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Wiggins Library Student Workers Guide: Library Materials

Welcome to the electronic version of the library student worker handbook. This is meant to be a quick reference for any questions you might have about working here at the library or that might crop up while you're on the job.

Circulation Policies


 

Book Locations Map

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Theological Reference Collection

Books with a lime green Theological Reference Collection sticker are Divinity Ref books and belong in the TRC in 3rd-floor Kivett.

Reserve Items

Items with the yellow RESERVE stickers belong in the Reserves section behind the Circulation Desk. They are organized by professor's LAST NAME, or sometimes by COURSE NUMBER/NAME.

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CMMC Items

Books with the prefix JUV and movies with a MEDIA call number belong in the CMMC.

Library of Congress Classification System

A General Works

 

B Philosophy, Psychology, Religion

History & systems of philosophy

BF Psychology

BJ Ethics

BL Religions, mythology, rationalism

BM-R Individual Religions

     BR Christianity

     BS The Bible

     BT Doctrinal Theology

     BV Practical Theology

     BX Christian Denominations

 

C Auxiliary Sciences of History

CB History of civilization & culture

CC Archaeology

CT Biography (General)

 

D History: Europe, Asia, Africa

 

E, F History: America

America (General), U.S. 

 

G Geography, Anthropology, Recreation

Atlases, globes, maps

GB Physical geography

GE Environmental Sciences

GF Human ecology. Anthropogeography

GN Anthropology

GT Manners and customs (General)

GV Dance, leisure, sports

 

H Social Sciences and Business

HA Statistics

HB Economic theory. Demography

HC Economic history & conditions 

HJ Public finance

HM Sociology

HN Social history and conditions, social problems, social reform

HQ Family, marriage, home 

HT Communities, classes, races

 

J Political Science

JF Constitutional history & administration 

JK U.S. constitutional history

JS Local government 

JX International law, international relations

 

K Law

 

L Education

LA History of education 

LB Theory & practice

LD Individual U.S. institutions 

LH College & school publications

LT Textbooks 

M Music

Musical works 

ML Literature of music

MT Music instruction & study

 

N Fine Arts

N Visual Arts

NB Sculpture

NC Drawing, design, illustration

ND Painting

 

P Language and Literature

Linguistics, philology

PA Greek & Latin 

PC Romance languages

PE English language

PN Literature,literary history & collections

PN1993-1996 Motion pictures

PQ Romance literatures

PR English literature

PS American literature

PZ Fiction and juvenile belles letters

 

Q Science

QA Mathematics

QB Astronomy 

QC Physics

QD Chemistry

QE Geology 

QH Natural history - Biology 

QK Botany 

QL Zoology 

QM Human anatomy 

QP Physiology 

QR Microbiology 

 

R Medicine

RA Public aspects of medicine

RB Pathology

RC Internal medicine

RD Surgery

RJ Pediatrics

RS Pharmacy and material medical

RT Nursing

 

S Agriculture

 

T Technology

 

U-V Military & Naval Science

UA Armies: Organization, distribution, military situation

UB Military administration

UC Maintenance and transportation

UD Infantry

UE Cavalry, armor

UF Artillery

UG Military engineering, air forces

UH Other services

 

Z Library Science

 

Need a more detailed list? Find what you're looking for using the Library of Congress Classification  Outline.

How to Find Books in the Library

Oasis DVDs, Video Games, and Books

Re-shelve books with the orange "Book Oasis" sticker in the Oasis collection immediately when they are returned and checked in. Do not place these items on the re-shelving shelves.

DVDs with the prefix OASIS are kept in the black filing cabinets at Circulation arranged by their call number. When a patron checks one out, pull the disc from the drawer to check out to the patron, and put the empty case on top of the left-hand file cabinet in alphabetical order. When the DVD is returned, put it back into the black cabinet and return the empty case for that DVD to the Oasis shelves in alpha order.

Oasis Video games are also located in the black file cabinets at the Circulation Desk.

 

We now offer board games in Oasis, which are loaned out for three weeks. They are not in alpha or call number order on the shelves, just kept neatly with others of the same size. 

Supplemental Discs

Discs with SUPPL in the call number are stored at the Circulation Desk.

Discs with REF SUPPL are stored in the Research Assistance Office.

 

Oversize Books

Items with the prefix OVERSIZE belong in the Oversize Books collection in Wiggins Basement.

DIC / MED / RTP Suffixes

REF items with DIC following the call number are shelved in the Drug Information Center on 2nd-floor Wiggins.

REF items with MED or RTP suffixes will be routed to the Medical school OR RTP campus, respectively. Bring these books to the Librarian Offices, and place them on the cart located to your right after you walk in.