Cataloguing

The Cataloguing Department is responsible for cataloguing and classification of all material in the Library. This means that we:

• Add a description of each book to the Library’s catalogue .
• Give each book a subject classification or shelfmark, which means that all books on similar topics are shelved together.

We use the Dewey Decimal Classification System, edition 22 (DDC 22), with the exception of Archaeology which is catalogued using the Universal Decimal Classification system (UDC).

Dewey Decimal Classification consists of 10 main classes, these will guide you to the shelves holding books in your subject area:
000 Computer science, information & general works
100 Philosophy & psychology
200 Religion
300 Social sciences
400 Languages
500 Science
600 Technology
700 Arts & recreation
800 Literature
900 History & geography

We also use the Library of Congress Subject Headings to help us describe the subject matter of each book. To see this on our Library Catalogue [Link to Catalogue]

• choose Browse from the top of the screen,
• next select ‘Subject’ under ‘Select Index to Browse’.
• enter the topic you are interested in and you will be presented with relevant Subject Headings.

If you find a book on the catalogue that has the status “processing”, this means that it is in the process of being catalogued. If you need it urgently, let us know and we can prioritise it for you, by contacting Sonia or Patricia at Ext. 2542/3253.

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