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The reference collection in the BPCL is a rich, exciting collection of dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc. on various aspects
of popular culture.
Three of best to get started with are:
Below is a brief outline of the topics covered in this collection and what their call number ranges are.
- Almanacs and books of facts - AG - AY
- Paranormal/parapsychology - BF 921 - BF 1461
- Occultism/Alternative religions (i.e. witchcraft, satanism, aliens) - BF 1548 - BL 31
- Symbols - BL603
- Religions, general - BL 2525 - BR 535
- Popular Culture, general - CB 151 - CB 430
- Celebrities/people in the news/pseudonyms/nicknames - CT 120 - CT 220
- Timetables/timelines/history/books of days/Popular Culture/American Culture Studies/latino popular culture/southern culture-
D 11 - F 209
- The West - F 591 - F 596
- Places & travel - G 105 - G 151
- Folklore/urban legends/folklife/folk heroes/myths/legends - G 3122 - GR 825
- Fashion - GT 596
- Marriage - GT 2690
- Chocolate - GT 2920
- Holidays/festivals - GT 3925-GT 4985
- Games/recreation - GV 53- GV 188.3, GV 1243 - GV 1263
- Sports - GV 567 - GV 959
- Hobbies/collecting - GV 1201.5 - GV 1235
- Gender - HQ 6017 - HQ 777
- Crime - HV 6017 - HV 6789
- Music - Ms (Note: most of the music materials are located on the 3rd floor)
- Art/graphic design- Ns
- Animation/Cartoons - NC 1325 - NC 1766
- Postcards - NC 1872 - NC 1878
- Antiques/collectibles - NK 28 - NK 9509
- The Arts, general - NX 456
- Media/communication - NX 650 - P 96
- Superheroes/science fiction - P 96 - P 120
- Slang/idioms - PE 1630 - PE 3721
- Phrase/fable - PN 43
- Fantasy/science fiction literature - PN 56
- Fiction - PN 56.4 - PN 682
- Performing Arts, general - PN 1560 - PN 1590
- Radio - PN 1991, TK 6544
- Television - PN 1992
- Film/motion pictures - PN 1993-1998
- Theatre - PN 2012
- Science Fiction/Fantasy/Supernatural fiction - PN 3433 - PN 3435, PN 3448.S45, PS 648
- Historical and Christian fiction - PN 3441 - PN 3448
- Mystery/Detective fiction - PN 3448.D4
- Magazines - PN 4700 - PN 4888, PS 379
- covers such topics as: fanzines, market, women's, humor, underground, pulps, cult exploitation
- Comics - PN 6707 - PN 6728, Z 1000
- Writers - PQ 7082, PS 129 - PS 374
- mystery, horror, scifi, western, romance, women's fiction
- Science in popular culture - Q 172.5
- Weather - QC 998
- Cars - TL 1 - TL 15
- UFOs - TL 789 - TL 865
- Television and film production - TR 847
- Gadgets, food, cookery - TX 298 - TX 715
- Zs - this area is a mixture of bibliographies, indexes, and other materials
- some topics are: celebrity photographs, literary publishing houses, booksellers, film study collections, books of answers,
history of books, and any number of the above topics
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