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Understanding how books are cataloged and shelved in libraries can help navigate and locate specific titles efficiently. Learn how to decode the library marking system, subject classification, and shelf organization for seamless book retrieval.
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IN THE LIBRARY EVERY BOOK HAS ITS PLACE… AND THERE IS A PLACE FOR EACH BOOK EACH BOOK HAS A LABEL
THE LIBRARY MARK IS ON THE LABEL THE MARK INDICATES ITS POSITION IN THE COLLECTION
THE MARKS ALLOWS YOU TO FIND THE BOOK. ITS HAS 3 ELEMENTS ← SUBJECT ← AUTHOR ← TITLE Subject → Aeronáutica (629.7) Author → A. Esteban Oñate Title → Conocimientos del avión
THE BOOKS SUBJECT IS IDENTIFIED BY A NUMBER • Example: • 001.8 → Science Methodology • 512 → Algebra • → Fluid Mechanics • 629.7 → Aeronautical Engineering • 681.3 → Informatics
TO SPECIFY A SUBJECT, DIGITS ARE ADDED TO THE MAIN NUMBER SOME EXAMPLES: 5 – PURE SCIENCES , NATURAL SCIENCES 51 – Mathematics 512 – Algebra 512.64 – Linear Algebra 6 – APPLIED SCIENCES 62 – Engineering 629 – Transport Engineering 629.7 – Aeronautical Engineering 629.78 - Astronautics
THE LABELS ARE ORDERED FOLLOWING THE 3 FIGURES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THEM
THERE ARE OTHER NUMBERS THAT ARE APPLIED TO ALL SUBJECTS (03) → Dictionaries, encyclopedias (058) → Directories , yearbooks (076) → Problems (091) → History Example: 33 (03) Diccionario de economía 512(076) Problemas de álgebra 629.7(091) Historia de la aeronáutica
ON THE BOOKSHELFS, THE BOOKS ARE ORDERED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND FROM TOP TO BOTTOM