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Finding a shelfmark
To find an item's location, search the library catalogue using Explore and open the Locations tab under the title information for the library and shelfmark details.
For example:
What it means
| Science |
Located at the UCL Science Library in this instance. |
| PSYCHOLOGY |
Psychology collection, 1st floor of the Science Library. This may be abbreviated on the book's spine label. |
| B 55 |
Indicates a topic area within the subject. In this example, B 55 is for books by and about Freud. See below for an outline of your subject's classification. |
| WOL |
The first three letters of an author's surname. |
Medical Libraries
Please note, some of our medical-related libraries use different classification schemes, mostly that from the National Library of Medicine in the US, or developments of it.
Classification
| A |
HUMAN RIGHTS - GENERAL |
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C |
HUMAN RIGHTS - INTERNATIONAL |
| CA |
International protection of human rights |
| CB |
United Nations and human rights |
| CC |
International inter-governmental organizations |
| CD | Civil and political rights / fundamental rights and freedoms |
| CE | Economic and social rights |
| CF |
Cultural rights |
| CG | Specific victims of human rights violations / vulnerable groups |
| CJ | Right to peace / international security |
| CK | Armed conflicts / humanitarian law |
| CL | Genocide |
| CM | War crimes and crimes against humanity |
| CN | International terrorism |
| CP | International migration |
| H |
HUMAN RIGHTS - REGIONAL |
| HA | Africa |
| HB | Americas |
| HC | Asia |
| HD | Europe |
| HE | Middle East |
| HF | Pacific |
| J-W |
HUMAN RIGHTS - COUNTRIES |