Muktangan Libraries

Five Laws of Library Science Laws, 1931

Books are for use

Every reader his book

Every book its reader

Save the time of the reader

The library is a growing organism

Subject wise Classification of Books in the Library

What is the Dewey Decimal System?

It is a standard system of Classifying books according to their subject developed by Melvil Dewey in 1876.

This system organizes books on library shelves in a specific and repeatable order that makes it easy to find any book and return it to its proper place.

The books are given Class numbers from the DDC schedule and arranged on the shelves accordingly.

organizes information into 10 main subject areas.

Dewey organized the entire world of knowledge into;

10 main classes

[000, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900 ]

The Dewey Decimal Classification System

The system is made up of ten main classes

000 : General

Works

   

 

001     General Knowledge

   001.64 Computers,

020     Libraries

   030     Encyclopedias & World Record Books

   060 Museums

   070     Newspapers 

 

100 : Philosophy and Psychology

130 Ghosts & the Supernatural

150     Psychology, Feelings etc.

170     Emotions, Values, Animal

Rights

180 Philosophy

200    :    RELIGION

220 Bible Stories

290 Mythology, World Religions 

294 Religions of Indic origin 294.5 Hinduism 294.59 Sources of Hinduism 294.5922 Ramayana 294.5923 Mahabharat

300  :  SOCIAL SCIENCES

 Social Issues - immigration, racism, World Cultures   

310 Almanacs & Year Books

   320    Government & Politics

   330    Money, Working

   340    Law- Court System, Famous Trials

   350   Armed Forces – Army, Navy, Air Force, etc.

   360   Social Problems & Services (eg. Drugs, Environmental Issues, Police etc. )

   

370 Education

371 Teachers & Teaching 372 Primary Education (Schools, Curriculum including Text books )

378 Higher Education ( Universities)

   380 Commerce, Communication

Transportation,

   390    Customs, Etiquette & Folklore

394 General Customs eg. Holidays, Festivals

etc.

398.2 Folk literature Folktales, Fairy Tales  

400   :    LANGUAGES

   420    Dictionaries, Grammar

423 English Dictionaries

   490     Other languages 491 East Indo-European Language 491.4 Indian Languages 491.43 Hindi 491.46 Marathi 

500 : Pure science

502    Science Experiments

   510     Mathematics

   520    Stars, Planets, Astronomy

   530    Physical Science-Force & Motion, Electricity, Magnetism, Light

   540    Chemistry, Atoms & Molecules,

Rocks and Minerals

  

   550 Science of the Earth (eg. Geology, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Weather)

551 Geology, Meteorology & General Hydrology 551.46 Oceanography

560     Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Animals, Fossils

   570     Forests, Deserts, Mountains, Evolution

   580     Plants, Flowers & Trees

   590    Animals & Insects

   591 Zoology                                     

   599     Mammals of the Land and Ocean, Whales 599.6 Paenungulata 599.61 Elephants

  600   :   PEOPLE USING SCIENCE and TECHNOLOGY

   600 Inventions  

   610      Human body, Health

   620     Rockets, Trains, Cars, Trucks

   630     Farming, Farm Animals, Cats, Dogs, Pets.

   640     Cookbooks, Sewing

   660     How Food is made

   670     Paper Making

   690     Building 

700 : ARTS and RECREATION

710 Art Appreciation, History of Art

   720   Architecture- Houses,

   730   Origami, Paper Crafts

   740   Drawing, Crafts,

   750   Painting

   760   Printing

   770   Photography

   780   Music

   790   Sports, Games, Magic, Racing,

Hunting etc.

800   :    LITERATURE

   810      Poetry, Plays, Jokes & Riddles

   820     English Literature

821 English Poetry

822 Drama

822.33 Shakespeare

823 English Fiction

   890        Other Literature 891 East Indo- European Literature 891.4 Modern Indian Literature 891.46 Marathi Literature

900 : History, Geography, and Biography

   910     Geography & Explorers

912 Atlases

   920     Flags, People (Biography)

   930     Archeology, Ancient Civilizations

   940     European Countries ( World War etc. )

   950     Asian & Middle Eastern Countries

954 Indian History

   970     North & Central American Countries,

   980     South American Countries   

How will you locate books and find information in your Library?Through Call Numbers by which all books are arranged on the shelves.

WHAT IS A CALL NUMBER?It is a 3 digit Class number given to books according their subjects, using the DDC (Dewey Decimal Classification System) along with the Author mark. (Eg. 001.9 a book on Controversial knowledge)

What is an Author mark ?It indicates the first three letters of the surname of the book’s Author(Eg. Dup for John Dupont)

How does the Call no. look on the cover of the book?

Like this ! !

How the books are shelved: left-to-right, top-to-bottom

That means you start at the left on the top shelf and move to the right until the shelf ends.

How will you find books in the library easily?Simple – Just use our LIBRARY CATALOGUE

What is a Catalogue ? A Catalogue simply means a ‘List of Items’ arranged in a specific manner.

A Library Catalogue therefore is a list of Books and all other Library materials like Story Books, Picture Books, Charts, and even AV items like Cds, DVDs etc.

Muktangan Library Catalogue is an Online Database of all books and other materials available in the library

The Catalogue is created on a simple Database on an application called MICROSOFT ACCESS ( which is very similar to EXCEL)

You can search books by author, title, subject or Keyword and even publisher

All that you have to do is follow some simple steps given below to get any book or whatever you want

Click on Library Catalogue on the Desktop of your

computer

Click on ‘Books’ in the Table that you see

Now you will be able to see the entire Catalogue

All you have to do is to ‘Right Click’ on any of the

columns Author, Title, Subject, Publisher etc. and type

out your query in the ‘Filter Space’ provided

Now you ‘ll see only those books which you may want

Just note down the ‘CALL NO.’ of whatever

book you want to read and find it on the shelves

(Hope you remember Books are shelved according to

Call Nos.)

Now you are ready to use the Library !!!

But Wait- Before using the LIBRARY, it is necessary to follow some basic ‘Rules’ to get maximum benefits for yourself.

Observe Silence (Talking in whispers is allowed! )

Do not change the arrangement of books & other library materials.

Eating is not allowed in the library.

L i b r a

r y

R u l e s

Always ask the Librarian to issue books to you and also return books on time. Other wise sorry you have to pay fine.

Many more Library services are at your disposal – Just ask the Librarian.

A Copy of all Library procedures is put up on the Display board- Please read carefully.

If the books are not returned within a specified time it will be viewed seriously and a fine will be charged as per the rules.

The user is responsible for care of books and other library materials taken out of the library.

Hope you enjoy your Library experiences.

The Librarian is there to serve you & you only

Library Member

Story Books/Novels

Subject Books(including textbooks)

Reference Books(includes Encyclopedias, Dictionaries etc.)

Faculty Two Books for 7 Days

Four Books for 7 Days

Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day ]

Teachers

Two Books for 7 Days

Two Books for 7 Days

Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day

Trainees

Two Books for 7 Days

One Book for 4 Days Only for Current [ Must be returned on the same day

Students

One Book for 7 Days

Only for Current

Lending Rules of the Library No. of Books to be issued for Current Reading / Home Reading is as follows:

* Books kept separately as ‘Training Resources’ will not be lent out to trainees and teachers. *Faculty may renew loans of borrowed books in person, via telephone or e-mail.

FINES FOR LATE RETURN OF BOOKS *** Fines will be charged if items are not returned by the given due date as follows Trainees - Rs.2 per day per book Teachers - Rs.2 per day per book Faculty - Rs.5 per day per book

LIBRARIES PROVIDE TANGIBLE & HUMAN RESOURCES

Resources

BooksMagazinesNewspapersFiction (Novels)Non-fictionComputer ResourcesVideos

Human element

Help You Locate What You Need Or Might Enjoy Issue & returnDisplaysReading ProgramsActivities

A QUICK TOUR OF YOUR LIBRARY

• Encyclopedias & Dictionaries

• Subject Books• Story Books• Picture Books• Atlases & Maps• Flash Cards

• Magazines • Comics• News Papers• Internet • CDs & DVDs• Charts

Did you know that Muktangan libraries have a rich collection of interesting and useful books and other resources?

INTERESTING COLLECTIONS IN OUR LIBRARY Fiction Books are make-believe, imaginary, and not true. Books like storybooks & Novels

Non-Fiction Books Books that are true, factual, and real –life-all the subject books, text books etc.

Reference Books Encyclopedias Atlases Almanacs & Yearbooks Dictionaries

Periodicals Magazines & Newspapers

WE OFFER YOU A WHOLE LOT OF SERVICES TO MAKE YOUR LIBRARY TIME MORE FRUITFUL AND ENJOYABLE THROUGH A NUMBER OF

LIBRARY ACTIVITIES Reading

Computer Sessions

Reference Work

Project Work

Fun Activities

Audio Visual Sessions

Solving your Queries

Lending Books

Displays