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LEARN Information Literacy Initiative.    Introduction Analyse your assignment Identify needed resources Identify keywords Search the library catalogue Find it on the shelf Search the Web Evaluate and cite your sources
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For example....

This book

Upton, Richard 1995, Telecommuting on the information highway,
Envirobook, Sydney, New South Wales.

has the following call number:

331.25
U71

The 331.25 is the Dewey number for the topic – Labour Economics

The U71 is a code for the author's last name – Upton.

You need the 331.25 to find the correct section of the library. You need the U71 to help you find Upton's book among all the others which have the section number 331.25.

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