We shelve our biographies in a dedicated Biographies section, outside of the Dewey sequence. There are a notable few exceptions — some biographies where the people are strongly identified with a subject area, like photographers, sportspeople and musicians, are shelved in with the Dewey subject area for those topics. The catalogue will always identify where a biography is located.
Our separate biographies section is signposted at each of our libraries — ask a librarian if you're having trouble finding it. For more information on finding biographies:. Guide to Biographies at the library.
After the numbers there are three letters which refer to the author or editor of the book and are in alphabetical order e. Note: Journals also called periodicals always start PER , followed by three numbers and then the first three letters of the journal series e. Sort the books into the correct order against the clock! If you are looking for a specific book, to find it quickly you need at least the title or author.
You may need to scan several entries if the title or the author name is a common one. Paper card catalogs have mostly gone the way of the dodo bird. But where such drawers are still used, cards are typically organized by author, title and subject.
Learn more about subcategories within each broad subject range. More detailed knowledge of Dewey Decimal Classification is useful if you know only the subject you are interested in, or wish to browse the shelves for any books currently available on that subject.
Several websites provide relatively detailed listings of Dewey Decimal classes, divisions and sections see Resources. For example, in the s section, we find , systems and doctrines; , political ethics; , ethics of family relationships; , economic and professional ethics; , ethics of recreation and leisure.
According to Dewey Services, the DDC system, now in its 22nd edition, runs to four volumes in its exhaustive print version. Each of the numbers above are subdivided even further , , etc.
Call numbers often have decimal places that lets books and movies be categorized into even more precise groups. Use the library catalogue or ask a librarian to help you find where books, movies or music that interest you are located.
If you like to cook, you'll find that books about cooking are given the Dewey number If you are doing home renovations, you'll find help in the Doing a big home construction project?
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