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--- module_5_reference_resources_ref-ex [2023/11/28 18:39] – judyatkinson
+++ module_5_reference_resources_ref-ex [2025/03/10 20:17] (current) – michael.adams_sl.nsw.gov.au
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 You will learn:
-  * Why and how to use reference resources
+  * How to use reference resources
-  * What resources are considered essential
+  * Resources that are considered essential
-  * Why understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System helps find the right resources
+  * Understanding Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) helps find the right resources
-  * What resources are available online
+  * Resources that are available online
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 ====Examining resources====
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   * The catalogue is always a good place to start your search. Search the catalogue for general and detailed information on a topic.
-  * Specialist collections in your library may include local studies. Newspapers are a key part of this collection, older editions may be [[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/|accessed via Trove]] or on microfilm.
+  * Specialist collections in your library may include local studies. Newspapers are a key part of this collection; older editions may be [[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/|accessed via Trove]] or on microfilm.
   * An encyclopaedia contains information about a broad range of topics or one special topic. Encyclopaedia entries (articles) are often alphabetised. Encyclopaedias are often available online.
-  * Online databases are aggregated online resources bringing together many publications. These may be newspapers, journals or ebooks. [[https://www.nswnet.net/|NSW.net]] provides state wide access to databases. Have a look at these resources. Find out about any databases your library or council subscribes to.
+  * Online databases are aggregated online resources bringing together many publications. These may be newspapers, journals or ebooks. [[https://www.nswnet.net/|NSW.net]] provides statewide access to databases. Have a look at these resources. Find out about any databases your library or council subscribes to.
-  * Investigate the apps or mobile sites of the databases your library subscribes to (including State wide licences). Practice accessing these on a range of mobile devices.
+  * Investigate the apps or mobile sites of the databases your library subscribes to (including Statewide licences). Practice accessing these on a range of mobile devices.
   * An atlas contains maps. Special subject atlases are also available on history, astronomy, archaeology, the environment and other topics.
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 **Subject headings for resource types**
-Subject headings in the catalogue will indicate the type (form) of a resource. Many resources can be located quickly by doing a catalogue keyword search that combines your topic along with resource types such as atlas, encyclopedias, or dictionaries, or For example:
+Subject headings in the catalogue will indicate the type (form) of a resource. Many resources can be located quickly by doing a catalogue keyword search that combines your topic along with resource types such as atlas, encyclopedias, or dictionaries, or for example:
   * Chemistry--Dictionaries
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-====Dewey Decimal Classification System====
+====Dewey Decimal Classification====
 **Library organisation**
-Once you know what type of resource you need and the topic, how do you locate the materials in the library? Are the resources in your library arranged using Dewey Decimal Classification or another system?
+Once you know what type of resource you need and the topic, how do you locate the materials in the library? Are the resources in your library arranged using Dewey Decimal Classification or another classification?
-Familiarise yourself with the organisation of materials in the library. This helps you locate a particular resource, but will also allow you to go quickly to the best area for browsing the shelves in the reference collection or throughout the library.
+Familiarise yourself with the organisation of materials in the library. This helps you locate a particular resource but will also allow you to go quickly to the best area for browsing the shelves in the reference collection or throughout the library.
-**Dewey Decimal Classification System (DDC)**
+**Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC)**
 The 100 Divisions
-Most public libraries arrange their non-fiction collections on their shelves using the Dewey Decimal Classification System. This is a numerical arrangement which puts books on the same subject together on the shelves. Letters relating to the item or the specific collection may also form part of the call number.
+Most public libraries arrange their non-fiction collections on their shelves using Dewey Decimal Classification. This is a numerical arrangement which puts books on the same subject together on the shelves. Letters relating to the item, or the specific collection may also form part of the call number.
 Libraries may use broader subject rooms or themes to arrange their collections, as used by some bookshops.
-Some libraries, especially larger ones and academic libraries, use a different system developed by the [[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcc.html#:~:text=The%20system%20divides%20all%20knowledge,occasionally%20three%2Dletter%2C%20combinations.|Library of Congress]]. It uses a combination of letters and numbers and you may see this used on books you borrow from other libraries.
+Some libraries, especially larger ones and academic libraries, use a different classification developed by the [[https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcc.html#:~:text=The%20system%20divides%20all%20knowledge,occasionally%20three%2Dletter%2C%20combinations.|Library of Congress]]. It uses a combination of letters and numbers, and you may see this used on books you borrow from other libraries.
 **DDC major subdivisions**
-For information about the [[https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/dewey/ddc23-summaries.pdf|history and use of the Dewey Decimal Classification System]] and the expanded DDC table, consult the [[https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysummaries.pdf|OCLC web site]]:
+For information about the [[https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/dewey/ddc23-summaries.pdf|history and use of Dewey Decimal Classification]] and the expanded DDC table, consult the [[https://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/dewey/resources/summaries/deweysummaries.pdf|OCLC web site]]:
 __**Generalities**__
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   * 360 Social problems & social services
   * 370 Education
-  * 380 Commerce,communications, transportation
+  * 380 Commerce, communications, transportation
   * 390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
 __**Languages**__
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   * 990 History of other regions including Australasia
-//**Major Point: Understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System will help you find resources.**//
+//**Major Point: Understanding Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) will help you find resources.**//
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-**Exercises for Dewey Decimal Classification System**
+**Exercises for Dewey Decimal Classification**
 . How many places in your library can you locate resources that have a DDC number in the 900s? What are the different locations?
-. The shelving in the 500's has been replaced, and you are to re-shelve the resources. The resources have the following spine labels. Please put the labels in a shelf list order.  The collection is integrated - so Junior Non-Fiction are integrated with Non-Fiction.
+. The shelving in the 500s has been replaced, and you are to re-shelve the resources. The resources have the following spine labels. Please put the labels in a shelf list order.  The collection is integrated - so Junior Non-Fiction is integrated with Non-Fiction.
   - 572.86 HEN