Library Research Skills
How is the Dewey Decimal Classification arranged at Enniscorthy Town Library?
When you enter the library the Adult library is to your left and the Juvenile or children’s library is to the right.
Adult Library:
The Adult Fiction section is organised alphabetically by Author surname on the shelves running through the middle of the area. An example of a ‘call number’, which appears on the spine, for a book by Maeve Binchy would be F/BIN. The F/ indicating this is a work of fiction and BIN been the first three letters of the authors surname.
Within the fiction section you will find different types of book or novels such as Westerns, Romance, Science Fiction and books in Large Print. There is also an Audio or Talking books section, which has books on tape or cd.
The Adult Non-Fiction section is organised using the Dewey Decimal Classification. It starts with the 000’s just to the left of the library desk and continues around the ‘out-side’ walls of the adult library. An example of a ‘call number’ for a book on the subject of Child Care would be: 362.709
362.709
Education and care in the early years an Irish perspective 2nd ed Donohoe, Josephine
- 300 been the Social Science classification.
- 360 been Social problems and services
- 362 been Social welfare problems and services
- 362.7 been problems and services to young people
- 362.709 been special and specific areas of interest for the above.
To locate a book (if you do not know its Dewey number--which is most of the time), ask one of the library staff, or try on your own using the On-line Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). When, you successfully locate a book you want that's in the library (and checked in), the call number (Dewey Decimal number) will appear in the upper left portion of the screen.
