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Can't find what you need? For books, try OhioLINK. For books not available through OhioLINK and for other types of materials, use Interlibrary Loan (ILL). ILL lets you borrow materials from non-OhioLINK libraries, including print books, scanned journal articles, musical scores, videos, theses/dissertations, and more.
Contact ill@oberlin.edu with questions.
There are two major call number systems used in the libraries: the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification schemes. The first line of a call number, as it appears on a physical item, is a broad subject classification. The subsequent lines are combinations of letters and numbers that organize items into narrower, related categories.
| Library of Congress | Dewey Decimal |
| QK Alphabetically (QK=botany) 711.2 Whole number, often followed by decimals |
573.3 Whole number, followed by decimal |
| .M35813 Alphabetically, then decimals (may be followed by another letter) |
.W932A Alphabetically, then decimals |
| 2018 Publication Date, shelves chronologically | e.g., 573.3 W932A shelves before 573.3 W94A |
See How to Read Call Numbers from the University of Berkeley Library for more details about LC call numbers.
Please see New in the Science Library, a list arranged in broad subject categories and updated with every delivery of newly cataloged books for the Science Library.
In addition to the print books in the science library, there are tens of thousands of digital format e-books accessible through OBIS. Just click on the E-Books tab to limit your search to books online.
