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The Monash University libraries use the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme to organise books and journals. The most efficient way to locate material in the library is to search the library catalogue, however the following may be useful as a guide when browsing the shelves.

Number Subject
295 Zoroastrianism (Mazdaism, Parseeism)
913 Geography of and travel in ancient world
930 History of ancient world to ca. 499
932 History of Egypt to 640
933 History of Palestine to 70
934 History of India to 647
935 History of Mesopotamia and Iranian Plateau to 637
936 History of Europe north and west of Italian Peninsula to ca. 499
937 History of Italian Peninsula and adjacent territories to 476
938 History of Greece to 323

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