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Items not found on the shelf |
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If the item is listed as " NOT CHCKD OUT " on the Library Online Catalogue and you cannot find it on the shelf for three days already, you may fill out a " Item Search Request Form ". The Library staff will locate it for you and you will be informed of the result. |
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New Books |
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New Books Display
Newly acquired books are put on display. In the University Library, new books are displayed on the G/F near the User Education Rooms. You may check them out at your convenience. To check out new books in other libraries, please ask at the Circulation Counter.
Bi-Weekly New Additions List
List of new items acquired by the Library is available on Library Catalogue via Web by selecting New Additions List . |
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Shelving of Materials |
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- The Library of Congress (LC) Classification Scheme has been used since 1969 for Western language materials and from 1971 for East Asian language materials. Medical books are classified according to the National Library of Medicine Scheme. Each item in the Library collection is assigned a Call Number, which is a combination of letters and arabic numerals.
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7 6 . |
S 8 7 |
1 9 7 6 |
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Numerical |
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All materials are shelved by Call Number, first by Main Classes, then by Subclasses. Books of QB are therefore follow books of QA. After capital letters representing Main Classes and Subclasses books are shelved according to their assigned numerical subdivision number and then by author letters and numbers. The author letters and numbers are filed in a decimal system. For example: QA76.S844 is shelved before QA76.S87. When Call Numbers are exactly the same, books are shelved according to date of publication chronologically.
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Caring for Library Materials |
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- Always handle library materials with clean and dry hands.
- To take out books from the shelves, grasp and pull from the middle of the bookspines, instead of the headcaps.
- Where needed, mark the important places in the books with bookmarks, do not underline, highlight, write nor dog-ear the pages.
- Avoid attaching sticky notes and paper clips to the books. These materials may creases or leave rusty stains on the pages, and may even tear papers off when try to remove them.
- Keep the books away from food and drink. Not only will these stains damage the items, but also attract the pests that may cause damages to the rest of the library collection.
- Always return the books gently with the bookspines first into the book drops.
- Protect the books if they are brought out of the library on rainy days. Water damages will stain on the book and deform the papers and made the books unfitted for circulation.
- Damaged books and marked pages should be reported at the Circulatioin Desk as soon as noticed.
- Please be careful and follow the guidelines when making copies from books.
Last update: Apr 2012 |
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