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Art
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Classics (Greek and Roman civilisations)
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Education English
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Social Anthropology
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Uruguay
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U.S. (American) studies
Each page shows, for one
subject area,
1.
the
classification scheme for the subject,
2.
the
corresponding Dewey Decimal Code numbers which determine book location on the
library shelves,
3.
a list
of related subjects and their numbers,
4.
a list
of Recommended Reference Books and Magazines.
Theory, aesthetics 701
(see also ToK)
Galleries and museums 708
History 709
ancient peoples 709.01
(Ancient American: 709.7)
20th century 709.04
Architecture 720
Sculpture 730
Drawing and design 740
Painting 750
Painting by countries 759 *
* Books about individual
painters are shelved under 759, with an extra number indicating nationality:
i.e. 759.2 English painters, 759.5 Italian painters, etc., then under the
painter's surname.
Related subjects:
Anthropology: ritual, culture 306.4
Mythology 290
Photography 770
Media and culture studies 302.2
Music 780
Popular 780.42
Opera 782.1
Performing arts (cinema,
theatre, ballet) 790
Literature 800 (see
subject guide)
History (including cultural
and social history) 900 (See subject guide)
Biographies of artists B 927 (under artist's surname)
musicians B 927.8
actors, etc. B 927.92
Recommended reference:
Diccionario AKAL de arte del
siglo XX
Diccionario de símbolos -
Cirlot
Diccionario universal del arte
Argos - Vergara
Enciclopedia Labor de la
Música
Hall’s dictionary of
subjects and symbols in art
The 20th Century
Art Book
The Art Book
The Penguin encyclopedia of
popular music
See also El País Cultural (supplement) and files with
cuttings in Vertical Files RJ
Note: Periodically,
some Art books are stationed in the Art Room for projects
Biology 574
Philosophy and theory 574.01
General textbooks 574.02
Practical biology 574.077
History 574.09
Biochemistry 574.1
Ecology 574.5
Cell 574.8
Paleontology 560
Genetics, Evolution 575
Microbiology 576
Man –origin, etc. Physical anthropology 572
Botany 580
Zoology 590
Related subjects:
Animal behaviour 156
Bioethics 170
Biographies B
925.7
Doctors B
926
Biotechnology 620.8
Diseases 616
Health, fitness, hygiene 613
Histories of science 509
Human anatomy 611
Human physiology 612
Medicine 610
Social anthropology 306
Sociobiology 156
A separate section of
Biology books in Spanish is held in the Laboratory.
Recommended reference
A colour atlas of human
anatomy
Atlas de anatomía funcional
Atlas Gaia de la Gestión del
Planeta
Enciclopedia Grijalbo de
Biología
Gaia: el futuro del arca
Henderson’s dictionary of
biological terms
Penguin dictionary of
biology
Proyecto para un planeta verde
The body atlas
The complete home medical
encyclopedia
Magazines
El Correo de UNESCO; Mundo Científico; National
Geographic; Scientific American
Language
Latin 470
Greek 480
Literature
Latin 870
Greek 880
Philosophy
Pre-Socratic Greek 182
Sophistic, Socratic, etc. 183
Plato 184
Aristotle 185
Sceptic and Neo-Platonic 186
Epicurean 187
Stoic 188
Mythology
Mythology, comparative 291.13
Greek and Roman religions 292
Art 709.01
Recommended Reference books:
Diccionario de mitología
Larousse encyclopedia of
mythology
Oxford companion to
classical literature
Theory 330.1
History and countries 330.9
Labour 331
International 337
Production 338
Development 339
Related subjects
Statistics and population 312
Commerce, transport 380
Agriculture 600
Business 658
Economic geography 910.133
Recommended Reference Books:
Anuario “El Observador”
Guía del Mundo
Oxford Economic Atlas
The Economist World in
Figures
The Economist atlas
The State of the World
atlas
World Bank Atlas
World Bank’s World
Development Report
Magazines (see also folders with cuttings in Vertical
File: RJ)
Relaciones
The Economist
Mainly in STAFF (S) special
section in special IB collections room
See also Vocational Guidance
- VG
Education 370
theory 370.1
educational psychology 370.15
history -in different
countries 370.9
School organisation 371.2
Teaching methods 371.3
Vocational guidance 371.42
Physical education 371.7
Kindergarden and Primary 372
Secondary 373
Universities and colleges 378
Subject teaching: 07
ending
i.e.:
Language teaching 407
Science teaching 507
Geography teaching 910.7
Recommended Reference books:
Integración universitaria
Occupations
The College Handbook
Magazines
IB World
Relaciones
The School Librarian
See also University
pamphlets section (mainly U.K. and U.S.A.)
Grammar 425
Textbooks for foreigners 428
Dictionaries R 423
Simplified English readers Sim
See also English literature page
Related subjects
Language and linguistics 400
(See also ToK
special section)
History of Britain 942
See also STAFF section for
books about the study and teaching of English:
Recommended Reference books:
Brewer’s Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable
Oxford Avanzado
(Spanish-English, English-Spanish)
Oxford Dictionary of
English Ethymology
Roget’s Thesaurus
Shorter Oxford Dictionary
Several slang dictionaries
Several dictionaries of
specific subjects, i.e.: Economics, Biology, Science, Information Technology.
General courses 820.2
Anthologies of several
authors and genres 820.8
General critical histories 820.9
Poetry - individual
authors’ poems and criticism 821
Anthologies of English
poetry 821.08
Histories of English poetry 821.09
Drama - individual authors’ plays and criticism 822
Histories of English drama 822.09
Shakespeare 822.3
Narrative - * criticism of individual authors 823
Histories of English prose 832.09
Essays - individual
authors’ works and criticism 824
History of the English
essay 824.09
Oratory 825
Letters 826
Humour and satire 827
* Works of narrative (novels and short stories) are shelved
separately as FICTION in the AF section, which includes narrative in English
(i.e. not just English literature)
arranged alphabetically under the author's surname. There are separate sections for Thrillers
(DF), Science Fiction (SF) and Junior Fiction (JF).
Related subjects:
General literary theory 800 - 808
General histories of world
literature 809
English language 420 (see
English language page)
American literature 810 (follows
the same number scheme)
Biographies of writers B 928 plus initials
of writer's surname
History of Britain 942
Videos In audiovisual section
Cassettes In English
Department collection
Study and teaching S 820.7 (in
Staff special section)
Recommended reference books:
The Oxford companion to
English literature
Several dictionaries of
quotations
The readers’ encyclopedia
Dictionaries of literary
terms
Magazines
El País Cultural
The School Librarian
The library occasionally
receives copies of the London Review of Books
Athletics 796.4
Ballet 792.8
Card games 795
Car-racing 796.7
Chess playing 794
Cinema 791
Conjuring 793.8
Cooking 641.5
Dancing 793.3
Drawing 740
Fishing, hunting 799
Fitness 613
Handicrafts 745
Heraldry and genealogy B
929
Horseriding 798
Indoor games, parties 793
Interior decoration 747
Knitting, etc. 746
Machines 621.8
Painting 750
Pet-keeping 636
Photography 770
Playing instruments 785
Puzzles 793.7
Reading (recommended lists) 028.5
Records, lists 000
Scouts 369.43
Self-defense 796.8
Singing 784.9
Sports 796
Stamp collecting 383.2
Surfing, yachting, etc. 797
Swimming 797
Tennis 796.34
Theatre 792
Recommended Reference
The Guinness Book of
records
The best 10 of everything
Magazines
Rolling Stone
Rugby World
Seventeen
The Good Book Guide
Related topics:
Recommended Reference
Atlas Gaia de la Gestión del Planeta
Atlas del Uruguay
Gaia: El futuro del Arca
Gaia: Proyecto para un planeta
verde
Anuario El Observador:
1997-98, 1999
Guía del Mundo
Britannica Book of the Year
Carpetas de Recortes
Boletín del Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
Environment. General
Incluye: Area Verde, Essential
Articles, Tratados de Río 92 – Animales en Extinción, 1989: Year of the Earth:
Jacques Cousteau; Separata 5 de
Relaciones; Ecología Humana; Uruguay.
Montevideo
Uruguay – economía, ambiente y geografía.
Lengua 460
Diccionarios R
463
Gramática 465
Textos para aprender 468
Literatura 860
Hispanoamericana L860
Uruguaya U860
Antologías generales de textos 860.8, L860.8, U860.8
Historia y crítica general 860.9, L860.9, U860.9
Poesía -
obra y crítica de autores 861,
L861, U861
Antologías de poesías 861.08, L861.08, U861.08
Historias críticas de la poesía 861.09, L861.09,
U861.09
Teatro - obra y crítica de autores 862, L862, U862
Historias críticas del teatro 862.09, L862.09, U862.09
Narrativa - críticas de autores * 863,
L863, U863
Historias críticas de la narrativa 863.09, L863.09,
U863.08
Ensayos 864,
L864, U864
* Las
novelas y cuentos se guardan por separado en la sección FS, ordenados
alfabéticamente por los apellidos de los autores.
Temas relacionados
Diccionarios R463
Lingüística 400
(ver también ToK)
Historia de España 946
Historia de América Latina 980
Historia del Uruguay 989.5
Biografías de escritores B
928 (ordenados por escritor)
Obras de consulta recomendadas
Diccionario de la Real
Academia
Diccionario de literatura
española e hispanoamericana
Diccionario de literatura
uruguaya
Diccionario de símbolos. Cirlot
Diccionarios de términos
literarios
Revistas
El Correo de UNESCO
El País Cultural
Relaciones
language 440
dictionaries R 443
grammars 445
textbooks for foreigners 448
literature 840
history and criticism 840.9
Poetry - works and
criticism 841
Drama - works and criticism 842
Narrative * - criticism 843
Essays 844
* Novels and short stories in French are shelved separately in FF
section, arranged alphabetically under the author's surname.
Related subjects:
Biographies of writers B928
(under writer's surname)
History of France 944
France - description and
travel 914.4
Recommended reference books:
Petit Larousse
Translation dictionaries:
French/English; French/Spanish
Oxford Duden illustrated
French dictionary
Oxford companion to French
literature
There are cassettes, videos
and other audiovisual material in the French Department.
GEOGRAPHY GEO 910
General textbooks GEO 910.2
Social geography GEO 910.13
Economic geography GEO 910.133
Environmental geograhy GEO 910.15
Urban geography GEO 910.17
Historical geography GEO 912
Travel around the world GEO 910.14
Regional:
(for geography and travel)
Asia GEO 915 i.e.
China GEO 915.1
Africa GEO 916
North
America GEO 917 i.e.
U.S.A. GEO 917.3
Caribbean GEO 917.2
South
America GEO 918 i.e. Uruguay GEO 918.95
Oceania
& Polar regions GEO 919
Geology GEO 550
Physical
geography GEO 551.4
Meteorology GEO 551.6
Related subjects
Universe 523.1
Cartography 526.8
Mineralogy 549
Environmental systems 574.526
Natural history - flora and fauna 574.9
Biographies – i.e. explorers B 920.19
Social anthropology 306
Recommended Reference:
Anuario El Observador
Guía del Mundo
Guía Grijalbo de minerales y
rocas.
Oxford Economic Atlas
Reader’s Digest guide to
places in the world.
Several travel guides and
country handbooks (i.e. “Britain:
an official handbook”)
The Economist Atlas
The Eyewitness atlas of the
world
The State of the World
Atlas
The Times Atlas of the
World
Magazines
El Correo, de UNESCO
Mundo Científico
National Geographic
Scientific American
For 20th century
history see also History section (H) in
IB collection room
World history 900
Philosophy and theory 901
History of civilisation -
technology, etc. 901.9
Modern world history
(1492- ) 909
Twentieth century world
history 909.82
Ancient history 930
Egypt 932
Greece 938
Rome 937
Pre-Columbian cultures 970, 980
Europe, modern 940
Middle ages 940.1
Countries:
Europe 940
Britain 942
Germany 943
France 944
Italy 945
Spain 946
Russia 947
Asia 950
Africa 960
North America 970
South America 980
Uruguay 989.5
Related subjects:
For history of a specific
subject see numbers ending in 09, i.e. 709 History of Art
Biographies B
920 (see subject guide)
Social sciences 300
Political science 320
Economics 330
Law 340
International Law (i.e.
U.N.) 341
Recommended Reference books:
Atlas histórico mundial. The
State of the World Atlas
Crónica general del Uruguay
Diccionario uruguayo de
biografías. Fernández Saldaña.
Efemérides uruguayas - Scarone
Enciclopedia uruguaya.
Keesing’s Contemporary
archives 1966-1993
Mi historia Uruguay. (El
Observador)
Penguin dictionaries: of
Modern History, of Politics
Data processing 004
Computer software,
utilities 005
Computer programming and
languages, coding 519.4
Computers as machines 621.381
Communication through electronic
mediums, INTERNET 001.554
Information storage and
retrieval systems in libraries 025.04
Related subjects:
Computers and society:
see also Social change -
science and technology 301.483
Technology - philosophy & theory 601
Communications and media 302.2
History of science 509
History of civilisation 901.9
Recommended reference & al:
Being digital. Nicholas Negroponte
I sing the body
electronic. Fred Moody
The Gutenberg elegies. Sven Birkerts
The Penguin Dictionary of
Information Technology
The road ahead. Bill Gates
Magazines:
Compute! In CDRom
in IT room
El Correo, de UNESCO
El País Cultural
Mundo Científico
Scientific American
Suplementos:
01 El
Observador
IN El País
Note: Most up-to-date specific IT books are kept
in the IT department
Philosophy and theory 510.1
(see also ToK)
Textbooks 510.2
Mathematical recreations 510.8
History of mathematics 510.9
Algebra 512
Arithmetic 513
Topology 514
Analysis 515
Geometry 516
Probability 519
Computer languages 519.4
Statistics 519.5
Study and teaching S 510.7
Related subjects:
Statistics (collections of
quantitative data) 310
Biographies of
mathematicians B
925.1
History of science 509
Mechanics 531
Engineering 620
Information Technology 004-005
Pythagoras 182.2
Technical drawing 740
Mapwork 912.014
Recommended reference:
The World of Mathematics
Men of Mathematics,
Penguin, 2 v.
Magazines:
Mundo Científico
Scientific American
See also ToK (Theory
of Knowledge) special section in I.B. special collections room
Philosophy: 100
History 109
Metaphysics 110
Psychology 150
Psychoanalysis 150.19
Interpersonal rel . 158 (including Self Help)
Thought & thinking 153
Logic 160
Ethics 170
Ancient philosophers 180
Modern philosophers 190
Related topics:
Religion 200
Bible 220
Christianity 230
Comparative & Mythology 290
Sociology 301
Social anthropology 306
Culture studies 306.4
Linguistics 401
i.e.
Philosophy of science 501
of
art 701
of
history 901 Etc.
Biographies
of philosophers: B 921
Recommended
Reference books: R 103
A dictionary of
philosophical quotations
Diccionario de filosofía y
filósofos
Diccionarios filosóficos Abbagnano,
Ferrater Mora
Fontana dictionary of
modern thought
Oxford companion to
philosophy
Magazines
(See also folders with cuttings in Vertical File: RJ)
El Correo, de UNESCO
Relaciones
Philosophy & theory of
general religion 200.1
God 211, 212
Science and religion 215
Good and Evil 216
Bible 220
Christianity 230 –
279
Christian denominations
& sects 280
Non Christian religion in
general 290
Mythology 291.13
Witchcraft, magic 291.33
Classical religion 292
Buddhism 294.3
Hinduism 294.4
Judaism 296
Islam 297
African religions 299.6
North American Indian
religions 299.7
South American native
religions 299.8
Pacific religions 299.9
Sociology of religion 306.6
Related topics
Saints, priests, etc.
biographies B 922
Brandon Diccionario
de religiones comparadas
Falcon Martínez & al Diccionario de mitología clásica
Hinnells, J.R. The Penguin dictionary of
religion
Philosophy and theory 501 (see
also ToK
in IB Collections Room)
Histories of science 509
Biographies of scientists B 925 (under
scientist’s surname)
astronomy 520
Universe 523.1
physics 530
mechanics 531
sound 534
light 535
heat 536
electricity 537
atomic & nuclear
physics 539
history 530.9
chemistry 540
physical & theoretical 541
inorganic 546
organic 547
mineralogy 549
geology 550 (see also
Geography guide)
biology 570 (see specific guide)
Related subjects:
Cosmology, astrology 113.5
Technology 600
Engineering, machines 620
Space travel 629.4
Industrial chemistry 660
Recommended reference:
Larousse dictionary of
scientists
Macmillan dictionary on the
history of science
New atlas of the Universe
Oxford concise science
dictionary
Phaidon encyclopedia of science
and technology
Magazines
El Correo, de UNESCO
El País Cultural
Mundo Científico
National Geographic
Scientific American
General 306
Subcultures 306.1
Political institutions 306.2
Economic institutions 306.3
Cultural institutions 306.4
(incl. Culture studies)
Religious institutions 306.6
Institutions pertaining to
relation of sexes 306.7
Marriage and family 306.8
Ethnographies 306.9
Related subjects:
Sociobiology 156
Sociology 301
Social psychology,
communication 302
Social change 303.4
Human ecology 304
Social structure 305
Women in society 305.4
Communities (urban, rural,
etc.) 307
Folklore 390
Language 400
Physical anthropology 572
See also history
for the history of native peoples in each country, i.e. 970 for Pre-Columbian Americans, 973 for Indians in the U.S. and Geography
for discovery and exploration, i.e. GEO 916 for Africa,GEO 919 for Polynesia.
Recommended Reference books:
Fontana dictionary of
modern thought
Macmillan encyclopedia of
anthropology
Magazines (See also folders with cuttings in Vertical
File: RJ)
El Correo, de UNESCO
Mundo Científico
National Geographic
Relaciones
Scientific American
TECHNOLOGY (Applied sciences) 600
Agriculture 630
Aircraft 621.8
Artificial intelligence 001.535
Biographies (inventors,
etc.) B
926
Biotechnology 620.8
Building 690
Chemical technologies 660
Chemistry (some general textbooks include industrial
chemistry) 540.2
Computers 621.381
Cooking 641.5
Electricity 537
Electronics 621.381
Engineering 620
General books and
theoretical issues 601
Genetical engineering 575.1
History of science 509
Industrial chemistry 660
Information technology 004;
005
Machines 621.8
Manufactures 670,
680
Mechanics 531
Mining 622
Office technology 651
Physics 530.2
Production economics and
technology 338
Roads, railroads, etc. 625
Ships 623.8
Social anthropology 306
Social change: technology
and society 303.4
Space exploration 629.4
Technology and the
development of civilisation 901.9
Transport and
communications 380
Recommended Reference:
Almanaque del Banco de Seguros
del Estado
Ancient inventions
Dictionary of inventions
and discoveries
In the beginning: the
history of almost everything
Phaidon concise encyclopedia
of science and technology
The Guinness book of
innovation
The inventions that changed
the world
The way things work
Magazines:
Mundo Científico
Scientific American
The ‘Theory of Knowledge’ section is a specially
constructed shelf area for IB students, which brings together books from all
over the library relating to Knowledge, Scientific Method, Theory &
methodology of different discipliens, that may be used for ToK classes. In a sense all books include sections that
may be of interest for ToK, but they cannot all be shelved together. This implies that other books on the same
issues may still be found on the
general shelves, and that there is constant coming and going to and from the
ToK section. At present, the section
includes books from the following areas:
Philosophy (general
textbooks) 100,
102
Theory of knowledge proper 121
Mind, philosophical
anthropology 128
The occult 133.4
Psychology (theory) 150.1
Perception 152.1
Cognition, consciousness 153.2
Thinking, reasoning 163.42
The Brain (physical, physiological ) 612.8
Masculinity/Feminity –
psychology 155.3
(for masculinity/Feminity –
sociology see Social Anthropology section, 305.4)
Ethology – Animal behaviour 156
Logic 160
Ethics 170
Religion – philosophy 201
Social sciences – theory & methodology 300.1 (see also Social Anthropology section)
Communications 302
Media studies 302.23
Sociobiology 304.5
Language & linguistics 401
Science – philosophy 501 (530.1 Physics)
Mathematical thought 510.1
Biology – theory & philosophy 574.01
Evolution 575
Technology – theory, Science and society 601
Aesthetics 701
Literary theory 801
History – theory & methodology 901
Recommended Reference Books
The Fontana Dictionary of Modern Thought
The Fontana Biographical Companion to Modern
Thought
Magazine
Relaciones
Geography, description,
travel 918.95
History 989.5
Montevideo - history 989.51
Social conditions,
population, etc. 301.9895
Economic conditions 330.9895
Constitution 340.895
Native peoples See History 989.5
Uruguayan philosophy 199.895
Uruguayan art 709.895
painting 759.9895
Biographies: B
923 (politicians)
B926.5 (businessmen)
B928 (writers), etc.
Uruguayan literature
General critical histories U860.9
Poetry (individual authors’
poems and criticism) U861
Anthologies U861.08
Drama (individual authors’
plays and criticism) U862
Narrative * criticism only* U863
Essays U864
* Works of narrative (novels and short stories) are shelved
separately as FICTION in the FS section, which includes narrative in Spanish
(i.e. not just Uruguayan literature)
arranged alphabetically under the author's surname.
Recommended Reference:
Anuario El Observador.
Capítulo Oriental (under
literature)
Colección Clásicos Uruguayos (mostly under literature)
Crónica General del
Uruguay. Reyes Abadie, etc.
Diccionario de literatura
uruguaya. Arca.
Diccionario de uruguayismos
Diccionario uruguayo de
biografías. Fernández Saldaña.
Efemérides uruguayas.
Enciclopedia Uruguaya
Mi historia Uruguay. El Observador.
Obras completas de Carlos Vaz
Ferreira
Ver también Suplemento El País Cultural y carpetas
de recortes en Archivador Vertical RJ
U.S. Geography, description, travel 917.3
U.S. History 973
for 20th century
U.S. history see History (H) in IB special collections room.
U.S. Politics and government 321.8
Constitution 340.73
Social conditions in
general 301.973
Economic conditions and
history 330.973
Native peoples - Indians 306.97
Biographies: B923 (politicians)
B926.5 (businessmen)
B928 (writers), etc.
American art 709.73
painting 759.73
American philosophy 191
American literature:
General critical histories 810.9
Poetry (individual authors’ poems and criticism) 811
Drama (individual authors’
plays and criticism) 812
Narrative * -criticism only
813
Essays 814
Humour 817
Ver también Suplemento El País Cultural y carpetas
de recortes en Archivador Vertical RJ
* Works of narrative (novels and short stories) are shelved
separately as FICTION in the AF section, which includes narrative in English
(i.e. not just English literature)
arranged alphabetically under the author's surname. There are separate sections for Thrillers
(DF), Science Fiction (SF) and Junior Fiction (JF).
Recommended reference:
American Heritage. Hardback magazine collection, 1965-69
Atlas of the North American
Indian
Dictionary of American
politics