The classification scheme used by this library is the Dewey Decimal Scheme. Books on Psychology are shelved on the first floor, at numbers beginning 150, with psychoanalysis at 150.195, psychotherapy and counselling at 158.3. Books on society and culture in sociology are at 301-307. There is a reference section on each floor for such books as bibliographies, guides to the literature, encyclopaedias, directories, statistics and dictionaries. On the ground floor you will find past exam papers, telephone directories, and other general reference works.
Most periodicals are on open access, but some back issues are kept in the closed stack.
Fill out request slips for any of these you want, and library staff will collect them for you at two hourly intervals. There are printed lists of the Library's periodicals holdings on or near the Enquiry Desk on each floor. Postgraduate students who find that the only location for material they need is the Institute of Psychiatry should get a letter of introduction from us before they go. This is because of the limited space available at the Institute.