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| The Reference Services/Internet Librarian is available to help with reference enquiries. If you are having trouble finding the information you are looking for, please see the Reference Services/Internet Librarian for help. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fiction vs Non Fiction Fiction = not true - novels, stories. Non Fiction = true - biographies, geography, history, travel, science, etc. It always helps to remember the saying "fact or fiction?". Fiction Fiction is organised or shelved alphabetically according to the author's surname. The first three or four letters of the author's surname are used. If for some reason no author is attributed to the work, the first three letters of the first word of the title (excluding 'A', 'An', 'The') is used. These three letters together with the section code (AF or F for Adult Fiction) form the call number. This call number is placed on the spine of the book, so that it may be easily located. Non Fiction The non fiction sections of the Library are organised or shelved according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System. This system is a numerical one, although it also uses the first three or four letters of the author's surname, or title, at the end of the call number. Non Fiction - Dewey Decimal Classification The Dewey Decimal Classification system was developed in 1876 by Melvil Dewey, an American Librarian. This system classifies items into 10 main groups, as shown in the table below.
Within the 10 main groups, the categories are further broken down into more specific classifications. See this web site for a detailed breakdown of Dewey. |
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| The Call Number A call number is given to each item in the Library in order to make it easy to locate. These call numbers differ slightly for fiction and non fiction. Fiction Call Number - eg. AF GRI
Non Fiction Call Number - eg. ANF 638.1 PAV
Mc vs Mac As per the standard alphabetical filing rule, surnames beginning with 'Mc', are shelved as though they were 'Mac'. You will find that for authors with surnames beginning with 'mc' or 'mac', the call number will contain four letters. For example: Ed McBain = macb |
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| Coloured Dots The Library has classifed most fiction books by genre with the use of coloured dots. If there is no coloured dot on the spine, the item is classified as general fiction. Keep an eye out for:
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Literacy & Numeracy Resources & LOTE (Languages Other Than English)The Library has a great selection of resources on literacy and numeracy. Our resources include graded reading schemes, mathematics resources to introduce and revise skills, learning English resources, and junior and adult books and learning kits in langauges other than english. For the literacy and numeracy booklist, click here. (Coming Soon)
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