Organisation of Items
Books and other resources are divided into two main sections: Non - fiction and Fiction.
Kāpiti Coast District Libraries uses the Dewey Decimal System to organise its non-fiction items.
The Dewey Decimal System gives each item a number according to its subject.
The number of an item is placed on its spine, this is used to determine its location on the shelf.
The main sections of the Dewey Decimal System are:
- 000-999 General Reference Atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, computers
- 100-199 Philosophy How people think and feel
- 200-299 Religion Peoples' faiths and beliefs
- 300-399 Social Sciences How people of the world live, learn and work; their customs and legends
- 400-499 Language Languages of the world
- 500-599 Science Earth's animals, oceans and sky; our planet; the universe; mathematics, chemistry, physics, plants
- 600-699 Technology How people, animals and machines move, work and help us includes pets, horticulture, gardening, health, parenting
- 700-799 Arts and Recreation Arts and crafts, painting, music, dancing, photography, hobbies, games and sports, landscaping
- 800-899 Literature Stories, poems, plays
- 900-999 History and Geography History, famous people, travel
Fiction items are usually organised by the first four letters of the author's last name. The letters can be found on the spine, this is used to determine its location on the shelf
For example, for books by Fiona Kidman, look on the shelves for the 'K' section, and then look alphabetically for 'KIDM'
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If you cannot find the item you want, please ask at the Information Desk. We are there to help you.
Adapted from Bennett, Jean. The information book. (Ashton Scholastic :Auckland, New Zealand), 1993. pp 26-28.
