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This document identifies 3 research tools: library or bibliothecal tools, communication or linguistic tools, and statistical tools. It then provides details on the various sections of a library, including the card catalogue, periodicals, books, computer, vertical files, and general reference sections. Finally, it describes and compares the two main library classification systems - the Dewey Decimal system and the Library of Congress system.
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𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐓 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧:
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𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭:
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Research tools
- 2. 3 IDENTIFIED RESEARCH TOOLS • Library or bibliothecal tools • Communication or linguistic tools • Statistical tools
- 3. The Library asThe Library as a Research Toola Research Tool
- 4. Various Sections of the Library
- 5. THE CARD CATALOGUE SECTION • This section serves as a guide to all the holdings of the library. It contains a drawer type cabinet which contains 3 x 5 inches index cards.
- 6. THE PERIODICAL SECTION • The section of the library where you can find the magazines, journals, newspapers and other periodicals.
- 7. THE BOOK SECTION • The section of the library where you can find numbers of books that contain specific and current overview of the desired information. This section holds numbers of fiction and non-fiction books.
- 8. THE COMPUTER SECTION • Many libraries have already set up an electronic database of all the information found in the card catalogue. This makes the search for any of the holdings of a particular library easier. The database also contains the specific library in the university where a particular journal or book can be found.
- 9. THE VERTICAL FILE SECTION • In this section, one finds the library’s collections of clippings from pamphlets, magazines, newspapers, brochures, documents, and summaries of timely topics arranged by subject matter.
- 10. THE GENERAL REFERENCE SECTION • Scientific dictionaries, handbooks, almanacs, atlases, and encyclopedias are general references classified as secondary publications.
- 12. Two Library Classification Systems • The Dewey Decimal Classification System • The Library of Congress Classification System
- 13. The Dewey Decimal Classification System • It was conceived by Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) in 1873. • The system is called “decimal” which is derived from the Latin word “decem” meaning ten and the system contains ten main groupings or divisions of knowledge. • It is widely used particularly in small libraries.
- 14. 000 General Works 100 Philosophy 200 Religion 300 Social Sciences 400 Language 500 Pure Science 600 Technology and Applied Science 700 Arts 800 Literature 900 History, Geography Major Categories in The Dewey Decimal Classification
- 15. The Library of Congress System • It is used in libraries which house large collections. • The system groups books according to subject in twenty-one major classes, each class being represented by a capital letter of the alphabet.
- 16. A- General Works L- Education B- Philosophy-Religion M- Music C- History-Auxiliary Sciences N- Fine Arts D- History and Topography (except America) P- Language and Literature PN – Literary History and Literature (general) E- America (general) and United States (general) Q- Science F- United States (local) and America R- Medicine G- Geography-Anthropology S- Agriculture H- Social Sciences T- Technology J- Political Science U- Military Science K- Law V- Naval Science Z- Bibliography and Library Science