UN IVE RS I T Y O F CALIFO R N IA N 1 2 L I B RAR Y B ULLET I N O . S E CO N D E D I T I O N m f ? 3 J ’ re /t G U/ n m yh o p é CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS IN TH E LI BRARY D PART A LY N LARG D D T O N SECON , I L E E , E I I PUB LI S H ED BY TH E UN I VERS ITY O F CALI FORNI A BERKELEY 1 9 1 5 UN I VE RS I T Y O F' CAL I FO R N I A 1 2 L I B RAR Y B UL L ET I N N O . S E CO N D E D I T I O N CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS IN TH E LI BR ARY E N D PART Y N AR E D D I I S CO , I A L L E L G , E T O N UN I VE RS I TY O F CALI FO RN I A P RES S B E RK E LEY 1 9 1 5 PRE FACE The no to the s editi on of is as si ca i on u is t e fir t t h Cl fi t , p bl he d “ i n 1 894 s a e a t i s as si ca i on of b ook a c i c a , t t d t h t h cl fi t s , pr t lly a i to a u ni s i co c i on of o umes i n its ppl e d ve r ty lle t v l , colloca ti on of subj ec ts i s beli eve d to mor e ne a rly c onform to cours es of ins t ruct i on at pres ent purs ued in t he Uni vers i ty t ha n d other s c mes now i n in W ne e ui r b a o he pr t . he v r req ed y l rge i nc a se of i ra a mo e minu e i n i a i on of to i cs re t he l b ry , r t d ffere t t p may b e eff ect e d b y a dding lower c as e let t ers of the a lpha bet t o ” c a s ma k i n l s r s h ere g ve . G a ua ow to o o um s A ri 1 91 5 has r d l gr t h ver v l e ( p l , ) N o c an es no ras ur s w r e n c ss i a e am i ca i on. e e e t t d pl fi t h g , e , ere ui e on the ooks ca a o u s or o e eco s a i i on q r d b , t l g e , t h r r rd ; t he dd t f r o one or mo e e s o e to b e a s im e a i c ea oc s s . r l et t r pr v d pl , p d , h p pr e N w ik A o an s P o o- a s Wa r of 1 91 4 asi e su c s . e bj e t l er pl e , h t pl y , e ly i ro i a a c s found th e r a pp pr t e pl e . ‘ The a nsi on ha s n ca ri own ou c ass 302 and exp b ee r ed d t hr gh l , a f ew o su ec s — a s B ot a n Arc i ec ur S emi i c a nd er ther bj t y , h t t e , t G ni Li r s i i r t F or r ma c a u a e n s m a ea . es e o t e t re , h v bee l ly tr e d t h p i i i m r i r f i z ti ons the c lass fi ca t on s a ple i n a g ene a l l br a y o t hi s s e . We a re pri nti ng a very limi t ed edi ti on of t he cla ss i fica t i on as i t now s a n s f or our own con eni enc and re o e ne not t d v e , t he f r e d a o o i z f or not a n in it as a w o p l g e exp d g h l e . J us a wo a s to no a i n T i s c as si ca i on mons a s t rd t he t t o . h l fi t de t r t e as i i i of r m k M n moni c the fe b l ty sh o t class a r s on a 999 bas e . e ma k s w not ori i na a t m b ut wi e ans i on c a in r ere g lly t e p t ed , t h xp ert ma ks a com i s inc i us 252 i s as i c num r f or r h ve be e d t t ve ; t h , t he b be a ll s ub - c a sses un r P r I t ma sa c ai m a w l de e u . y b e fely l e d t h t fe er errors occur wi t h clas s ma rk s c omp os ed of two or t h r ee di gi t s a nd a ro i e i s ai n wr i n an wi let t er (p v ded t he let t r pl ly t t e ) , t h t h os of ou or m i i E ri nc wi one ou th e f r or e d g t s . xp e e e t h t eleph f r fi ure num s cor o i s g be r r bor a t es t h . Fi na i s c i i on i no o i An on i s at as s ca s t c . e lly , t h l fi t py r ght ed y liberty t o change or t ra ns form i t to s a t i sfy s pe ci a l needs or loc al on i i n c d t o s . J R . C. O WELL Bibliography in general [ B ibl i oman i a 90 0 No te : Bibliographies of special subjec t s , coun t ries , e tc. , are arranged under such subjec t s , adding lower case a t o class mark . Personal bibliography goes wi th the biography o f the person , wherever classed . 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