3rd Reading Room - Humaniora

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:

• Dictionaries 0TK
• Art. Architecture 7
• Culture 00
• Ethnology 39
• Fiction 821(i) (3rd floor lobby)
• Folklore 398
• History 9
• History of science 001
• Library science 02
• Linguistics 81
• Literature 82
• Museology 069
• Philosophy 1
• Semiotics 003
• Theatre. Cinema 79
• Theology 2

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.