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ANY OF START HERE CHANNELS FOR A GUIDED TOUR
OF THE COLLEGE WEBSITE |
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Library's operation and services are fully
computerized with “e- Granthalaya”
multi-user Integrated Library Automation Software,
developed by National Informatics
Centre, New Delhi. Bibliographic
records of IRC’s holdings can be, accessed
through the e- Granthalaya’s On-line
Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).
It allows searches by keywords or through several
access points like author, title, subject, publisher
and year of publication. The system is extremely
user friendly and enables searches to be conducted
with ease and speed. Database of library books
is being updated on day-to-day basis with details
of recently acquired books.
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Arrangement of books on the shelves |
| Books are classified and arranged as per the
Dewey Decimal Classification System. The purpose
of classification is to locate books on similar
subjects close together on the shelves and to
allow new titles to be incorporated with them. |
The Dewey Decimal Classification System, has
ten major subject divisions, which are divided
with decimal expansion to provide for even the
smallest topic. For example, 600 is the major
class for applied science, and one of its divisions
is 620, which represents engineering. A subdivision
of the engineering classification is 621, which
represents applied physics, and 621.38 is the
number for electronic and communication engineering.
There are still further divisions, even for the
smallest of subject variations, made possible
by adding numbers after the decimal point. Therefore,
all books with a like number will be on one subject,
and the entire collection, classified and arranged
by the Dewey System, will progress along the stacks
from subject to subject. |
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The call number of a book |
Every book is given a classification number
according to the subject matter it covers. The
class number for electric arc welding is 671.52,
and since there are many books on this subject,
it is necessary to have a means for distinguishing
one book from another. Assigning an author number
in addition to the classification number makes
this distinction. This number arranges all books
in the same class alphabetically according to
the author’s surname. The following example
will illustrate the make-up of the call number.
In call number 671.521 Ala, 671.521 is Dewey classification
numeral, Ala are first three letters of the author’s
surname or main entry. The arrangement of books
on the shelves follows the outline of the classification
system. Books with the following call numbers
will appear on the shelves in this order, with
numerical placement being the primary classification: |
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610.3
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610.712
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610.73
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610.73
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610.73
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610.736 |
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Fur |
Ala |
Bro |
Smi |
Atw |
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| Notice that .712 comes before .73 in the 2nd
and 3rd examples. Each number is read independently.
In this instance, .71 comes before .73. It is
not read as seven-twelve. |
Users are requested to leave the books on the
tables, or end of the shelves so the staff can
count them in statistics and make sure they are
re-shelved according to their Call number. |
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