Garside classification scheme

The Garside classification was devised by Kenneth Garside, UCL's Deputy Librarian from 1945-1958, to suit the departmental structure at UCL.

The classification has been developed in various ways for different subject areas.

Some of our libraries use other classification schemes such the National Library of Medicine Classification (or developments of it), the Library of Congress Classification or their own scheme.

A-Z list of Garside subject classifications

• American History
• Ancient History
• Anthropology
• Archaeology
• Architecture
• Archives
• Art
• Bibliography
• Biology, Botany, Medical Sciences and Zoology
• Botany
• Catalan
• Chemistry
• Classical Archaeology (Yates)
• Classics
• Comparative Philology
• Computer Science
• Danish Language and Literature
• Dutch Studies
• Economics
• Egyptology
• Engineering
• English Language and Literature
• French Language & Literature
• Geology
• Geography
• German Language & Literature
• Hebrew & Jewish Studies
• History
• Human Rights
• Icelandic
• International Relations
• Italian Language & Literature
• Latin American
• Latin American History
• Law
• Librarianship and Archives
• Linguistics
• Literature
• Medical Sciences
• Norwegian Language and Literature
• Papyrology
• Philosophy
• Phonetics
• Physics
• Portuguese language and literature (Portugal and Brazil)
• Psychology
• Public Policy
• Scandinavian Studies
• Spanish, Latin American and Catalan culture and literature
• Swedish Language and Literature
• Town planning
• Yates
• Yiddish
• Zoology