Classification


All the books in the library are assigned a Call Number to make shelving of books systematic and access easy for students. Books are generally classified according to their field, subject and topic. The systems of classification, above all, are to facilitate access to the books by users of the library. A sticker containing the Call Number and Author Code is attached on each book in the library.



中文書籍 English Books
分類號 (Class Number) 按照賴永祥圖書分類法分類 Books are classified using the Dewey Decimal Classification system. All English books are also given a level (eg. level 4, 5, 6, 7) under the school's Rainbow Reading Scheme.
著者號 (Author Code)> 由作者姓名或姓氏(如多過一個作者)的四角號碼組成,分類號相同的中文書籍,亦根據四角號碼由小至大排列 All fiction books have a sticker bearing the first three letters of the author's last name and are shelved in alphabetical order.
簡表(Hundred Division)

賴永祥中國圖書分類法

總類
-> 000 特藏
-> 010 目錄學
-> 020 圖書館學
-> 030 國學
-> 040 類書;百科全書
-> 050 普通雜誌
-> 060 普通會社出版物
-> 070 普通論叢
-> 080 普通叢書
-> 090 群經

哲學
-> 100 哲學總論
-> 110 思想
-> 120 中國哲學
-> 130 東方哲學
-> 140 西洋哲學
-> 150 論理學
-> 160 形上學 ;玄學
-> 170 心理學
-> 180 美學
-> 190 倫理學

宗教類
-> 200 宗教總論
-> 210 比較宗教學
-> 220 佛教
-> 230 道教
-> 240 基督教
-> 250 回教
-> 260 猶太教
-> 270 其他宗教
-> 280 神話
-> 290 術數;迷信 ;奇跡

自然科學類
-> 300 自然科學總論
-> 310 數學
-> 320 天文
-> 330 物理
-> 340 化學
-> 350 地質
-> 360 生物;博物
-> 370 植物
-> 380 動物
-> 390 人類學

應用科學類
-> 400 應用科學總論
-> 410 醫學總論
-> 420 家政
-> 430 農業
-> 440 工程
-> 450 礦治
-> 460 應用化學;化學工藝
-> 470 製造
-> 480 商業;各種營業
-> 490 商學;經營學

社會科學
-> 500 社會科學總論
-> 510 統計
-> 520 教育
-> 530 禮俗
-> 540 社會
-> 550 經濟
-> 560 財政
-> 570 政治
-> 580 法律
-> 590 軍事

史地類
-> 600 史地總論
中國
-> 610 中國通史
-> 620 中國斷代史
-> 630 中國文化史
-> 640 中國外交史
-> 650 史料
-> 660 地理總誌
-> 670 方誌
-> 680 類志
-> 690 中國遊記

世界
-> 710 世界史地
-> 720 海洋
-> 730 東洋;亞洲
-> 740 西洋;歐洲
-> 750 美洲
-> 760 非洲
-> 770 澳洲及其他各地
-> 780 傳記
-> 790 古物;考古

語文類
-> 800 語言
-> 810 文學
-> 820 中國文學
-> 830 總集
-> 840 別集
-> 850 特種文學
-> 860 東洋文學
-> 870 西洋文學
-> 880 西方諸小國文學
-> 890 新聞學

美術類
-> 900 美術總論
-> 910 音樂
-> 920 建築
-> 930 雕塑
-> 940 書畫
-> 950 攝影
-> 960 圖案;裝飾
-> 970 技藝
-> 980 戲劇
-> 990 遊藝;娛樂;休閒

Dewey Decimal Classification

Generalities
-> 010 Bibliography
-> 020 Library & information sciences
-> 030 General encyclopedic works
-> 040 Unassigned
-> 050 General serials & their indexes
-> 060 General organizations & museology
-> 070 News media, journalism, publishing
-> 080 General collections
-> 090 Manuscripts & rare books

Philosophy and Psychology
-> 110 Metaphysics
-> 120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
-> 130 Paranormal phenomena, Occult
-> 140 Specific philosophical schools
-> 150 Psychology
-> 160 Logic
-> 170 Ethics (moral philosophy)
-> 180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
-> 190 Modern Western philosophy

Religion
-> 210 Natural theology
-> 220 Bible
-> 230 Christian theology
-> 240 Christian moral & devotional theology
-> 250 Christian orders & local church
-> 260 Christian social theology
-> 270 Christian church history
-> 280 Christian denominations & sects
-> 290 Other & comparative religions

Social sciences
-> 300 Sociology and anthropology
-> 310 General statistics
-> 320 Political science
-> 330 Economics
-> 340 Law
-> 350 Public administration
-> 360 Social services; associations
-> 370 Education
-> 380 Commerce, communications, transport
-> 390 Customs, etiquette, folklore

Language
-> 410 Linguistics
-> 420 English & Old English
-> 430 Germanic languages German
-> 440 Romance languages French
-> 450 Italian, Romanian languages
-> 460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
-> 470 ltalic languages, Latin
-> 480 Hellenic languages, Classical Greek
-> 490 Other languages

Natural sciences & mathematics
-> 510 Mathematics
-> 520 Astronomy & allied sciences
-> 530 Physics
-> 540 Chemistry & allied sciences
-> 550 Earth sciences
-> 560 Paleontology, paleozoology
-> 570 Life sciences
-> 580 Botanical sciences
-> 590 Zoological sciences

Technology (Applied sciences)
-> 600 General technology
-> 610 Medical sciences and medicine
-> 620 Engineering & allied operations
-> 630 Agriculture
-> 640 Home economics & family living
-> 650 Management & auxiliary services
-> 660 Chemical engineering
-> 670 Manufacturing
-> 680 Manufacture for specific uses
-> 690 Buildings

The Arts
-> 710 Civic & landscape art
-> 720 Architecture
-> 730 Plastic arts, sculpture
-> 740 Drawing & decorative arts
-> 750 Painting & paintings (museums)
-> 760 Graphic arts, printmaking & prints, postage
          stamps
-> 770 Photography & photographs
-> 780 Music
-> 790 Recreational & performing arts

Literature & rhetoric
-> 810 American literature
-> 820 English & Old English literatures
-> 830 Literatures of Germanic languages
-> 840 Literatures of Romance languages
-> 850 Italian, Romanian literatures
-> 860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
-> 870 Italic literatures, Latin
-> 880 Hellenic literatures, Classical Greek
-> 890 Literatures of other languages

Geography & history
-> 900 World History
-> 910 Geography and travel
-> 920 Biography, genealogy, insignia
-> 930 History of the ancient world
-> 940 General history of Europe
-> 950 General history of Asia, Far East
-> 960 General history of Africa
-> 970 General history of North America
-> 980 General history of South America
-> 990 General history of other areas