ON THE SYSTEM OF CLASSIFYING BOOKS ON 

 THE SHELVES FOLLOWED AT THE 

 BRITISH MUSEUM. 



HE purpose of this paper is to 

 present a brief account of the 

 system followed in the classifica- 

 tion of books on the shelves of the British 

 Museum library. 



It will be understood that this does not 

 amount to an enumeration of all the sub- 

 jects which might suitably be recognized 

 as distinct in a classified catalogue, but 

 only of such as possess sufficient impor- 

 tance to occupy at least one book-press in 

 the library. 



