Arrangement of Books on the Shelves

In each of the reading room, books are arranged on the shelves according to their subject classification, each subject being represented by one or two letters of the alphabet in accordance with the library of congress (LC) Classification Scheme with some numbers e.g. S – Agriculture, TP – Chemical Engineering.  See the synopsis of the classification scheme below:

Library of Congress Classification Scheme

AZ       –           History of Scholarship and Learning

B         –           Philosophy, Psychology

CT       –           Biography

D         –           History

DA      –           History of Great Britain

DK      –           History of Russia

DT       –           History of Africa

E          –           American History

G         –           Geography

GB      –           Physical Geography

GE       –           Environmental Science

GF       –           Human Ecology, Anthropology

GT       –           Manners and Customs

GV      –           recreation, Leisure

H         –           Social Science

HA      –           Statistics

HB      –           Economics

HC      –           Economic Geography

HD      –           Management

HE       –           Urban Planning, Public Transport

PN       –           Literature

PR       –           English Literature

PS        –           American Literature

Q         –           General Science

QA      –           Mathematics

QB      –           Astronomy

QC      –           Physics

QD      –           Chemistry

QE       –           Geology

QH      –           Biology

QK      –           Botany

RA      –           Biochemistry

RC       –           Communicable diseases

RD      –           Speech Disorder

RG      –           Contraception

RJ        –           Pediatrics

RM      –           Pharmacology

S          –           Agricultural Science

SB       –           Horticulture

SD       –           Forestry

SF        –           Livestock

SH       –           Aquaculture, Fisheries, Hunting, Sport

T          –           Technology

TA       –           Civil

HF       –           Accountancy, Advertising

HG      –           Banking and Finance

HJ        –           Taxation

HM      –           Sociology

HQ      –           The Family, Marriage, Women

HT       –           Urban Planning Policy

HV      –           Socio Pathology, Criminology

J           –           Political Science

K         –           Law

LB       –           Theory and Practice of Education

LC       –           Educational Psychology

M         –           Music

N         –           Fine Art

NA      –           Architecture/Landscape

NB      –           Sculpture

NC      –           Graphical Design

ND      –           Printing

NK      –           Textile and Design

NX      –           Culture

P          –           Planning

PA       –           Philology, Greek Language, Latin Language

PC       –           Roman

PE       –           English

PL       –           Language of Asia, Africa

TC       –           Mechanics

TD       –           Chemistry for Environmental Science

TE       –           Traffic Engineering

TF        –           Power System Engineering

TH       –           Quantity Surveying, Building Technology

TJ        –           Mechanical Engineering and Machinery

TK       –           Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Nuclear Engineering

TL       –           Motor Vehicle, Aeronautics, Astronautics

TN       –           Mining Engineering, Metallurgy

TP        –           Chemical Engineering

TR       –           Photography

TS        –           Manufacturing Technology

TT        –           Woodwork Decorative

Z          –           Librarianship

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS ON THE SHELVES

In each of the reading room, books are arranged on the shelves according to their subject classification, each subject being represented by one or two letters of the alphabet in accordance with the library of congress (LC) Classification Scheme with some numbers e.g. S – Agriculture, TP – Chemical Engineering.  See the synopsis of the classification scheme below:

Outline of the Library of Congress classification scheme:

Library of Congress Classification Scheme

AZ       –           History of Scholarship and Learning

B         –           Philosophy, Psychology

CT       –           Biography

D         –           History

DA      –           History of Great Britain

DK      –           History of Russia

DT       –           History of Africa

E          –           American History

G         –           Geography

GB      –           Physical Geography

GE       –           Environmental Science

GF       –           Human Ecology, Anthropology

GT       –           Manners and Customs

GV      –           recreation, Leisure

H         –           Social Science

HA      –           Statistics

HB      –           Economics

HC      –           Economic Geography

HD      –           Management

HE       –           Urban Planning, Public Transport

PN       –           Literature

PR       –           English Literature

PS        –           American Literature

Q         –           General Science

QA      –           Mathematics

QB      –           Astronomy

QC      –           Physics

QD      –           Chemistry

QE       –           Geology

QH      –           Biology

QK      –           Botany

RA      –           Biochemistry

RC       –           Communicable diseases

RD      –           Speech Disorder

RG      –           Contraception

RJ        –           Pediatrics

RM      –           Pharmacology

S          –           Agricultural Science

SB       –           Horticulture

SD       –           Forestry

SF        –           Livestock

SH       –           Aquaculture, Fisheries, Hunting, Sport

T          –           Technology

TA       –           Civil

HF       –           Accountancy, Advertising

HG      –           Banking and Finance

HJ        –           Taxation

HM      –           Sociology

HQ      –           The Family, Marriage, Women

HT       –           Urban Planning Policy

HV      –           Socio Pathology, Criminology

J           –           Political Science

K         –           Law

LB       –           Theory and Practice of Education

LC       –           Educational Psychology

M         –           Music

N         –           Fine Art

NA      –           Architecture/Landscape

NB      –           Sculpture

NC      –           Graphical Design

ND      –           Printing

NK      –           Textile and Design

NX      –           Culture

P          –           Planning

PA       –           Philology, Greek Language, Latin Language

PC       –           Roman

PE       –           English

PL       –           Language of Asia, Africa

TC       –           Mechanics

TD       –           Chemistry for Environmental Science

TE       –           Traffic Engineering

TF        –           Power System Engineering

TH       –           Quantity Surveying, Building Technology

TJ        –           Mechanical Engineering and Machinery

TK       –           Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Nuclear Engineering

TL       –           Motor Vehicle, Aeronautics, Astronautics

TN       –           Mining Engineering, Metallurgy

TP        –           Chemical Engineering

TR       –           Photography

TS        –           Manufacturing Technology

TT        –           Woodwork Decorative

Z          –           Librarianship