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 **Where are the answers?** **Where are the answers?**
  
-Some reference work requires locating quick facts. Many searches are more complex, and require consulting a variety of resources, print and online. +Some reference work requires locating quick facts. Many searches are more complex, and require consulting a variety of resources, either in print and online. 
  
 Module 5 helps you learn about reference resources. Module 5 helps you learn about reference resources.
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 You will learn: 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==== ====Examining resources====
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-It can be beneficial to examine one or two reference sources in your collection regularly.+It can be beneficial to examine one or two reference resources in your collection regularly.
  
 //**Major Point: Think of all the resources in your library and online as potential reference sources. Be able to evaluate them.**// //**Major Point: Think of all the resources in your library and online as potential reference sources. Be able to evaluate them.**//
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 3. Choose another reference book, one you haven't used before, and answer questions 1 and 2 for that book. 3. Choose another reference book, one you haven't used before, and answer questions 1 and 2 for that book.
  
-4. Answer question 2 (above) in relation to a Government Website.  +4. Answer question 2 (above) in relation to a Government website.  
  
-[[Module 5 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]+[[module_5_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 5 Answers and review]]
  
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 You can view a library catalogue as a small search engine which helps you find library resources in different ways. It's both a good beginning to your strategy and a resource in itself. It is useful in several ways. You can view a library catalogue as a small search engine which helps you find library resources in different ways. It's both a good beginning to your strategy and a resource in itself. It is useful in several ways.
  
-  * Use the catalogue to find books on your topic or to locate books on broader topics that may include content related to your topic. For example, if a patron asks for information on German Shepherds, and the catalogue shows nothing under that specific breed of dog, you would then look up "dogs" and check the general books on the subject for chapters on German Shepherds.+  * Use the catalogue to find books on your topic or to locate books on broader topics that may include related content. For example, if a patron asks for information on German Shepherds, and the catalogue shows nothing under that specific breed of dog, you would then look up "dogs" and check the general books on the subject for chapters on German Shepherds.
   * It is good practice to check first under the most specific heading you can think of. If you don't find what you need, broaden your search.    * It is good practice to check first under the most specific heading you can think of. If you don't find what you need, broaden your search. 
   * Use entries for other books on the same subject to help you find the correct subject headings to use. For example, if you don't know the subject heading, you may do a keyword search. If the term you used isn't in a subject heading but appears in the title of a book, from that catalogue record you can get the correct subject headings to use.   * Use entries for other books on the same subject to help you find the correct subject headings to use. For example, if you don't know the subject heading, you may do a keyword search. If the term you used isn't in a subject heading but appears in the title of a book, from that catalogue record you can get the correct subject headings to use.
   * Use the catalogue to quickly locate information such as author names and dates or a series.    * Use the catalogue to quickly locate information such as author names and dates or a series. 
-  * Call numbers from sources that you found in your search can be a good place to start browsing the shelves.+  * Call numbers from resources that you found in your search can be a good place to start browsing the shelves.
  
 //**Major Point: The catalogue is a good place to start your search.**// //**Major Point: The catalogue is a good place to start your search.**//
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-[[Module 5 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]+[[module_5_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 5 Answers and review]]
  
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   * 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 state wide 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 State wide 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.   * An atlas contains maps. Special subject atlases are also available on history, astronomy, archaeology, the environment and other topics.
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   * Dictionaries list the words in a language or subject alphabetically, giving definitions, pronunciation, and etymology (where the word came from).   * Dictionaries list the words in a language or subject alphabetically, giving definitions, pronunciation, and etymology (where the word came from).
  
-  * Directories give brief information about people, organizations, companies, or institutions. Information may include addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses, and web sites.+  * Directories give brief information about people, organisations, companies, or institutions. Information may include addresses, phone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses, and web sites.
  
   * Develop your skills using the advanced search options in search engines such as Google. For example adding site:au to your search limits the results to web sites with .au in the address.   * Develop your skills using the advanced search options in search engines such as Google. For example adding site:au to your search limits the results to web sites with .au in the address.
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-[[Module 5 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]+[[module_5_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 5 Answers and review]]
  
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-====Dewey Decimal Classification system====+====Dewey Decimal Classification====
  
 **Library organisation** **Library organisation**
  
-Once you know what type of resource you need and the topic, how do you locate the materials in the library? Is your library arranged by Dewey 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 The 100 Divisions
  
-Most public libraries arrange their non-fiction collections on their shelves using the Dewey Decimal System. This is a numerical arrangement which puts books on the same subject together on the shelves. Letters 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. 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 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** **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 Dewey 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**__ __**Generalities**__
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   * 040 [Unassigned]   * 040 [Unassigned]
   * 050 Magazines, journals & serials   * 050 Magazines, journals & serials
-  * 060 Associations, organizations & museums+  * 060 Associations, organisations & museums
   * 070 Journalism, publishing & news media   * 070 Journalism, publishing & news media
   * 080 Quotations   * 080 Quotations
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   * 990 History of other regions including Australasia     * 990 History of other regions including Australasia  
  
-//**Major Point: Understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification 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**
  
-1. How many places in your library can you locate resources the have a DDC number in the 900s? What are the different locations?+1. How many places in your library can you locate resources that have a DDC number in the 900s? What are the different locations?
  
 2. 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.  2. 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. 
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-[[Module 5 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]+[[module_5_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 5 Answers and review]]
  
  
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 ====Module 5 Answers and review==== ====Module 5 Answers and review====
  
-[[Module 5 Answers and review (ref-ex)]]+[[module_5_answers_and_review_ref-ex|Module 5 Answers and review]]
  
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 **Reference Excellence - self paced reference and information services training** **Reference Excellence - self paced reference and information services training**
  
-[[About ref-ex]] +[[About ref-ex|About Reference Excellence]]
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-[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex]] +
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-[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex]] +
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-[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex]]+
  
-[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex]]+[[Module 1 Overview of the reference process ref-ex|Module 1 Overview of the reference process]]
  
-[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex]]+[[Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types ref-ex|Module 2 Reference interview skills and question types]]
  
-[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex]]+[[Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours ref-ex|Module 3 People skills, reference behaviours]]
  
-[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex]]+[[Module 4 Search strategies ref-ex|Module 4 Search strategies]]
  
-[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex]]+[[Module 5 Reference resources ref-ex|Module 5 Reference resources]]
  
-[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex]]+[[Module 6 Ethics and legislation ref-ex|Module 6 Ethics and legislation]]
  
-[[Module 10 Children ref-ex]]+[[Module 7 Roving reference ref-ex|Module 7 Roving reference]]
  
-[[Module 11 Young adults ref-ex]]+[[Module 8 Local studies ref-ex|Module 8 Local studies]]
  
-[[Module 12 Corporate library services ref-ex]]+[[Module 9 Family history ref-ex|Module 9 Family history]]
  
-[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex]]+[[Module 10 Children ref-ex|Module 10 Children]]
  
 +[[Module 11 Young adults ref-ex|Module 11 Young adults]]
  
 +[[Module 12 Corporate library services ref-ex|Module 12 Corporate library services]]
  
 +[[Module 13 Technology reference services ref-ex|Module 13 Technology reference services]]
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