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  1. Which Dewey Decimal main class covers natural sciences and mathematics?

    Answer: 500

    The 500s cover natural sciences and mathematics, while the 600s cover technology and applied sciences.

  2. What does DDC Table 1 provide?

    Answer: Standard subdivisions such as -03 dictionaries and -09 history

    Table 1 lists standard subdivisions that can be added to almost any Dewey number.

  3. What is the main purpose of a Cutter number in a call number?

    Answer: To arrange items alphabetically by author or title within the same class

    Cutter numbers turn the author's or title's main entry into a code so items with the same class number stay in alphabetical order.

  4. In Library of Congress Classification, what does class Q cover?

    Answer: Science

    LC class Q is Science; R is Medicine, S is Agriculture, and T is Technology.

  5. A public library using an optional Dewey practice places collective biographies at which number?

    Answer: 920

    Dewey 920 is used for biography, genealogy, and insignia, and many libraries put collective biographies there.

  6. A patron wants books on the history of ancient Rome. Which Dewey hundreds range should staff check?

    Answer: 900s

    History and geography are classed in the 900s, with ancient Rome at 937.

  7. Which LC Classification letter covers law?

    Answer: K

    LC class K is Law; J is Political Science, H is Social Sciences, and L is Education.