Most public libraries use the Dewey Decimal System to arrange their nonfiction books on the shelf. So does Chemeketa Community College Library. The difference is in how we treat fiction.
To find a fiction book, the user must look in the Library Search site and make a note of the number.
Chemeketa Community College library uses the Dewey Decimal System. Every book has a Dewey Decimal call number that's used to keep books organized and to find them on the shelf. Call numbers group books on the same subject in the same location on the shelf. For example, all of the books with the 551.21 number are about volcanoes. Because there is often more than one book with the same Dewey Decimal number, the first letters of the author's last name and additional numbers are included.
The book with the call number illustrated (REF 423.1 Up8) is located in the Reference collection in the call number area 423.1 and the author's last name is Upton.
You can search by key words in the Primo Library Search.
You can browse the shelves. Suggested sections are:
You can search in the CCRLS (public library) catalog and request a book with a CCRLS card.
You can search for an e-book to download from Library2go. When you borrow a book, you'll need to select Chemeketa Community College from a dropdown list and use your Chemeketa login.