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15ο Library Facilities The College Library comprises some 445 000 volumes in all subjects taught in the College and is particularly strong in those subjects such as Ecclesiastical History Imperial History Modern Greek Portuguese and Brazilian literature and history Spanish including Latin-American Literature Theology and War Studies for the teaching of which King's College has special responsibility within the University The Library is organised in subject libraries corresponding to par- ticular academic disciplines These subject libraries with the exceptions noted below are concentrated in two main Library areas one in the Strand Building the other the Old Library in the original main building Guide to Library Facilities is available from the Library Office and from issue desks also an individual Guide to each reading room Bibliographical and other reference works and small collection of books in Fine Art are to be found in room 101 of the Strand Building where general enquiries concerning the Library should be made Hours of Opening The Library is open in term from 30 until 45 on Mondays to Fridays and from 30 until 12 45 P-m on Saturdays During the Christmas and Easter vacations it is open from 30 until 45 on Mondays to Fridays during the long vacation it is open from 30 until 30 on Mondays to Fridays The Library remains closed on Saturdays throughout the vacations The Library is closed on public holidays and at such other times as the College buildings are closed Catalogues The catalogues of the bookstock of the College Library are divided according to their physical form into two categories card catalogues and microfiche catalogues the broad distinction between them is that the card catalogues list books acquired up to June 1st 1981 and the microfiche catalogues list those acquired after that date That distinc- tion is becoming increasingly more blurred however as more and more information is transferred from the card catalogues to the microfiche catalogues As opening hours vary according to reading room it is advisable to check these before visiting oi-836 5454 ext 2213