German books are generally found on Levels 4 and 10 of the Central Library. We use the Library of Congress classification system for arrangement.
Every item in the Library has a unique call number which can be found by using the Library Catalogue.
Textbooks and recommended readings for particular courses are placed on High Demand by lecturers and located in the Self-Loan Area on Level 2. To see the list for a particular course, type the course code into the catalogue Course code search box, or refer to the course page in Learn.
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Check:
New Zealand National Union Catalogue
If you are successfull in finding a record, you can interloan
Books on the German language are shelved in the PF section on Level 4 of the Central Library and books on German literature are shelved in PT on Level 4. German history books are in the DD section on Level 10.
PD | Germanic Languages (Level 4) |
1001-1350 | Old Germanic Dialects |
1501-5929 | Scandinavian, North Germanic |
PF | German Language (Level 4) |
3001-5999 | German Language |
3801-3991 | Old High German |
3992-4000 | Old Saxon |
4043-4350 | Middle High German |
4501-4596 | Early Modern |
5000-5844 | German Dialects |
PT | German Literature (Level 4) |
1-879 | History, Criticism |
881-951 | Folk Literature |
1100-1485 | German Literature Collections |
1501-1485 | German Literature 1050-1500 |
1701-1797 | German Literature 1500-ca. 1700 |
1799-2592 | German Literature 1700-Ca. 1860/70 |
2600- 2659 | German Literature 1860/70 - 1960 |
2660-2688 | German Literature 1961- |
3810- | German Literature - Provincial, Local, Colonial |
3810-3859 | Austria |
3860-3879 | Switzerland and Eastern Europe |
3900-3971 | Outside Europe |
4801-4897 | Low German and Popular Literature |
D | History (Level 11) |
DB | Austria-Hungry History |
DD | German History |
DQ | Switzerland History |
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