We use the Bliss Classification Scheme. The classmark is printed on the spine of every book. Books are shelved in strict classmark order.
The classmark is in 3 parts:
Subject: EBP for Biochemistry Author: first 3 letters Voe for Voet Edition: number in brackets
So, for Voet et al. Fundamentals of Biochemistry, 3rd ed. the classmark is EBP [Voe(3)]
Class Order |
Subject Order |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Class | Subject | Class |
| Philosophy | A | Agriculture | GS |
| Logic | AL | Anatomy/Physiology | HB |
| Pure maths | AM | Ancient History | LG |
| Computer Science | AX | Anglo-Saxon | YA |
| Statistics | AY | Anthropology | K |
| History & Philosophy of Science | AZ | Applied Maths | B |
| Applied Maths | B | Archaeology | LA |
| Physics | B | Architecture | VB |
| Engineering | BX | Astronomy | DA |
| Chemistry | C | Biochemistry | EBP |
| Chemical Engineering | CT | Biology | E |
| Materials science | CTN | Botany | F |
| Metallurgy | CV | British History | N |
| Astronomy | DA | Building | UO |
| Earth Sciences | DH | Chemical Engineering | CT |
| Geology | DH | Chemistry | C |
| Geography | DT | Classics | XD |
| Human/economic geography | DU | Computer Science | AX |
| Biology | E | Criminology | QO |
| Biochemistry | EBP | Earth Sciences | DH |
| Botany | F | Economics | T |
| Zoology | G | Education | J |
| Agriculture | GS | Engineering | BX |
| Veterinary science | GU | English | Y |
| Human biology | H | European History | M |
| Anatomy/Physiology | HB | Fine Arts | V |
| Medicine | HH | Geography | DT |
| Psychology/psychiatry | I | Geology | DH |
| Education | J | Historiography | LB |
| Social sciences | K | History | L-O |
| Anthropology | K | History & Philosophy of Science | AZ |
| Social anthropology | KS | Human biology | H |
| Travel and exploration | KZ | Human/economic geography | DU |
| Archaeology | LA | Law | S |
| Historiography | LB | Linguistics | W |
| Ancient History | LG | Logic | AL |
| History | L-O | Management | TQ |
| European History | M | Materials science | CTN |
| British History | N | Medicine | HH |
| World History | O | Metallurgy | CV |
| Religion | P | Military Science | US |
| Theology | P | Modern & medieval langs | XI |
| Social welfare | Q | Music | VV |
| Criminology | QO | Norse & Celtic | XC |
| Political science | R | Philosophy | A |
| Reference works | REF | Physics | B |
| Law | S | Political science | R |
| Economics | T | Psychology/psychiatry | I |
| Management | TQ | Pure maths | AM |
| Building | UO | Reference works | REF |
| Military Science | US | Religion | P |
| Fine Arts | V | Social anthropology | KS |
| Architecture | VB | Social sciences | K |
| Music | VV | Social welfare | Q |
| Linguistics | W | Statistics | AY |
| Norse & Celtic | XC | Theology | P |
| Classics | XD | Travel and exploration | KZ |
| Modern & medieval langs | XI | Veterinary science | GU |
| English | Y | World History | O |
| Anglo-Saxon | YA | Zoology | G |