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With the
Library Catalogue:
Horizon
With the
Dewey Decimal Classification
Library Catalogue
Use the
library catalogue,
Horizon, to find a
bibliographic notice which will
give you a description of the book you are looking for. This notice will give you a
author, title, publisher, subjects and call number
with which you can locate the book on the shelves. Be sure to
check if the book is checked in or out.
Dewey Classification System.
Print screen of entry from the catalogue
Each book is identified with its own unique call number. This
number is used to locate the books on the shelves.
Dewey Decimal Classification
1- How
does it work?
To
find a document with the call number 823.8D548dd, you need to…
1-
Follow the numerical and decimal order:
820...
823... 823.7... 823.702... 823.71... 823.8
2-
Then follow the alphanumerical order:
823.8
A301c...
B114a... B567v... B567va... D548dd
2-
Dewey Classification System
Select a class
which interests you. With the call number in front of the subject, follow the signs
on the shelves in the library to find books about your subject.
000
Generalities
010 Bibliographies & catalogs
020 Library & information sciences
030 General encyclopedic works
040 Unassigned
050 General serials & their indexes
060 General organizations & museology
070 News media, journalism, publishing
080 General collections
090 Manuscripts & rare books
100
Philosophy & Psychology
110 Metaphysics
120 Epistemology, causation, humankind
130 Paranormal phenomena
140 Specific philosophical schools
150 Psychology
160 Logic
170 Ethics (Moral philosophy)
180 Ancient, medieval, Oriental philosophy
190 Modern Western philosophy
200 Religion
210 Natural theology
220 Bible
230 Christian Theology
240 Christian moral & devotional theology
250 Christian orders & local churches
260 Christian social theology
270 Christian church history
280 Christian denominations & sects
290 Other and comparative religions
300 Social
Sciences
310 General statistics
320 Political science
330 Economics
340 Law
350 Public administration
360 Social services; associations
370 Education
380 Commerce, communications, transport
390 Customs, etiquette, folklore
400 Language
410 Linguistics
420 English & Old English
430 Germanic languages, i.e., German
440 Romance languages, i.e., French
450 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic languages
460 Spanish & Portuguese languages
470 Italic languages, i.e., Latin
480 Hellenic languages, i.e., Classical Greek
490 Other languages
500 Natural
Sciences & Mathematics
510 Mathematics
520 Astronomy & allied sciences
530 Physics
540 Chemistry & allied sciences
550 Earth sciences
560 Paleontology, Paleozoology
570 Life Sciences
580 Botanical sciences
590 Zoological sciences
600
Technology (Applied Sciences)
610 Medical sciences
620 Engineering & allied sciences
630 Agriculture
640 Home economics & family living
650 Management & auxiliary services
660 Chemical engineering
670 Manufacturing
680 Manufacture for specific uses
690 Buildings
700 The Arts
710 Civic & landscape art
720 Architecture
730 Plastic arts
740 Drawing & decorative arts
750 Painting & paintings
760 Graphic arts
780 Music
770 Photography & photographs
790 Recreational & performing arts
800
Literature & Rhetoric
810 American literature in English
820 English and Old English literature
830 Literatures of Germanic languages
840 Literatures of Romance languages
850 Italian, Romanian, Rhaeto-Romanic
860 Spanish & Portuguese literatures
870 Italic literatures, i.e., Latin
880 Hellenic literatures, i.e., Classical Greek
890 Literatures of other languages
900 Geography
& History
910 Geography & travel
920 Biography, genealogy, insignias
930 History of the ancient world
940 General history of Europe
950 General history of Asia & Far East
960 General history of Africa
970 General history of North America
980 General history of South America
990 General history of other areas
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