INTRODUCTION 



Tins Subject Catalogue contains the titles of about one-half 

 of the Law books in Marischal College being those placed 

 on the open shelves in the Law Library. The remaining 

 half, works of less frequent use, are titled in the Author 

 Catalogue printed in 1874. 



The system of classification and notation here employed 

 is a modification of that devised by Mr. Melvil Dewey, which 

 is in use in many libraries in all parts of the world. Certain 

 alterations have been introduced, suggested by the publica- 

 tions of the Institut International de Bibliographic of Brussels, 

 and the whole has been adapted to the special requirements 

 of a University Library. 



Mr. Dewey divides books into ten main classes, which are 

 numbered as decimal fractions of the sum total of printed 

 matter regarded as unity (r) Thus : 



'o denotes books of a general character, not confined to any one 



class. 



i denotes books on Philosophy. 

 2 ,, ,, Religion. 



"3 ,> Sociology. 



"4 n Philology. 



5 ,, ,, Pure Science. 



*6 ,, ,, Applied Science. 



'7 ,, ,, Fine Art. 



8 ,, ,, Literature. 



'9 History. 



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