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How Libraries are Organized

How Libraries are Organized. Academic Library. Libraries at colleges and universities Serve the study and research needs of the faculty and students through collections (materials) and services. Types of Material. Books Journals, magazines, newspapers (periodicals) Microforms Documents

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How Libraries are Organized

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  1. How Libraries are Organized

  2. Academic Library • Libraries at colleges and universities • Serve the study and research needs of the faculty and students through collections (materials) and services

  3. Types of Material • Books • Journals, magazines, newspapers (periodicals) • Microforms • Documents • Maps • Media (films, music, slides) • Electronic • Manuscripts • Photographs

  4. Areas within a Library • Reference • Book Stacks • Periodicals • Newspapers & Microforms • Government Publications • Maps • Special Collections

  5. Types of Services • Reference help and consultations • Research instruction • Interlibrary loans • Copy centers • Computer labs

  6. Library Classification Systems • Each book is given a unique number (call number) to indicate its location • The subject matter of the book and the author’s name determine the call number • Material on the same subject is shelved together to facilitate browsing

  7. Two Call Number Systems • Dewey Decimal • all knowledge is divided into 10 broad categories • Uses numbers 000-999 • World War II 940s • Library of Congress • all knowledge is divided into 20 broad categories • Uses letters A-Z • World War II D731 – D838

  8. UW Libraries • 18 Libraries • Seattle campus – 16 • Tacoma & Bothell • 2 Classification systems • Dewey • Library of Congress (LC) • Suzzallo and Allen Libraries

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