Media Stock & Shelving

For each shelf unit, the shelf arrangement goes from left to right, from the top shelf to the bottom shelf, with the next shelf unit following in the same order.

The shelving is arranged according to the shelfmark, i.e. first according to the letter combinations, then according to the consecutive book number.

The shelving system arranges all subject areas from the general to the specific. The basis of our media listing is the GHBS (listing system of the comprehensive university libraries of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia).

This means that you will find literature on the same subject in the same place.

With the media number, each media item is assigned an individual code that contains information about its location. You will find the media number on the spine of the book, for example. It consists of the signature and a copy number.

21 TWR 143 (6) +1

21 ------> Branch library located here: Eupener Str.

TWR ----> Subject area

143 ---> serial number

(6) -----> edition

+1 -----> copy number

The media are sorted on the shelves first by subject area, then by serial number. This ensures that the same media are placed together on the shelves.