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Management of Libraries and Information Centres

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Did u know? As of summer 2007, 68 high-density library storage facilities in North America
hold over 70 million library volumes, or approximately 7% of the one billion
volumes owned by academic libraries in the region.
High-density library storage facilities share these characteristics:
They are designed for efficient storage of very large quantities of library materials with no
direct patron access. For purposes of this paper, high-density facilities are those which were
designed to hold at least several hundred thousand volumes. Many such facilities hold
several million volumes.
They are usually separate from the traditional library stacks and often are located off-
campus.
In most cases, holdings are organized by size rather than by call number order, to maxi-
mize storage density.
Most offer preservation-quality environmental conditions with reduced and stable tem-
perature (around 50°Fahrenheit) and relative humidity (35%).

13.1.1 Open vs Closed Access

The primary function of the Georgia State University Library is to serve the teaching, research and
scholarly activities of faculty, students and staff. To best fulfill this mission, access controls and
restrictions are in effect. Use of the library is intended for access to those resources unavailable at
Atlanta-Fulton or other regional public libraries to which a visitor has access.
Access to the University Library outside of regular business hours is limited to currently enrolled
Georgia State University students, faculty and staff, visitors from University System of Georgia
schools and ARCHE schools with a valid institutional ID card, Georgia State Alumni Association
members with a valid Alumni Association card, holders of a valid Special Borrowers card,
employees of the State of Georgia with valid employee ID cards, and visitors to Special Collections
and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) materials who have arranged access in advance.
Visitors that do not belong to one of these groups will be required to exit the library at the close
of regular business hours.

13.1.2 Stacking Arrangement

Dewey Decimal System, invented by librarian Melvil Dewey, is widely used in small libraries. It
is basically used to classify only non-fiction books; however, poetry and classic literature are
included. The Dewey System uses numbers from 000 to 999 to describe major categories.
Subdivisions are then made using a system of decimals. Librarians have a complete listing of the
divisions of sub-classification, but they usually rely upon the publisher or distributor to assign the
actual number. The same number can be assigned to more than one book; these books are sorted
according to the author’s last name. Below the Dewey number is placed the letter of the author’s
last name and sometimes a “cutter” number and the first letter of the title of the book.

Dewey Categories

000 - 099 General Works includes encyclopedias, handbooks, and almanacs
100 - 199 Philosophy/Psychology includes ethics.
200 - 299 Religion includes The Bible, theology, and mythology
300 - 399 Social Science includes sociology, economics, government, education, law, and
folklore.
400 - 499 Language includes languages, grammars, and dictionaries.
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