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Sometimes call numbers seem very inconsistent, both inside and outside Monash.
The reasons for this are:
- Over the years the call numbers allocated to some subjects have been inadequate
or knowledge has changed, e.g. advances in computing have caused many changes.
- The rules of the Dewey system are open to interpretation. It is possible
to classify the same book in different ways. For instance a book called Discrete
Maths for Computing could be classified as a maths book, or as a computing
book.
- Monash Library is made up of a number of previously separate libraries.
These libraries all had their own cataloguing procedures. The Library has
now standardised these procedures.
- Some Monash collections have been catalogued differently to reflect specialist
needs, e.g. law and maths (Mos collection).
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