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You will learn: | You will learn: | ||
- | * Why and how to use reference resources | + | * How to use reference resources |
- | * What resources | + | * Resources that are considered essential |
- | * Why understanding the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System | + | * Understanding |
- | * What resources | + | * Resources that are available online |
====Examining resources==== | ====Examining resources==== | ||
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- | ====Dewey Decimal Classification | + | ====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? Are the resources in your library arranged using Dewey Decimal Classification or another | + | 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 |
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 | + | **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 Classification | + | 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, | Libraries may use broader subject rooms or themes to arrange their collections, | ||
- | Some libraries, especially larger ones and academic libraries, use a different | + | Some libraries, especially larger ones and academic libraries, use a different |
**DDC major subdivisions** | **DDC major subdivisions** | ||
- | For information about the [[https:// | + | For information about the [[https:// |
__**Generalities**__ | __**Generalities**__ | ||
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* 990 History of other regions including Australasia | * 990 History of other regions including Australasia | ||
- | //**Major Point: Understanding | + | //**Major Point: Understanding Dewey Decimal Classification |
{{ : | {{ : | ||
- | **Exercises for Dewey Decimal Classification | + | **Exercises for Dewey Decimal Classification** |
1. How many places in your library can you locate resources that 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? |
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