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May 2014
campus news
Current collection relocated Kelly Frost Librarian During Spring break, while some of us were enjoying picnic type weather and the picnics to go with it, those left behind in the library did a lot of heavy lifting. The library recently did a lot of shifting, loading, and refilling of shelves. With the recent closure of KCC’s paralegal program, the library gained a large amount of shelving space on the third level. This area used to be packed with rarely used reference books and older law books. Now the first part of the library’s current collection has been moved up to the third level. According to Librarian Kassie Dunham, “we really needed to spread out the collection more so that it was easier to find things and easier to grow the collection. The spacing makes the books shelves look neater and allows patrons to find and use our materials. It’s just a more inviting and happier space now with all the colorful books.” The removal of the floor shelving will also make room for more study tables, perfect for small groups or spreading out your homework. We’ve also relocated our audiobooks. Previously they were housed with the Young Adult and English as a Second Language books on the third level. These collections needed more room to grow, so the audiobooks are now inter-
filed with the rest of the current collection. This means if you are looking for a Spanish dictionary in the 468s you will also find a Playaway case for a Spanish language course. Bring the case to the Check Out desk, and we’ll give you a small MP3 player with the entire course downloaded on it—plug in headphones and start learning Spanish! In order to find a book or Playaway, check the online library catalog which lists both the call number and the location. Remember that walking into the library, when you are on the main level, you are on level three. If you have any questions, please stop by the Information Desk. We are always more than happy to help you navigate the library. We use the Dewey decimal system to organize most of our collection which means the majority of our books are grouped by numbers along their spine. These numbers are related to the subject of the book. This system works out quite well, because once you know you like a particular subject of books, say true crime books, you can easily find the 364s and peer into all the ghastliest crimes. If, true crime isn’t your thing, don’t worry. There are lots of other subjects! The Dewey system has ten main categories. Each of these categories has further divisions. With each division the topic becomes more specific. The more numbers, the more specific the subject. For example, materials on Diseases are listed under 616 with materials covering Diabetes being listed under 616.462 and materials covering Heart Disease are
• 000--099
Generalities (Computers, Libraries &
Information) • 100--199
Level 3
Level 2
Philosophy and Psychology
• 200--299
Religion
• 300--367
Social Science
• 369--399
Social Science continued
• 400--499
Language
• 500--599
Natural Science and Mathematics
• 600--699
Technology (Applied Sciences)
• 700--799
Arts
• 800--899
Literature
• 641's All Cookbooks • 900--999
Geography and History
• All oversize books • All books published over 10 years ago
Level 1
• Popular Fiction & Magazines
Here is a list of the numbers divided by location, so that you can have a feel as to where we’ve placed our books:
listed under 616.12. As you can see there are books on our lower level. All of our oversize books are down there (think art books) and books over 10 years old are housed in our movable shelving. These are also arranged by Dewey numbers so if you know a helpful Dewey number check out the same number on the first level. All of our cookbooks (the 641s) reside in the moveable shelving—there were just too many to keep them with the current collection. And the same goes for the history books— 900s—they are also all on Level 1.
Confused? Worried you won’t be able to find the book you want? Our catalog lists the location and the Dewey call number. And be reassured, a helpful librarian is always located at the Information Desk. We are more than happy to help you navigate our collections and find the perfect book for any of your research or reading needs. Want to check a book out, perhaps to enjoy outside on a nice sunny day? Bring your KCC ID and it’s yours (for 3 weeks).