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Circulation Collection

Collection (Ground, First, Third and Fourth Floors)

The Circulation Collection includes books in English, Chinese, or other non-western languages, conference proceedings, technical papers, and circulating dissertations. The Circulation Collection occupies four floors. Books are classified by the Library of Congress (LC) Classification scheme and they are arranged on the shelves in the following classified order:

Class Nos.* Location
A - G 4th Floor
H - K 3rd Floor
L - S  1st Floor
T - Z  Ground Floor
Compact Store 2 Ground Floor

*Large books which cannot be accommodated on the normal shelves are kept at the end of the collection on each floor. The word [QRT] beside the call number indicates large book on the catalogue. E.g. [QRT] NK1264.Z33 1996 is shelved after books with class nos. L to S on 1st Floor.