Library Classification Systems

1. Library Classification Systems Library of Congress classification Dewey Decimal classification U.S. Superintendent of Documents (SuDocs) classification

2. Library of Congress Classification Based on letters A through Z (with I, O, W, X, and Y omitted) and letter/number combination subdividing the subject HF Commerce 5685 Accounting .D7 Drug stores Used for the majority of the WVU Library collection

3. Dewey Decimal Classification Based on numerals divisible by ten, the call number ranges from 000 to 999 followed by letter/decimal number combination subdividing the subject 970 General history of North America 973 is for the United States 973.7 Civil War 1861 - 1865 973.71 Political and economic history (Civil War period) 973.73 Military operations 973.7349 Battle of Gettysburg

4. SuDocs Classification Used to arrange the federal government documents collection in the depository libraries Based on the organizational structure of the federal government A � Department of Agriculture C � Commerce D � Defense Y1 � House and Senate documents and reports Y4 � House and Senate committee hearings and publications

5. Call Number Arrangement Read the letters alphabetically Numbers before the decimal point are treated as whole numbers or integers Numbers following the decimal point are treated as decimals

6. PN54 PV123 PN172 PN54 .H23 .A8 .B5 .H174 (1) (2) (3) (4)

7. PN54 PV123 PN172 PN54 .H23 .A8 .B5 .H174 (1) (2) (3) (4) Shelf order: 4 1 3 2

8. Practice http://www.lcsc.edu/library/SatchLCall/

9. MountainLynx WVU Libraries� Online Catalog The only up-to-date listing of what we own (books, periodicals, audiovisual materials and other cataloged items) Includes basic searches by author, title, subject, keyword, and call number. E-ZBorrow boosts the book collection by 26 million volumes

10. Subject Search Subject headings are terms which describe what an item is �about.� A library item is usually assigned one or more subject headings. Library of Congress Subject Headings MOTION PICTURES�CENSORSHIP � UNITED STATES

11. Keyword Search Boolean logic: uses connectors such as and, or, not to narrow, broaden or to exclude a term from a search

12. Keyword Search... Truncation symbol (?): used for the last part of a word to find records with alternative endings of the word. war? war warfare warrior warriors

13. Subject vs. Keyword Subject use controlled vocabulary must use exact subject headings searches only subject field narrower, more accurate Keyword use natural language can use Boolean logic searches entire record broader, less accurate

14. Subject vs. Keyword Subject search: IMPRESSIONISM (ART) FRANCE Keyword search: (french or france) and (impressionis? or monet) The keyword search will return more results, but using subject headings will return more precise results.

15. Citing Books in MLA Format For example, citing a book with single author Last-name, First-name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year.