Using The Catalogue
Where will I find books by E.G. White?EGW books are located at the top of the left hand set of stairs. They are in a separate collection.
Works by Mrs E. G. White have the call number W followed by two letters from the title's first word.
eg Acts of the apostles = W Ac9
What do the numbers on the book spines mean?
Each book has its own unique call number eg 801.95 W83
The first number is the general area with their subdivisions. The letter and number refers to the author.
eg A shorter history of Australia by G. Blainey 994 B57-4
The first 9 is History
94 is Australia (the book is about the history 9- of Australia -94)
B57 is the author's unique number
-4 is the fourth book we have at that number by that author
How do I know if the book is on the shelf?
When you search the library catalogue for a book or item it will have a call number and will give you the location of the item.
Avondale - Lake Macquarie - 809.3 B62
Avondale - Sydney - 928.21 SLA
Check if the item is available for loan:
Items: 1
On Loan: 0 Means there is one item in the library and it is not on loan
Items: 2
On Loan: 1 Means there are two items in the library and one is on loan
What are the letters in front of some of the call numbers?
For collections other than the Main Collection, a prefix is added, followed by a space (or hyphen in bioethics) and then the call number.
The following prefixes are used:
AV - video
B-REF - bioethics reference
CD - compact disc
CR - closed reserve
DVD
F - fiction
FOL - folio (extra tall books)
NF - non-fiction
REF - reference
W - Ellen G. White books
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