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Understanding Academic Libraries: Tools and Organization

Learn how academic libraries store and provide access to information with specific terminology and organizational schemes. Explore main library areas like the Reference and Media Services, and understand the Library of Congress Classification System.

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Understanding Academic Libraries: Tools and Organization

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  1. Academic Library Overview Libraries store, organize, and provide tools to access information of all types People visit libraries to find information or get help with research Using the library requires an understanding of specific terminology and organizational schemes “A library should be like a pair of open arms” Roger Rosenblatt

  2. Main Library Areas • Reference Area:Reference books (encyclopedias, bibliographies, indexes, almanacs etc.). Cannot be checked out of the library. • Library Stacks or ShelvesCirculating books. Shelved in subject order. Can be checked out of the library at the circulation desk. Special area for oversize books. • Media ServicesAudiovisual materials (CDs, videotapes, DVDs etc.). Can be checked out of the library. • Periodicals DeskPeriodicals (journals, magazines, newspapers). Generally cannot be checked out of the library. Articles need to be copied or printed. • Reserve DeskReserve materials (items that can only be checked out for a short time or restricted to library use only).

  3. Organization and Classification • The JC library uses a specific system for classifying and organizing information based on its content • A classification system makes materials easy to find. Most libraries group their materials by SUBJECT • The system used by the JC library (and most other academic libraries) is the Library of Congress Classification System.

  4. How the Library of Congress classification system works • Subjects are divided into 21 general "topic" areas and arbitrarily assigned an alphabet letter • ExampleN is FINE ARTSQ is SCIENCE • These general areas are then subdivided into more specific subject categories • ExampleNA is ARCHITECTUREQB is ASTRONOMY LC Classification System

  5. Call Numbers • Call numbers are essential for finding books in a library and are based on the LC Subject Classification System. • Each book has a unique call number on the spine • The first letters of the call number contain the same alphabet letters that are assigned to the books' subject area • The call number indicates exactly where on the shelf the book is located.

  6. How to Read a Call Number • The first two letters of a call number provide the general location of the book (each shelf in the library is marked with a particular letter or letters). " • The next part of the call number is in numeric order. This is the call number for a book entitled: "Architecture Today • Call number for a book entitled: "Architecture Today” NA682.P67S74

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