Finding Your Way Around The Albert Sloman Library

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The Albert Sloman Library

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Floor Plans

Ground Floor
Issue (Circulation Desk), Short Loan Collection, Large Reading Room

Floor 1
Enquiry Desk, Current Periodicals, Reference Room

Floors 2-5
Subject floors arranged by classmark.

See: Floor Plans

Classmarks

All materials in The Library are assigned an alphanumeric code known as a classmark. This code relates to a wider 'classification' scheme (in the case of this Library, the Library of Congress Classification Scheme) in which subjects are assigned a combination of letters and numbers.

The idea behind this is that items on similar subjects will be grouped together, and that there will be a logical progression from one set of items to the next. For example, books relating to history have classmarks beginning with the letter D. Within this division, books relating to the history of Great Britain all begin with the letters DA. Within this subdivision, books relating to early history will have a lower number than those relating to more modern history. This is of benefit when browsing the shelves.

Classification Scheme Summary

'Shelved At' (Locations)

The Shelved At information shows where in the Library the item can be found. Most often, this will read Main shelves; this means that the item can be found in the main sequence which runs from floors 2-5 of the Library. If the item can only be borrowed for three days or for seven days, the Shelved At information will read 3 day loan (main shelves) or 7 day loan (main shelves) to show that it is part of the main sequence.

List of Library 'Shelved At' Locations

To find out where to find the Shelved At location click on the link in the Library Record (see example below)

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