How to decipher Law Library call numbers

Why aren't the call numbers consistent?

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).