Yale Music Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System.

• Library of Congress Classification Outline for Music.

A detailed breakdown of choral music classification:

• Yale Cataloging, Call Numbers on Choral and Dramatic Music

Where are my resources located?

• Periodicals are located in several places: current issues on the main floor; some bound volumes in the basement, Room 4; many bound volumes at the Library Shelving Facility (LSF). Use Quicksearch Catalog to request a volume(s)
• Reference books and scores are located upstairs, 2nd floor. Overflow Reference in the basement, Room 4, in the free-standing shelving unit.
• Scores and books are located in the general stacks downstairs, basement.
• Sound recordings may be checked out at the circulation desk, 1st floor.

Why can't I find my resources at the Music Library?

Some music resources may be located at a different Yale library or facility. These include:

• Divinity School, Yale 
• SML Stacks (Sterling Memorial Library)
• LSF (Library Shelving Facility) *

Call Numbers at Yale Music Library

      M  = Music (scores)

      ML = Literature on Music (books)

      MT = Musical Instruction (scores or books)
               Also includes music theory

Scores: Vocal Music (M)

M 1500-1518            Operas and musical

M 1530-1610             Secular choruses

M 1999-2199             Sacred vocal music

Books: Vocal Music (ML)

ML 1400-3275           Vocal Music

ML 1600-2881           Secular vocal music

ML 2900-3275           Sacred vocal music

Musical Instruction and Study: Vocal Music (MT)

MT 820-949               Voice Instruction