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Movie Reviews: Books

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To browse the library shelves for books on Film use the general call numbers below.

South Stacks
PN1993 - PN1995

Where is That Book?


Ever wonder how books are shelved?

In this library we use The Library of Congress Classification System to organize books on the shelves. The LC SYSTEM organizes material in libraries according to twenty-one branches of knowledge called classes. The system uses letters to represent the twenty-one broad branches of knowledge. The letters I, O, W, X AND Y are not used.

 The twenty-one classes are:

A – GENERAL WORKS

B – PHILOSOPHY, PSYCHOLOGY, RELIGION

C – AUXILIARY SCIENCES OF HISTORY

D – HISTORY: GENERAL & OUTSIDE THE AMERICAS

E – HISTORY: UNITED STATES

F – HISTORY: UNITED STATES LOCAL & AMERICAS

G – GEOGRAPHY, ANTHROPOLOGY, RECREATION

H – SOCIAL SCIENCE

J – POLITICAL SCIENCE

K – LAW

L – EDUCATION

M – MUSIC & BOOKS ON MUSIC

N – FINE ARTS

P – LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

Q – SCIENCE

R – MEDICINE

S – AGRICULTURE

T – TECHNOLOGY

U – MILITARY SCIENCE

V – NAVAL SCIENCE

Z – BIBLIOGRAPHY, LIBRARY SCIENCE & INFORMATION RESOURCES

These twenty-one broad subject areas are further divided into more specific subject areas by adding one or two additional letters as well as some numbers. For a more detailed breakdown of any subject, go to the Library of Congress web page

So, How Do I Find a Book on the Shelf?

Try this exercise, which was put together by the librarians at Kent State University, to see if you have figured out the Library of Congress system!

Books

 

Finding Books on Your Topic   walking book

 

Use the Library Catalog to find books available in the Library. Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information. You can search for books by author, title, subject, or keyword.  Books can provide a broad overview of a topic or in-depth information.  You can search for books by author, title, subject, or word.
 

Use the following terms to search for books on your topic:

Remember to search by SUBJECT.

  • Motion pictures
  • Motion pictures reviews
  • Motion picture producers and directors 
  • Historical Films 
  • Minorities in motion pictures 
  • Social problems in motion pictures

To see if the library has a book specifically about your director, do a subject search with the person’s last name first.

example:


Spielberg, Steven
Allen, Woody

If there is no book about the director, you can use reference books to find biographical information.

Electronic Books

Here are few E-books available electronically which may be useful to your research:

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