Searching the Collections
Books and pamphlets in the Welsh Library are classified using the Library of Congress scheme used elsewhere in the University library, this uses a notation combining letters (for the main classes) and numbers (for further sub-division).
All items have the location mark “UWB Welsh…”
Here is an outline of the Welsh Library’s classification system.
| GENERAL WORKS | |
|---|---|
| AC | Collections. Series. Collected Works |
| AE | Encyclopaedias |
| AG | Dictionaries |
| AI | Indexes |
| AM | Collectors and Collecting |
| AS | Academies and Learned Societies |
| AY | Year books and Almanacs |
PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. RELIGION |
|
|---|---|
| B | Philosophy (General) |
| BF | Psychology |
| BJ | Ethics |
| BL | Religion. Mythology. Rationalism |
| BR | Christianity |
| BS | Bible |
| BT | Doctrinol Theology |
| BX | Christian Denominations |
AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY |
|
|---|---|
| C | Auxiliary Science of History (General) |
| CC | Archaeology |
| CR | Heraldry |
| CS | Genealogy |
| CT | Biography |
| HISTORY | |
|---|---|
| D1 | History (General) |
| DA1 | History Great Britain |
| DA700 | History Wales |
| DA725 | Description and travel guidebooks |
| DA740 | Local History and description |
| DA750 | History Scotland |
| DA900 | History Ireland |
| E - F | History America |
| GEOGROPHY. ANTHROPOLOGY. RECREATION. | |
|---|---|
| G | Geography (General).Atlases. Maps. |
| GF | Human Ecology |
| GN | Anthropology |
| GR | Folklore |
| GT | Manners and Customs (General) |
| GV | Recreation. Leisure |
SOCIAL SCIENCES |
|
|---|---|
| H | Social Sciences (General) |
| HA | Statistics |
| HB | Economic Theory |
| HD | Industry. Land Use. Labor |
| HE | Transportation and Communication |
| HG | Finance |
| HM | Sociology (General) |
| HN | Social History and Conditions. Social Problems. Social Reform |
| HQ | The Family. Marriage. Women |
| HS | Societies |
| HT | Communities. Classes. Races |
| HV | Social Pathology. Social and Public Welfare. Criminology. |
POLITICAL SCIENCE |
|
|---|---|
| J | General Legistlative and ExecutivePapers |
| JA | Political Science (General) |
| JF | Political Institutions and Public Administration |
| JS | Local Government |
| JV | Colonies and Colonizaton. Emigration and Immigration |
| JZ | International Relations |
LAW |
|
|---|---|
| K | Law (General) |
| KD | Law United Kingdom and Ireland |
EDUCATION |
|
|---|---|
| L | Education (General) |
| LA | History of Education |
| LB | Theory and Practice of Education |
| LH | College and School Magazines and Papers. |
MUSIC |
|
|---|---|
| M | Music |
| ML | Literature on Music |
| FINE ARTS | |
|---|---|
| N | Visual Arts |
| NA | Architecture |
| NX | Art in General |
LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE |
|
|---|---|
| P | Linguistics |
| PB | Irish Galic |
| PB | Scottish Galic |
| PB | Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Gaul |
| PC | Romantics |
| PE | English |
| PN | Literature (General) |
MEDICINE |
|
|---|---|
| R | Medicine (General) |
AGRICULTURE |
|
|---|---|
| S | Agriculture (General) |
| SB | Plant Culture |
| SD | Forestry |
| SF | Animal Culture |
| SH | Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling |
| SK | Hunting. Sport |
TECHNOLOGY |
|
|---|---|
| T | Technology (General) |
| TA | Engineering |
| TD | Environmental Technology |
| TI | Railroad Engineering and Operation |
| TN | Mining Engineering |
| TT | Arts and Crafts |
MILITARY SCIENCE |
|
|---|---|
| U | Military Science (General) |
LIBRARY SCIENCE. INFORMATION RESOURCES |
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|---|---|
| Z | Books (General) Bibliography. Libraries. Book Industry. Trade |
| ZA | Infromation Resources |
