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Muktangan Libraries
Five Laws of Library Science Laws, 1931
Books are for use
Every reader his book
Every book its reader
Save the time of the reader
The library is a growing organism
Subject wise Classification of Books in the Library
What is the Dewey Decimal System?
It is a standard system of Classifying books according to their subject developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.
This system organizes books on library shelves in a specific and repeatable order that makes it easy to find any book and return it to its proper place.
The books are given Class numbers from the DDC schedule and arranged on the shelves accordingly.
organizes information into 10 main subject areas.
Dewey organized the entire world of knowledge into;
10 main classes
[000, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 ]
The Dewey Decimal Classification System
The system is made up of ten main classes
000 : General
Works
001 General Knowledge
001.64 Computers,
020 Libraries
030 Encyclopedias & World Record Books
060 Museums
070 Newspapers
100 : Philosophy and Psychology
130 Ghosts & the Supernatural
150 Psychology, Feelings etc.
170 Emotions, Values, Animal
Rights
180 Philosophy
200 : RELIGION
220 Bible Stories
290 Mythology, World Religions
294 Religions of Indic origin 294.5 Hinduism 294.59 Sources of Hinduism 294.5922 Ramayana 294.5923 Mahabharat
300 : SOCIAL SCIENCES
Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures
310 Almanacs & Year Books
320 Government & Politics
330 Money, Working
340 Law- Court System, Famous Trials
350 Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.
360 Social Problems & Services (eg. Drugs, Environmental Issues, Police etc. )
370 Education
371 Teachers & Teaching 372 Primary Education (Schools, Curriculum including Text books )
378 Higher Education ( Universities)
380 Commerce, Communication
Transportation,
390 Customs, Etiquette & Folklore
394 General Customs eg. Holidays, Festivals
etc.
398.2 Folk literature Folktales, Fairy Tales
400 : LANGUAGES
420 Dictionaries, Grammar
423 English Dictionaries
490 Other languages 491 East Indo-European Language 491.4 Indian Languages 491.43 Hindi 491.46 Marathi
500 : Pure science
502 Science Experiments
510 Mathematics
520 Stars, Planets, Astronomy
530 Physical Science-Force & Motion, Electricity, Magnetism, Light
540 Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules,
Rocks and Minerals
550 Science of the Earth (eg. Geology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather)
551 Geology, Meteorology & General Hydrology 551.46 Oceanography
560 Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals, Fossils
570 Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Evolution
580 Plants, Flowers & Trees
590 Animals & Insects
591 Zoology
599 Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales 599.6 Paenungulata 599.61 Elephants
600 : PEOPLE USING SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY
600 Inventions
610 Human body, Health
620 Rockets, Trains, Cars, Trucks
630 Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets.
640 Cookbooks, Sewing
660 How Food is made
670 Paper Making
690 Building
700 : ARTS and RECREATION
710 Art Appreciation, History of Art
720 Architecture- Houses,
730 Origami, Paper Crafts
740 Drawing, Crafts,
750 Painting
760 Printing
770 Photography
780 Music
790 Sports, Games, Magic, Racing,
Hunting etc.
800 : LITERATURE
810 Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles
820 English Literature
821 English Poetry
822 Drama
822.33 Shakespeare
823 English Fiction
890 Other Literature 891 East Indo- European Literature 891.4 Modern Indian Literature 891.46 Marathi Literature
900 : History, Geography, and Biography
910 Geography & Explorers
912 Atlases
920 Flags, People (Biography)
930 Archeology, Ancient Civilizations
940 European Countries ( World War etc. )
950 Asian & Middle Eastern Countries
954 Indian History
970 North & Central American Countries,
980 South American Countries
How will you locate books and find information in your Library?Through Call Numbers by which all books are arranged on the shelves.
WHAT IS A CALL NUMBER?It is a 3 digit Class number given to books according their subjects, using the DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification System) along with the Author mark. (Eg. 001.9 a book on Controversial knowledge)
What is an Author mark ?It indicates the first three letters of the surname of the book’s Author(Eg. Dup for John Dupont)
How does the Call no. look on the cover of the book?
Like this ! !
How the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-to-bottom
That means you start at the left on the top shelf and move to the right until the shelf ends.
How will you find books in the library easily?Simple – Just use our LIBRARY CATALOGUE
What is a Catalogue ? A Catalogue simply means a ‘List of Items’ arranged in a specific manner.
A Library Catalogue therefore is a list of Books and all other Library materials like Story Books, Picture Books, Charts, and even AV items like Cds, DVDs etc.
Muktangan Library Catalogue is an Online Database of all books and other materials available in the library
The Catalogue is created on a simple Database on an application called MICROSOFT ACCESS ( which is very similar to EXCEL)
You can search books by author, title, subject or Keyword and even publisher
All that you have to do is follow some simple steps given below to get any book or whatever you want
Click on Library Catalogue on the Desktop of your
computer
Click on ‘Books’ in the Table that you see
Now you will be able to see the entire Catalogue
All you have to do is to ‘Right Click’ on any of the
columns Author, Title, Subject, Publisher etc. and type
out your query in the ‘Filter Space’ provided
Now you ‘ll see only those books which you may want
Just note down the ‘CALL NO.’ of whatever
book you want to read and find it on the shelves
(Hope you remember Books are shelved according to
Call Nos.)
Now you are ready to use the Library !!!
But Wait- Before using the LIBRARY, it is necessary to follow some basic ‘Rules’ to get maximum benefits for yourself.
Observe Silence (Talking in whispers is allowed! )
Do not change the arrangement of books & other library materials.
Eating is not allowed in the library.
L i b r a
r y
R u l e s
Always ask the Librarian to issue books to you and also return books on time. Other wise sorry you have to pay fine.
Many more Library services are at your disposal – Just ask the Librarian.
A Copy of all Library procedures is put up on the Display board- Please read carefully.
If the books are not returned within a specified time it will be viewed seriously and a fine will be charged as per the rules.
The user is responsible for care of books and other library materials taken out of the library.
Hope you enjoy your Library experiences.
The Librarian is there to serve you & you only
Library Member
Story Books/Novels
Subject Books(including textbooks)
Reference Books(includes Encyclopedias, Dictionaries etc.)
Faculty Two Books for 7 Days
Four Books for 7 Days
Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day ]
Teachers
Two Books for 7 Days
Two Books for 7 Days
Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day
Trainees
Two Books for 7 Days
One Book for 4 Days Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day
Students
One Book for 7 Days
Only for Current
Lending Rules of the Library No. of Books to be issued for Current Reading / Home Reading is as follows:
* Books kept separately as ‘Training Resources’ will not be lent out to trainees and teachers. *Faculty may renew loans of borrowed books in person, via telephone or e-mail.
FINES FOR LATE RETURN OF BOOKS *** Fines will be charged if items are not returned by the given due date as follows Trainees - Rs.2 per day per book Teachers - Rs.2 per day per book Faculty - Rs.5 per day per book
LIBRARIES PROVIDE TANGIBLE & HUMAN RESOURCES
Resources
BooksMagazinesNewspapersFiction (Novels)Non-fictionComputer ResourcesVideos
Human element
Help You Locate What You Need Or Might Enjoy Issue & returnDisplaysReading ProgramsActivities
A QUICK TOUR OF YOUR LIBRARY
• Encyclopedias & Dictionaries
• Subject Books• Story Books• Picture Books• Atlases & Maps• Flash Cards
• Magazines • Comics• News Papers• Internet • CDs & DVDs• Charts
Did you know that Muktangan libraries have a rich collection of interesting and useful books and other resources?
INTERESTING COLLECTIONS IN OUR LIBRARY Fiction Books are make-believe, imaginary, and not true. Books like storybooks & Novels
Non-Fiction Books Books that are true, factual, and real –life-all the subject books, text books etc.
Reference Books Encyclopedias Atlases Almanacs & Yearbooks Dictionaries
Periodicals Magazines & Newspapers
WE OFFER YOU A WHOLE LOT OF SERVICES TO MAKE YOUR LIBRARY TIME MORE FRUITFUL AND ENJOYABLE THROUGH A NUMBER OF
LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Reading
Computer Sessions
Reference Work
Project Work
Fun Activities
Audio Visual Sessions
Solving your Queries
Lending Books
Displays