Library catalogue by categories
This list indexes books after category (shelf placement), which basically means indexing after geography.
The inheritance from the SOAS system shows in the letters used, we have e.g. virtually nothing on `C' (China), and there is a clear division between the Middle East (N) and Africa (U). The areas used are:
A General books, not related to the Middle East
C- J: Asia generally
N Islam, the Near and Middle East
O Central Asia
U North Africa
V-W Sub-Saharan Africa
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About the categories
When entered into BIBSYS, the books will have full Dewey numbers assigned to them by the University Library. For the purposes of shelving, however, we are using a shelf marks system based on the one at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, but modified to the needs of our smaller, and more specialized collection.
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Classification
Below are some comments and clarifications of the rules used to classify (and put on shelves) the books of the Middle East Centre's library. They add to the general classification scheme indicated in the categories page.