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responsible fo r th e policie s an d admi n i s t r a t i o n o f th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r i es a s a whole . Membe r s o f th e Commi t t e e represen t th e Faculties, th e Colleges , th e Gr adua t e Schoo l an d th e Un i ve r s i t y admi n i s t r a t i on. I n genera l th e Colleg e L i brar i e s ar e wo r k i n g an d read i n g collections fo r unde r g r adua t e student s wh i l e th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y is th e repositor y o f advance d an d researc h ma t e r i a l fo r senio r an d postgraduate students . Lea r ne d j ou r na l s , fo r instance , ar e shelve d i n th e Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y . I n Oc t obe r 196 3 th e thre e College s ha d a tota l o f 209,20 8 volume s o f book s an d b o u n d periodicals . A s o f J u l y 197 4 the Un i ve r s i t y L i b r a r y Syste m r epo r t e d a t o t a l collectio n exceeding ha l f a m i l l i o n volume s i n Or i en t a l an d Wester n languages, and cu r r en t subscription s t o 1,53 0 j ou r na l s . Since earl y 197 1 mu c h o f th e staff' s t im e ha s bee n spen t i n reclassifying an d recataloguin g al l th e l i b r a r y materials , Or i en t a l and Western , accordin g t o th e L i b r a r y o f Congres s System . B y J u l y 197 4 abou t 79.74 % o f th e Wester n title s an d 11.67 % o f th e Or i en t al title s i n th e olde r holding s ha d bee n reclassified . Thi s wo r k is con t i nu i ng . Wh e n completed , th e reclassificatio n w i l l pe rmi t users t o mov e easil y f r om Wester n t o Or i en t a l catalogu e entrie s an d vice versa . Th e establishmen t o f a un i ve r s i t y -wi d e syste m o f classification is a ma j o r con t r i bu t i o n t o th e efficien t an d effectiv e us e o f l i b r a r y resources . The Uni vers i ty Science Centre The Un i ve r s i t y Scienc e Centre , wh i c h wa s officiall y opene d b y L o r d Bu t l e r o n A p r i l 12 , 1972 , represent s th e fulles t expressio n o f the organi c p r i nc i p l e i n th e developmen t o f th e Un i ve r s i t y . T h e Centre, no w th e larges t bu i l d i n g o n th e campus , make s possibl e th e complete i n t eg r a t i o n o f the scienc e depa r tmen t s 一 f acu l t y, students , facilities, an d equ i pmen t 一 f o r bette r teachin g an d research . Suc h matters a s student admissions , cu r r i cu l a , graduat e studies , seminars , technical staf f r ec r u i tmen t , purchas e o f equ i pmen t , orde r o f book s and j ou r na l s, an d th e lik e ar e no w p l anne d an d administere d b y th e Boa rd o f Studies i n eac h subjec t a s a un i t, w i t h ma x i mu m efficiency . Facu l ty member s an d student s o f the thre e College s now wo r k unde r the sam e r oo f an d kno w eac h othe r mu c h bette r academicall y an d personally. A t presen t th e Centr e accommodate s five depar tmen t s : Biochemistry, Biology, Chemi s t r y , Electronics , an d Physics . Th e Ma t hema t i cs Depa r tmen t w i l l mov e i n t o th e Centr e i n 197 5 whe n the extension , no w unde r construction , i s completed . A t th e unde r g r adua t e level , a complet e I n t e r -Co l l eg i a t e Course p r og r amm e ha s been achieve d fo r al l scienc e subjects . The r e 13