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Muktangan Libraries

Muktangan Libraries . Five Laws of Library Science Laws, 1931 Books are for use Every reader his book Every book its reader Save the time of the reader The library is a growing organism. Subject wise Classification of Books in the Library What is the Dewey Decimal System?

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Muktangan Libraries

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  1. Muktangan Libraries

  2. Five Laws of Library Science Laws, 1931 • Books are for use • Every reader his book • Every book its reader • Save the time of the reader • The library is a growing organism

  3. Subject wise Classification of Books in the Library What is the Dewey Decimal System? It is a standard system of Classifying books according to their subject developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876. This system organizes books on library shelves in a specific and repeatable order that makes it easy to find any book and return it to its proper place. The books are given Class numbers from the DDC schedule and arranged on the shelves accordingly.

  4. The Dewey Decimal Classification System organizes information into 10 main subject areas. Dewey organized the entire world of knowledge into; 10 main classes [000, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900]

  5. The system is made up of ten main classes • 001     General Knowledge    001.64 Computers, • 020     Libraries   030     Encyclopedias & World Record Books   060 Museums   070     Newspapers 000 : General Works

  6. 100 : Philosophy and Psychology • 130 Ghosts & the Supernatural 150     Psychology, Feelings etc. 170     Emotions, Values, Animal Rights • 180 Philosophy

  7. 200    :    RELIGION 220 Bible Stories 290 Mythology, World Religions  294 Religions of Indic origin 294.5 Hinduism 294.59 Sources of Hinduism 294.5922 Ramayana 294.5923 Mahabharat

  8. 300  :  SOCIAL SCIENCES Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures    310 Almanacs & Year Books   320    Government & Politics   330    Money, Working   340    Law- Court System, Famous Trials   350   Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.   360   Social Problems & Services (eg. Drugs, Environmental Issues, Police etc. )

  9. 370 Education • 371 Teachers & Teaching • 372 Primary Education • (Schools, Curriculum including Text books ) • 378 Higher Education ( Universities)380 Commerce, Communication Transportation,390 Customs, Etiquette & Folklore • 394 General Customs eg. Holidays, Festivals etc. • 398.2 Folk literature • Folktales, Fairy Tales  

  10. 400:    LANGUAGES • 420 Dictionaries, Grammar • 423 English Dictionaries 490 Other languages • 491 East Indo-European Language • 491.4 Indian Languages • 491.43 Hindi • 491.46 Marathi

  11. 500 : Pure science 502Science Experiments510Mathematics520Stars, Planets, Astronomy530Physical Science-Force & Motion, Electricity, Magnetism, Light 540Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules, Rocks and Minerals

  12. 550 Science of the Earth • (eg. Geology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather) • 551 Geology, Meteorology & General Hydrology • 551.46 Oceanography • 560     Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals, Fossils   570     Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Evolution   580     Plants, Flowers & Trees   590    Animals & Insects   591 Zoology                                        599     Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales • 599.6 Paenungulata • 599.61 Elephants

  13. 600   :   PEOPLE USING SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY    600 Inventions     610      Human body, Health   620     Rockets, Trains, Cars, Trucks   630     Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets.   640     Cookbooks, Sewing   660     How Food is made   670     Paper Making   690     Building 

  14. 700 : ARTS and RECREATION 710 Art Appreciation, History of Art   720   Architecture- Houses,   730   Origami, Paper Crafts   740   Drawing, Crafts,   750   Painting   760   Printing   770   Photography   780   Music   790   Sports, Games, Magic, Racing, Hunting etc.

  15. 800:    LITERATURE 810 Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles820 English Literature 821 English Poetry 822 Drama 822.33 Shakespeare 823 English Fiction890Other Literature 891 East Indo- European Literature 891.4 Modern Indian Literature 891.46 Marathi Literature

  16. 900 : History, Geography, and Biography 910Geography & Explorers 912 Atlases   920     Flags, People (Biography)   930     Archeology, Ancient Civilizations   940     European Countries ( World War etc. )950Asian & Middle Eastern Countries 954 Indian History 970North & Central American Countries,    980     South American Countries

  17. How will you locate books and find information in your Library? Through Call Numbers by which all books are arranged on the shelves. WHAT IS A CALL NUMBER? It is a 3 digit Class number given to books according their subjects, using the DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification System) along with the Author mark. (Eg. 001.9 a book on Controversial knowledge) What is an Author mark ? It indicates the first three letters of the surname of the book’s Author (Eg. Dup for John Dupont)

  18. How does the Call no. look on the cover of the book? Like this ! !

  19. How the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-to-bottom That means you start at the left on the top shelf and move to the right until the shelf ends.

  20. How will you find books in the library easily? Simple – Just use our LIBRARY CATALOGUE What is a Catalogue ? A Catalogue simply means a ‘List of Items’ arranged in a specific manner. A Library Catalogue therefore is a list of Books and all other Library materials like Story Books, Picture Books, Charts, and even AV items like Cds, DVDs etc.

  21. Muktangan Library Catalogue is an Online Database of all books and other materials available in the library The Catalogue is created on a simple Database on an application called MICROSOFT ACCESS ( which is very similar to EXCEL) You can search books by author, title, subject or Keyword and even publisher All that you have to do is follow some simple steps given below to get any book or whatever you want

  22. Click on Library Catalogue on the Desktop of your computer • Click on ‘Books’ in the Table that you see • Now you will be able to see the entire Catalogue • All you have to do is to ‘Right Click’ on any of the • columns Author, Title, Subject, Publisher etc. and type • out your query in the ‘Filter Space’ provided • Now you ‘ll see only those books which you may want • Just note down the ‘CALL NO.’ of whatever • book you want to read and find it on the shelves • (Hope you remember Books are shelved according to • Call Nos.) • Now you are ready to use the Library !!!

  23. But Wait- • Before using the LIBRARY, it is necessary to follow some basic ‘Rules’ to get maximum benefits for yourself. • Observe Silence (Talking in whispers is allowed! ) • Do not change the arrangement of books & other library materials. • Eating is not allowed in the library. L i b r a r y R u l e s

  24. Always ask the Librarian to issue books to you and also return books on time. Other wise sorry you have to pay fine. • Many more Library services are at your disposal – Just ask the Librarian. • A Copy of all Library procedures is put up on the Display board- Please read carefully. • If the books are not returned within a specified time it will be viewed seriously and a fine will be charged as per the rules. • The user is responsible for care of books and other library materials taken out of the library. • Hope you enjoy your Library experiences. • The Librarian is there to serve you & you only

  25. Lending Rules of the Library No. of Books to be issued for • Current Reading / Home Reading is as follows: * Books kept separately as ‘Training Resources’ will not be lent out to trainees and teachers. • *Faculty may renew loans of borrowed books in person, via telephone or e-mail. • FINES FOR LATE RETURN OF BOOKS • *** Fines will be charged if items are not returned by the given due date as follows • Trainees - Rs.2 per day per book • Teachers - Rs.2 per day per book • Faculty - Rs.5 per day per book

  26. LIBRARIES PROVIDE TANGIBLE & HUMAN RESOURCES • Resources • Books • Magazines • Newspapers • Fiction (Novels) • Non-fiction • Computer Resources • Videos • Human element • Help You Locate What You Need Or Might Enjoy Issue & return • Displays • Reading Programs • Activities

  27. A QUICK TOUR OF YOUR LIBRARY Did you know that Muktangan libraries have a rich collection of interesting and useful books and other resources? • Encyclopedias & Dictionaries • Subject Books • Story Books • Picture Books • Atlases & Maps • Flash Cards • Magazines • Comics • News Papers • Internet • CDs & DVDs • Charts

  28. INTERESTING COLLECTIONS IN OUR LIBRARY Fiction Booksare make-believe, imaginary, and not true. Books like storybooks & Novels Non-Fiction BooksBooks that are true, factual, and real –life-all the subject books, text books etc. Reference BooksEncyclopedias Atlases Almanacs & Yearbooks Dictionaries PeriodicalsMagazines & Newspapers

  29. WE OFFER YOU A WHOLE LOT OF SERVICES TO MAKE YOUR LIBRARY TIME MORE FRUITFUL AND ENJOYABLE THROUGH A NUMBER OF LIBRARY ACTIVITIES • Reading • Computer Sessions • Reference Work • Project Work • Fun Activities • Audio Visual Sessions • Solving your Queries • Lending Books • Displays

  30. All the Best Wish You a Great Time at Muktangan

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