2nd Reading Room - Socialia

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.

Publications of the European Documentation Centre are located on the open shelves and are available for our users during the library's opening hours. More information from EDK webpage.

Shelving order within a speciality:

• Reference works,
• Estonian-language publications,
• Foreign publications in the Latin script,
• Foreign publications in the Slavic script.

Loan dates for reading room collections:

• 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

To borrow publications from the reading room open collections, pick them up from the shelf and check them out at service points or with the self-checker.