2nd Reading Room – Socialia
2nd reading room - Socialia
Shelving of publications
Shelving of publications is based on the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system. Each speciality has its own UDC number which forms the beginning of the publication’s call number. Use the guide for finding books on open shelves.
Subject areas and UDC numbers:
- Demography 314
- Economics 33
- Education 37
- Law 34
- Management and organisation 65
- Media and communication 316.77
- Military affairs 355
- Political science 32
- Psychology 15
- Public administration 35
- Social policy. Social work 36
- Sociology 316
- Statistics 311
The European Documentation Centre includes:
- documents concerning the process of the EU legislation
- publications of different institutions of the EU and bibliographical assisting materials
- monographs concerning the EU matters, issued by the EU
Shelving order within a speciality:
- Reference works
- Estonian-language publications
- Foreign publications in the Latin script
- Foreign publications in the Slavic script
Borrowing rules
To borrow publications from the reading room open collections, pick them up from the shelf and check them out at the service points or with the self-checker.
Loan dates for reading room collections:
- 24 hours (green mark), cannot be renewed,
- 14 days (no mark), renewable,
- 30 days (yellow mark), renewable,
- 60 days (blue mark), renewable,
- only for in-house use (red mark), cannot be borrowed.