In general, books are arranged in the following categories:
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Adult Fiction by author
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Adult Non-Fiction by subject
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Children's Story books by author
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Children's Fact books by subject
To make it easier to find your favourite type of book, most libraries also arrange books into separate categories.
These categories are:
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Crime
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Westerns
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Romance
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Large Print
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Reference Books
Our non-book items are usually displayed in separate areas of the library, and most of them will be on view on special racks:
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Compact Discs
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Talking Books
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CD-Roms
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Newspapers
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Magazines
Staff will be happy to direct you to the category of your choice.
Non-Fiction or Fact Books are given a classification number depending on their subject matter. The numbering system is called the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme and is used in all of our libraries. The main sections are:
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000 099 Generalities: includes computing, mysteries, journalism.
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100 199 Philosophy: includes the paranormal, psychology, ethics.
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200 299 Religion: includes world religions.
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300 399 Social Sciences: includes economics, politics, law, military history, crime, welfare, education, folklore.
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400 499 Language: includes European languages.
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500 599 Science: includes mathematics, astronomy physics, chemistry, life sciences, botany.
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600 699 Technology: includes medicine, gardening, engineering, pets, food and cookery, home improvements, business studies.
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700 799 The Arts: includes architecture, drawing, painting, decorative arts, music, photography, performing arts, cinema and TV, sport.
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800 899 Literature: includes traditional and modern classics from around the world.
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900 999 Geography, History and Biography
