Finding and borrowing Books
Finding a book
To find out whether a specific title is held in the library, please refer first to the catalogues.
The books in the library are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification Scheme, which assigns each subject an alphanumeric classmark or shelf location. Most of the books in the Institute Library come under the Science class Q. To help identify specific works, we have also added the first three letters of the author's surname, eg QA805ARN (Arnol'd, VI: Mathematical Methods of Classical Mechanics). There is a complete guide to the Library of Congress scheme for Science, in the Reference section. Back copies of journals are arranged alphabetically on the two upstairs galleries. There are separate sections specifically for Newton Institute Publications, Isaac Newton and his works, Local Information and fiction books.
Borrowing
Borrowing is self-service! To borrow a book, simply fill out a loan card and leave it in the front of the loans box. A member of staff will process the card later.
Books can be kept for up to a month provided there are no requests for it. It would be appreciated if participants could keep books within the building during the day, so that others can gain access to them if necessary. If an item on loan is requested by another participant, the borrower will be asked either to return it or to let the requesting participant have access to it.
Please leave returned material on the desk.