavic, Baltic, Albanian 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PH Uralic, Basque 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PJ Oriental philology/literature 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
PK Indo-Iranian philology/literature 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
PL Languages of Eastern Asia, Africa, Oceania 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
PM Hyperborean, Indian, artificial languages 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
PN Literature 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PQ French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese literatures 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PR English literature 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PS American literature 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
PT German, Dutch, Scandinavian literatures 1994 2 checkouts in 10 years
Q Science 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QA Mathematics (exc. Computer Science) 1994 3 checkouts in 10 years
QA75-76 Computer Science 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QB Astronomy 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QC Physics 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QD Chemistry 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QE Geology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QH Natural history 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QK Botany 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QL Zoology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QM Human anatomy 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QP Physiology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
QR Microbiology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
R Medicine 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RA Public aspects of medicine 2009 3 checkouts in 5 years
RB Pathology 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RC Internal medicine 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RD Surgery 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RE Ophthalmology 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RF Otorhinolaryngology 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RG Gynecology, obstetrics 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RJ Pediatrics 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RM Therapeutics, pharmacology 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RS Pharmacy, materia medica 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RT Nursing 2014 2 checkouts in 5 years
RZ Other systems of medicine 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
S Agriculture 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
SB Plant culture 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
SD Forestry 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
SF Animal culture 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
SH Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
SK Hunting sports 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
T Technology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TA Engineering, civil engineering 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TC Hydraulic engineering 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TD Environmental technology, sanitary engineering 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TE Highway engineering, roads/pavements 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TF Railroad engineering and operation 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TG Bridge engineering 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TH Building construction 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TK Electrical engineering, electronics, nuclear engineering 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TL Motor vehicles, aeronautics, astronautics 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TN Mining engineering, metallurgy 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TP Chemical technology 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years
TR Photography 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
TS Manufactures 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
TT Handicrafts, arts/crafts 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
TX Home economics 1994 5 checkouts in 10 years
U Military science 1999 1 checkout in 10 years
UA Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UB Military administration 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UC Maintenance, transportation 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UD Infantry 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UE Cavalry, armor 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UF Artillery 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UG Military engineering 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
UH Other services 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
V Naval science 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VA Navies: Organization, distribution, naval situation 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VB Naval administration 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VC Naval maintenance 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VD Naval personnel 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VE Marines 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VF Naval ordnance 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VG Minor services of navies 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VK Navigation, merchant marine 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
VM Naval architecture, shipbuilding, marine engineering 2004 1 checkout in 10 years
Z Books, writing, paleography 2004 3 checkouts in 10 years
ZA Information resources 2009 3 checkouts in 10 years