The Curriculum Center contains textbooks for all grades and subjects. All the textbooks are fully cataloged in the Online catalog.
Textbooks are on the shelves by call numbers according to the Dewey Decimal Classification. They are arranged first by LEVELS. Within the LEVELS they are arranged by SUBJECTS. Books are arranged in each level and subject by publisher.
For example, to locate an elementary arithmetic textbook, first locate the Elementary level books. Within the Elementary section, proceed numerically to the mathematics subject area. A sample call number looks like this:
| 1) |
Cur.Cent. |
| 2) |
372.24 |
| 3) |
5105 |
| 4) |
H351 h |
| 5) |
2t |
Line 1 is the LOCATION indicator.
Line 2 is the LEVEL indicator. There are six levels: All (370.7), Special (371.9), Early (372.21), Elementary (372.24), Secondary (373.07), and Adult (374.07). These level indicators are always found in the second position of the call number.
Line 3 is a combined number. The first three digits indicate the subject category. For example, Mathematics , is 510. A classification system for subjects is affixed to the stack end panels in the Curriculum Center. The last digit on line three indicates whether the item is a
| 3) |
curriculum guide |
| 4) |
teaching device, or |
| 5) |
text. |
In this example, the item is a mathematics (510) text (5).
Line 4 is the publisher designation.
Line 5 may represent the grade or level, or it may represent a sequential number in a publisher's series of texts. The letter "t" following the grade level indicates that it is a teacher's edition. The letter "w" is used to designate a workbook. In the example, "2t" indicates a second grade teacher's edition.
Textbooks can be checked out of the library for three weeks.
