How to use the library catalogue
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This document provides instructions for using the library catalogue at the Bermuda College Library. It explains how to access the catalogue online or from the library homepage, and how to perform simple or advanced searches. It describes the information given for each search result, such as call numbers, availability, and collection location. Finally, it provides an overview of the Library of Congress classification system and how to locate books within the different collections upstairs in Reference or downstairs in the Stacks area.
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The document discusses Library of Congress call numbers, which are like addresses that indicate where items are located in the library. Call numbers appear on book spines and in catalogs. They use letters and numbers to arrange materials by subject. The first letters indicate the general subject area, the first number indicates a specific subject, and additional lines provide author name and publication year. Knowing how to read call numbers helps users browse shelves by subject area. Some special collections use local call numbers instead of the Library of Congress system.
Library of Congress Classification
The document provides an overview of the Library of Congress (LC) classification system used by the SU Libraries to organize books on shelves. It explains that the LC system uses a call number with letters and numbers to arrange books on similar topics together. It provides examples of call numbers and describes what types of materials can generally be found in different class sections, such as history, philosophy, languages, law, and other subjects.
Academic Research: Contemporary American Literature
Novel approach. Search for literary reviews beginning in Wikipedia, weaving through library databases and finishing off with Google Scholar.
Library of Congress Classification
The document provides an overview of the Library of Congress (LC) classification system used by the SU Libraries to organize books on shelves. It explains that the LC system uses a call number with letters and numbers to arrange books on similar topics together. It describes the general categories of subjects that can be found under each class letter, such as history, philosophy, languages, and sciences. The document also gives examples of call numbers and explains how to read them.
ENG LIT H-A-Beers
This introduction provides guidance for studying English and American literature. It recommends focusing on major historical periods defined by towering literary figures. For England, these include Chaucer, Milton, Shakespeare, and Dickens. For America, suggestions include Edwards, Franklin, Emerson and Hawthorne. The introduction advises concentrating on one period, its authors, and genres. Alternatively, one could examine a period's influence on religion, commerce, politics or society. The goal is a harmonious understanding of literature's reflection of human thought and struggles over time.
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How to use the library catalogue
- 1. How to Use the Library Catalogue at the Bermuda College Library
- 3. To search for a book in the collection… go to the Bermuda College homepage at http://www.college.bm
- 4. Use the Quicklinks drop down to find the library homepage. You do not have to log-in to search the catalogue from home.
- 5. On the library homepage is the yellow library catalogue button.
- 8. On the search results page, there are many books to chose from. Some books may be found in several locations in the library.
- 9. The search results page will indicate: -The call number of the book ie. F 1636 .J6 2009 BDA -If copies are available -If the book has been checked out
- 10. The call number is useful in helping to find where the books are located on the shelves. Call numbers may also have a special code for their collection: F 1636 .J6 2009 BDA Bermudiana F 1636 .J6 2009 REF Reference F 1636 .J6 2009 Stacks
- 14. Now that you know how to use the catalogue, you can enjoy a good read. Presentation by: Lee-Ann Liles Library Assistant Bermuda College Library March 2011