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FTS: Managing People in the Public Sector: Finding Books

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Browsing for Books

Books in the Gustavus library are shelved in general subject categories using the Library of Congress classification system. You may want to supplement your use of the catalog with browsing shelf areas for your topic. Browsing can often lead to serendipitous discoveries!

HF5549-5549.5  Personnel management. Employment management

JF1338-2112  Public administration

JJ1000-1019  Political institutions and public administration (North America)

JK1-9593 Political institutions and public administration (United States)

JK2403-9593  State government

JS39-8500  Local government. Municipal government

Locating Books in the General Collection

  • Call Numbers A-PQ - Library 3rd Floor
  • Call Numbers PR-Z - Library 2nd (main) floor

New Books

Looking for our newest acquisitions? Browse the Browsing Collection and the New Title Shelf (in the Hasselquist Room), both on the 2nd (main) floor of the Library.

Finding Books Activity

Instructions

Working with your partner,

  1. Search for your assigned book in the book catalog
  2. Once you find your book, jot down the collection, the call number, and what floor it is on
  3. Go to the shelves, locate your book, and bring it back to the classroom.

Example

  1. Search for your assigned book in the book catalog: Holzer, Marc. Rethinking Public Administration. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
  2. Once you find your book, jot down the collection, the call number, and what floor it is on: General Collection JF1351 .H656 2023, Third floor
  3. Go to the shelves, locate your book, and bring it back to the classroom.

Helpful guide: Finding Books in the Library

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