University of California Library Handbook 1918-1919University of California (1868-1952). Library
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University of California Library Handbook 1918-1919
University of California (1868-1952). Library
University of California (1868-1952). Library -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
On the third floor, reached by the western staircase and by the
elevator, are the Library of French Thought (room 303), seminars 307 to
317, the map room (318), and a room (320) holding books not suitable
for shelving in the regular stack. On the fourth floor are rooms 405 to
438, the majority used as private studies for members of the faculty,
but a few of them combination seminar rooms and offices.
There are also basements on the south and west sides, the former used
by the University Press as a storage room, the latter, furnished with a
freight entrance and a staff elevator, being the library receiving and
unpacking room. From the rear of the building between these is a public
entrance. This by means of a corridor and stairway, enables readers
from the south to reach the ground floor.
CLASSIFICATION
The books in the Library are at present arranged according to two
systems:
1. =The Library of Congress classification=, slightly modified. It
is expected that the entire library will ultimately be reclassified
by this system. Letters are used for main classes, subdivisions are
chiefly indicated by numbers. The subjects now included in this
classification are:
CJ Numismatics
CR Heraldry
D History and topography, except America (in progress)
E American history
F ” ” (local)
G Geography, Anthropology, Folk-lore, Manners and customs,
Sports and games
H Social sciences
J Political sciences
L Education
2. =The Rowell classification= which covers all subjects not
reclassified. In it instead of letters, the classes are indicated by
numbers from 1 to 999 with some sub-classes given lower case letters
following these. A brief table of important main classes follows.
1-15 Philosophy
16-51 Religion
289-299 Law
333-561 Science
578-599 Industrial arts
600-681 Fine arts
682-999 Philology and literature
All books in the stacks are arranged according to these classifications
and shelf lists on cards are available in the Catalogue Room. These
are useful because they show all books in a class whether or not they
happen to be on the shelves at any one time.
CATALOGUE
The library card catalogue is filed in cases in the east end of the
Delivery Hall and is in two parts.
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