Welcome to the Collections Guide for Liberal Arts. 

Once you know the call number (or classmark) you are looking for, you can use a floor plan to help you find the area of the library to visit. Most books that are relevant to Arts & Humanities are held in the Maughan Library.

Books are organised on the shelves using call numbers (or classmarks). We use the Library of Congress Classification Scheme which creates call numbers (or classmarks) using a series of letters and numbers - eg DD237 PEU.

• The initial letters denote the general subject area (eg DD denotes the history of Germany)
• The numbers denote a more specific subject area (eg DD237 denotes general works on the history of Germany post 1918)
• The final combination of letters and numbers denote the author.

Most of the materials that focus on London are found in the Maughan Library.

• DA676-DA689 – History of London

• JSTOR ebooks and journals King’s username and password for access off campus 

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One of the best known collections of journal articles relevant to the Arts & Humanities is JSTOR, which focuses on older journal articles. There are many other collections which offer more recent articles of a similar academic standard.