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Library Online Catalog Tutorial

Learn all the secrets to searching the library online catalog.

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How to Use Call Numbers to Find Items

In this video, you will learn:

  • what a call number is
  • about the Dewey Decimal System
  • about the "location" of items
  • how call numbers are read
  • how items are sorted and discovered on shelves

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