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--- module_5_reference_resources_ref-ex [2024/08/27 17:27] – [Types of resources] michelleh
+++ module_5_reference_resources_ref-ex [2025/03/10 20:17] (current) – michael.adams_sl.nsw.gov.au
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 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 (DDC)**
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 The 100 Divisions
-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.
+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 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.
+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  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]]:
+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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 . 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