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*Education & Counseling: Books

E-book collections

Books in the curriculum room

Items classified in the Curriculum Room are organized differently from the rest of the library.   Each item is marked by a "CURRIC" and the call number.


Picture books

These materials are orgainzed by the author's last name.  Example for Brothers in the wind:

CURRIC

J

YOLEN


Fiction

These materials are also organized by the author's last name.  Example for Alice's adventures in Wonderland:

CURRIC

CARROLL


Non-fiction

They are orgainzed according to the  Dewey Decimal system, which classifies items by number instead of letters in the following categories:

(from:https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/nl/EnglishatClydeValley/files/2013/04/DeweyDecimalSystem-32.jpg)

The call number will often also include the author or editor's last name.  Example for Human rights:

CURRIC

323.1

SNYDER

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