Principal classes in the Barnard Classification SchemeListed below are the principal classes used for the arrangement of books and pamphlets in this Library. Books published between 1970 - 1999 are kept upstairs in the Gallery of the Main Library. Those published from 2000 onwards are kept in the Barnard Room. Pamphlets are also kept upstairs, in the Special Collections Room. Pamphlets are prefixed with 'p.fol', or 'p'. A. Generalia AC Government report
AHZ Computer software/Internet/Databases/Information management
AJ Encyclopaedias
AK Dictionaries
AN Atlases
AS Non-government report
AST Grants registers, etc. B. Natural Sciences BB Mathematics
BEG Analytical chemistry
BEQ Biochemistry
BET Proteins and enzymes
BEV Vitamins
BEW Food substances
BEX Nutrition
BEXE Metabolism
BEXS Clinical nutrition
BEXV Famine
BEXY Nutrition relief work
BJ Biology
BJC Experimental biology
BJT Genetics
BJY Cytology
BL Zoology
BM Anatomy
BN Histology
BQ Physiology
BT Nuclear medicine C. General Medicine C General Medicine
CB Medical profession
CBE Ethics: in medicine
CBN General practice
CBU Medical care supply
CZ Traditional medicine D. History of Medicine Shelved separately in the History of Medicine Collection. Classification prefixed with `f'. E. Epidemiology and Medical Statistics EB Epidemiology
EH Medical statistics
EJ Fertility
EP Morbidity & mortality F. Aetiology of Disease F Aetiology of disease
FD Stress G. Toxicology G Toxicology
GF Narcotics
GFD Alcohol and alcoholism
GFW Smoking
GJ Industrial toxicology
GK Food poisoning
GL Venomous animals
GN Deficiency diseases
GS Metabolic disorders H. Immunology and Infectious Diseases H Immunology
HB Immunity
HBZ AIDS
HD Antibodies and antigens
HG Serology
HI Immunisation
HK Allergy
HW Infectious diseases I. Mycology I Mycology
IO Medical mycology J. Bacteriology J Bacteriology
JC Mycobacteria
JD Leprosy
JH Pneumonia
JK Cholera
JN Plague
JP Brucellosis
JR Enterobacteriaciae
JS Typhoid
JT Dysentery. Shigella
JZ Leptospirosis K. Virology K Virology
KA Rickettsiae
KJ Herpes viruses
KK Rabies
KL Influenza
KP Yellow fever
KPD Dengue
KS Hepatitis
KT Poliomyelitis
KZ Bacteriophages L. Parasitology L Parasitology
LA Protozoology
LC Babesia
LE Toxoplasmosis
LF Malaria
LN Trypanosomes
LO African trypanosomiasis
LP Chagas' disease
LQ Leishmaniasis
LV Giardiasis M. Helminthology M Helminthology
MC Trematodes
MH Schistosomiasis
MI Cestodes
MQ Ascariasis
MR Ankylostomiasis
MS Filariasis
MU Onchocerciasis N. Medical Entomology N Medical entomology
NC Arthropods as disease carriers
ND Insect control
NDI Insecticides
NI Insects
NL Diptera. Flies
NO Culicida Mosquitoes O. Disease Transmission O Disease transmission
OY Zoonoses P. Pathology P Pathology
PM Cancer
PY Haematology Q. Diagnosis and Clinical Medicine Q Clinical medicine
QD Diagnosis
QH Laboratory diagnosis R. Pharmacy and Therapeutics R Pharmacy and pharmacology
RB Medicinal plants
RH Pharmacy
RI Pharmacopoeias
RJ Pharmacology
RK Therapeutics
RN Chemotherapy
RY After-care S. Hygiene, Public Health and Social Medicine SB Environmental hygiene
SC Air quality
SE Water supply
SF Food and drink
SH Sewage and sewerage
SJ Public health engineering
SK Personal hygiene
SO Public health /Community medicine
SOF Public health administration
SOFG Public health - UK (NHS)
SOFZ Public health - non-UK
SOH Health education
SP Preventive medicine
SQ Social medicine
SQH Child welfare services
SQQ Health services for the disabled
SQR Occupational health
SQV Industrial accidents
SQW Industrial diseases
SS Travel medicine
ST Tropical hygiene
SY Hospitals T. Forensic Medicine T Forensic medicine U. Specialities of Medicine UB Tropical medicine
UH Cardiology
UI Neurology
UJ Psychology and psychiatry
UK Ophthalmology
UO Respiratory system
UP Gastroenterology
UR Dermatology
UTT Family planning
UTU Venereology
UV Gynaecology
UW Obstetrics
UX Paediatrics
UY Geriatrics V/Y. Surgery, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture V Surgery
W Dentistry
X Veterinary medicine
Y Agriculture
YH Agricultural pests Z. Geography, Anthropology and Sociology Z Geography, anthropology and sociology
ZB Geography and history
ZH Human geography
ZP Ethnology
ZQ Anthropology
ZV Sociology
ZVD Family
ZVH Rural communities
ZVI Urban communities
ZVJ Industrial communities
ZVL Social welfare services
ZVM Development studies, careers advice and information
ZVR Economics
ZVU Administration and management
ZVW Local government
ZY Demography | 
