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Curriculum Collection: Books

Books and eBooks

You can search for books and eBooks in MULibrary Search directly in the search box below. This page contains helpful tips for locating these materials for your specific program.

If you need help finding or accessing a book or eBook, contact a librarian.

Dewey Decimal Classification System

DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Numbers

Categories

000-099

Computer science, information, encyclopedias

100-199

Philosophy, parapsychology and occultism, psychology

200-299

Religion

300-399

Sociology, society, law, government

320—Political science

372—Elementary education

372.4—Reading

372.5—Creative arts

372.6—Language arts

372.7—Mathematics

372.9—History, geography

400-499

Language: English, grammar and dictionaries

410—Linguistics

411—Writing systems

414—Phonetics

415—Grammar

500-599

 

Natural science and mathematics

510—Mathematics

530—Physics

540—Chemistry

550—Earth sciences

570—Biology

580—Botany

590—Zoology

600-699

Technology

700-799

Fine arts, painting, music, photography and recreation

800-899

Literature, plays, poems, essays

810—American literature

820—English literature

900-999

History and geography

940—History of Europe

970—History of North America

How do I search for books in MULibrarySearch

Loan Periods

• Need to know how long you can borrow a book?
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Our loan periods chart shows all the materials we loan out and how long you can borrow them. Select the link below.

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