Library Arrangement

How Are Library Materials Organized?

The books in the Library are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification System. This system is in use at many academic libraries throughout the world. The Library of Congress Classification System organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge. Each branch of knowledge is assigned unique alphabets ranging from A to Z. The classification number begins with one or two letters followed by some numbers. E.g. TR 267 DAL 2002. The first letter T represents the subject "technology" while TR is a sub-class of T which represents Photography. The numbers 267 tells us the subject is on Digital photography. The third portion "DAL" represents the author's name. A brief outline of the system is given below to help you locate materials fast.

CLASS SUBJECT A General works, encyclopedia B Philosophy, Religion DS520-560.72 History (Asia) G Geography GN Culture and custom H Social sciences HA Statistics HC Economic history HD 28-70 Management HD 69 Project management HG Finance HM Sociology J Political science K Law L Education M Music N Fine arts P Language PN 1600-3307 Drama Q Science QA Mathematics QC Physics QD Chemistry QH 301-705 Biology QM Human anatomy QP Physiology QR Microbiology R Medicine RS Pharmacy T Technology TA 1-2040 Engineering TA 168 Systems engineering TA 329 -348 Engineering mathematics TK 1-9971 Electrical engineering and electronics TK 5101 - 6720 Telecommunications TK 7800-8360 Electronics TR Photography Z Library science

More information on the Library of Congress Classification can be obtained at the Library of Congress website at http://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/lcco.html

Location of Library materials

The location codes indicated in the Library catalogue refers you to the different collection in the Library. The following table shows what these codes refer to:

Location code Collection R Reference P Magazines DVD Audiovisual CD-ROM Audiovisual JOB Career V Audiovisual Z Choice Reads

If you encounter any problems looking for any items, please do not hesitate to approach any of the Library staff for help.