A call number gives each book in the library a specific "address" in our collection so that you can go directly to your book at the proper shelf location
Let's look at the book, Under Pressure and Overwhelmed: Coping With Anxiety In College by Christopher Vye.
378.1 Subject - higher education
V99u Author and title info
2007 Year published
Adoption
Child Abuse
Children With Disabilities
Community Health
Criminology
Crisis Intervention
Domestic Violence
Drug Addiction
Eating Disorders
Family Services
Family Violence
Homelessness
Juvenile Delinquency
Mental Health Therapy
Palliative Care
Public Assistance
Public Welfare
Social Policy - United States
Social Welfare
Social Workers - United States
Substance Abuse
Books in the TJC library are arranged by the Dewey Decimal Classification System, which uses the 000's to 900's numbering system to identify a subject area. Using the very brief subject list below, you can see that you would find a book on Sociology in the 300's section of the library.
000 Generalities
100 Philosophy & Psychology
200 Religion
300 Social Studies
400 Language
500 Natural Sciences & Math
600 Technology (Applied Science)
700 The Arts
800 Literature & Rhetoric
900 Geography & History
Now that we've introduced you to the library's call numbering sytem for books, let's help you find them!
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