Books and journals - Social Sciences

How to find books, journals and journal articles for subjects in Social Sciences.

Finding resources

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Browse for books on popular topics in our libraries at the shelf locations (classmarks) below. You’ll find books on some topics located across different libraries.

All books in our libraries have a classmark (a series of letters and numbers).

Classmarks allow books on similar subjects to be shelved together and helps you to find the title on the library shelves.

Follow signs in our libraries to find the classmark you're looking for.

Locations and classmarks of books related to business.

Locations and classmarks of books related to economics.

Location of Economics resources
Topic	Classmark	Library
Economic history and conditions	HC	Hallward
Economic theory. Demography	HB	Hallward
Industries. Land use. Labour	HD	Hallward
Public finance	HJ	Hallward
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Socia reform	HN	Hallward
Social sciences	H	Hallward
Statistics	HA	Hallward

Locations and classmarks of books related to education.

Location of Education resources
Topic	Classmark	Library
History of education	LA	DLRC
Philology. Linguistics	P	DLRC
Psychology	BF	DLRC
Special aspects of education	LC	DLRC
Theory and practice of education	LB	DLRC

Locations and classmarks of books related to geography.

Locations and classmarks of books related to law.

Location of Law resources
Topic	Classmark	Library
Comparative law. International uniform law	K520	Hallward
European law	KJC, KJE	Hallward
Law in general. Jurisprudence.	K	Hallward
Law of nations	KZ	Hallward
Law of the sea	KZA	Hallward
Law of the United Kingdom and Ireland	KD	Hallward
Law of the United States	KF	Hallward

Locations and classmarks of books related to politics and international relations.

Location of Politics and IR resources
Topic	Classmark	Library
Colonies and colonization	JV	Hallward
Emigration and immigration	JV	Hallward
International migration	JV	Hallward
International relations	JZ	Hallward
Political institutions and public administration	JF	Hallward
Political institutions and public administration (Asia, Africa, Australia, Pacific Area)	JQ	Hallward
Political institutions and public administration (Europe)	JN	Hallward
Political institutions and public administration (United States)	JK	Hallward
Political science (General)	JA	Hallward
Political theory. The state. Theories of the state	JC	Hallward
Socialism. Communism. Anarchism	HX	Hallward

Locations and classmarks of books related to sociology and social policy.

Location of Sociology and Social Policy resources
Topic	Classmark	Library
Communities. Classes. Race	HT	Hallward
Family. Marriage. Women	HQ	Hallward
Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform	HN	Hallward
Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology	HV	Hallward
Sociology	HM	Hallward