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Bachelor of Education Program

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 Library Organization

Our libraries use the Library of Congress method to organize books. This means that each book has a unique letter and number combination that acts like a house address, which tells you where a book is located. It is the little sticker on the spine of the book. Similar books are grouped together so you can browse.

Call numbers looks like this:

QC 994.8 .A73

 

Some useful locations to look for Education books are:

E - Histories of the Americas L - Education Various
E 96.2 - Indigenous Education
  • LA - History of Education
  • LB - Theory and practice of Education  
  • LC - Special aspects of Education
  • GV - Recreation and Leisure
  • PE - English Language
  • PS - Literature

 

The different numbers of call numbers identify more specific topics. For example:

  • LB 1139.2-1139.5 Early Childhood Education
  • LB1140-1140.5  Preschools and nursery schools
  • LB1141-1489 Kindergarten
  • LB1501-1547 Primary education
  • LB1555-1602 Elementary or public school education
  • LB1603-1696.6 Secondary education. High schools

See call numbers ending with JUV for children's literature.