Where are the Psychology Books?
All psychology books have the letters BF or RC at the beginning of the call number.
BF - Psychology, Concepts & Theories
- Motivation BF 501-505
- Emotion BF 511-593
- Personality BF 698-698.9
- Development BF 712-724.85
- Sleep/Dreaming BF 1048-1108
RC - Psychological Disorders & Psychiatry
- Nervous System Disorders RC 346-429
- Psychiatry RC 435-571
- Personality Disorders RC 554-569.5
Narrowing Your Results
Get fewer (but better) results by:
1. Using a good search strategy and specific keywords.
2. Filtering your results.
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Where is Your Book?
Targeted Reading
Save yourself time. Do targeted reading.
Use the table of contents and index.
Use the table of contents to identify parts of the book that cover your topic. Chapter 2 is good if you want information on pesticides. Chapter 7 has info on making organic food choices.
The index tells you anywhere in the book that a topic is discussed. In the example above, chicken meat and chickens are discussed on pages 74-75, 110, 112-114 and 162. The certified organic label is a big topic, so the index breaks it down - federal standards, state standards, USDA labeling, etc. This helps you find exactly what you need quickly. The index also tells us to "see also" organic certification.