Library Classification Scheme

The material held in the Library is organised using the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme, the most widely used library classification system in the world.

The DDC divides the entire world of knowledge into ten main classes according to disciplines or fields of study. Each of these main classes is further divided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections. Each of these levels of the system is given a unique three digit number.
 
These numbers are then used to place the library materials in numerical order on the shelves for easy retrieval. The structure of the system means that books on the same or similar subjects will be shelved near each other (that said, it is worth remembering that a book may cover more than one subject and may therefore be classified so that multiple copies appear in more than one discipline area).

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