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- The Boreham Library uses Library of Congress Subject Headings to assign Call Numbers for books and media.

True

False
- The number of major classes in the Dewey Decimal Classification System:

Twenty

Fifteen

Ten
- What you will not find in the online catalog:

Books

Videos

Periodical articles
- Library of Congress Subject Headings provide references to other search terms that may be broader or narrower.

True

False
- The Library of Congress Subject Headings are used for assigning subject headings to books and media.

True

False
- What you should use to locate periodical articles:

Online Catalog

Electronic Databases

LC Subject
- Fiction does not have a Dewey Decimal Call Number.

True

False
- The Dewey Decimal Class for political science is:

410

320

970
- The Readers' Guide is an example of one of the print indexes for periodicals that is available in the Boreham Library.

True

False
- Library of Congress Subject Headings use which of the following abbreviations:

ET

RT

OT

PT
- Videos and cassettes are listed in the Boreham Library online catalog.

True

False
- The online catalog shows Call Number, floor location, and status for items.

True

False
