Finding a Fiction Book in the CHS Library

Fiction is organized alphabetically by the author's last name

Graphic Novels are on the shelf in front of Seminar Rooms 2 and 3.

Finding a Non-Fiction Book

All the non-fiction books in the Library are shelved using the Dewey Decimal System.  We use this system to group all books on a certain subject together, which makes your research easier.  Every topic is given a number from 0 - 999.  Here are the main categories of subjects:

• 000 - Computer Science, information & general works

• 100 - Philosophy & Psychology

• 200 - Religion

• 300 - Social Sciences

• 400 - Language

• 500 - Science (including math)

• 600 - Technology

• 700 - Arts and Recreation

• 800 - Literature

• 900 - History, Geography & Biography 

 The more precise the subject, the more precise the number gets.  For example, all books on Science can be found in the 500s.  If you were specifically looking for Science books on Chemistry, you'd look for books in the 540s.  

The screenshot below shows an example search results page.  It is important to note whether the resource is IN or OUT.  If the resource is IN, write down its Call Number.  The Call Number will tell you where to find the book in the library.  You can make a list of the books that interest you by adding it to the temp list icon (found in the upper right hand corner of the screen).