Classification of Kyu-bunrui Collection

Books received before 1962 are arranged according to the old classification system and are on the first level of the stacks.
As with the new classification, materials are classified by language according to the language classification table, and then by subject for each language.

Some of the books in the old classification are not yet registered in the online catalogue.
Please note that some of the older books can only be searched from the card catalogue.

Language classification table

E	English
F	French
G	German
R	Russian
I	Italian
S	Spanish
P	Portuguese
D	Dutch
MA	Malay, Indonesian
HN	Hindi, Urdu
C	Chinese
MO	Mongolian
J	Japanese
K	Korean
M	Others

M \| Breakdown of Others
M/Af	African
M/An	Annamite
M/Ar	Arabic
M/Bh	Bohemiean
M/Bu	Bulgarian
M/Dn	Denmark
M/Dr	Dravidian
M/Eg	Egyptian
M/Es	Esperanto
M/Est	Esthonia
M/Fn	Finland
M/Gr	Greek
M/Hb	Hebrew
M/Ht	Hittite
M/Hu	Hungarian
M/Hw	Hawaiian
M/Jv	Javanese
M/Ke	Keshua
M/L	Latin
M/Li	Lithuanian
M/Lt	Lettish
M/Mis	Miscellaneous
M/Mn	Manchurian
M/N	Norweigian
M/Or	Orient
M/Pa	Pali
M/Pl	Polish/Polynesian
M/Pr	Persian
M/Ps	Pushto
M/Rm	Rumanian
M/Si	Siamese
M/Sl	Slawisch
M/Sm	Samoan
M/Sn	Sanskrit
M/Sr	Serbian
M/Su	Sunda
M/Sum	Sumerian
M/Sw	Swedisch
M/Sy	Syria
M/T	Tamil
M/Tb	Tibetan
M/Tl	Telugu
M/Tr	Turkish
M/Tt	Tatar
M/U	Ukraine
M/W	Welsh

Subject classification table

I	Dictionaries. Encyclopedias
II	Linguistics
III	Literature
IV	History. Geography
V	Philosophy. Religion. Education. Society. Psychology
VI	Political science. Law
VII	Industry and commerce. Economics. Public finance. Statistics
VIII	Technology. Engineering. Medical sciences
IX	The arts. Natural science. Sports and physical training. General collections
X	Reports. Yearbooks. Periodicals. Newspapers. Others