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Unit One: Libraries in a World of Information
Objectives
What Is Information?
Information and Knowledge
The Information Explosion
The Library
The Web
The Origin of Libraries
Reference Librarians as Wilderness Guides
Using Classification Systems to Locate Items in Libraries
Library of Congress Classification System
Subject Categories in the LC Classification System
SUDOCS Classification System
Call Numbers
How to Find the Call Number
Arrangement of Call Numbers on the Shelf
Call Number Practice
Collections and Locations
Final Summary
Updated: August 21, 2009