ILT - Module 3

Finding Books 

Finding Books
Books in the library have call numbers, which are like addresses for their location on the shelf.

Let's say you were looking for the book Online Seductions: Falling in Love with Strangers on the Internet. By searching for the title "online seductions" in the library catalog, you would find the call number.
If your library uses the Dewey Decimal system, the call number would be 306 .70285 G994 O58.
What does this number represent?
(click each of the four parts of the call number below to see the explanation)

 306 The 300’s represent the broad category of “Social Sciences.” 306 represents the subject “Culture and Institutions”.
 .70285  Numbers after the decimal represent the subject of “Relationships”.
 G994 These represent the author’s name: Gwinnell, Esther.
 O58 These represents the title: “Online Seductions”.

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