How to find a book in the shelves at the library

SUBJECTS ARE REPRESENTED BY NUMERICAL NOTATIONS

TO LOCATE YOUR BOOK

Ø  Pick your subject heading and the relevant notation

Ø  Then go to shelves where you will find a book in the number sequence

Ø  For example;

SUBJECT HEADING

NUMERICAL NOTATION

ACCOUNTANCY                                                                        657

AFRICAN HISTORY                                                                   960

AFRICAN LANGUAGE                                                              496

AFRICAN LITERATURE                                                            896

AGRICULTURE                                                                           630

ALGEBRA                                                                                    512

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY                                                             636

BUSINESS                                                                                    650

CARPENTRY                                                                               694

CHEMISTRY                                                                                540

COMMERCE                                                                                380

COMPUTERS                                                                               004

EDUCATION                                                                                370

ENGLISH LANGUAGE                                                               420

ENGLISH LITARETURE                                                            820

GAMES/HOBBIES                                                                       790

GEOGRAPHY                                                                               910

GEOMETRY                                                                                 516

LIBRARY SCIENCE                                                                     020

LITERATURE                                                                                800

MANAGEMENT                                                                            658

MANSONRY                                                                                  693

MATHEMATICS                                                                            510

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING                                                   621.2

MEDICAL SCIENCES                                                                    610

METAL WORKS/WELDING                                                         670

PSYCHOLOGY                                                                               100

POLITICAL SCIENCE/CIVICS                                                     320

RELIGION                                                                                       200

RESEARCH                                                                                     001.42

SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR                                                                   305

SOCIAL WELFARE                                                                        362

TAILORING/SEWING                                                                    646

WATER SUPPLY                                                                            363

WELLS                                                                                             628

WORLD HISTORY                                                                          909