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